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The Conference Arc — the key components of every successful participation-rich conference

Conferences that Work

Traditional conferences focus on a hodgepodge of pre-determined sessions punctuated with socials, surrounded by short welcomes and closings. Such conference designs treat openings and closings as perfunctory traditions, perhaps pumped up with a keynote or two, rather than key components of the conference design.

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Facilitating change: The power of sharing our experience

Conferences that Work

The Solution Room—a powerful conference session There’s been a lot of interest in The Solution Room, a session that I co-facilitated last July at Meeting Professionals International World Education Congress in Orlando, Florida. Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design!

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An innovative conference competition format

Conferences that Work

So this is what we did: Read the full article at Conferences That Work Related posts: Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! Want to see my 6 minute 40 second Pecha Kucha presentation Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! given at EventCamp Twin Cities on September 9, 2010? If so, download.

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Three better alternatives to the conference lecture

Conferences that Work

As an example I’ll use a three-day conference I’m currently designing. The participants are four hundred scientists who work all over the world and only get to meet en masse every few years. Want to see my 6 minute 40 second Pecha Kucha presentation Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design!

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What’s the best learning model for conference sessions?

Conferences that Work

Such process is the focus of the peer conference designs and associated participation techniques that I’ve been developing and writing about here and in my books. Studying how to facilitate this process and then adopting it is perhaps the most effective way you can improve the learning at your events.

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#FICP Just Pulled Off a Masterclass in Creating Meaningful Connections

Smart Meetings

Are you ready to step up your meeting outcomes? Here are four ideas you can steal from a Florida gathering worthy of celebrity-influencer status. The on-site meet-up activity fosters further personal interaction and concludes by having them walk into the first session together. Make Meeting a Team Sport. Break it Up.

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#FICP Just Pulled Off a Masterclass in Creating Meaningful Connections

Smart Meetings

Are you ready to step up your meeting outcomes? Here are four ideas you can steal from a Florida gathering worthy of celebrity-influencer status. The on-site meet-up activity fosters further personal interaction and concludes by having them walk into the first session together. Make Meeting a Team Sport. Break it Up.