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How to Find & Select The Best Mobile Apps for Conferences

Eventmobi

But how do you choose the right app for your conferences? Plus, what features should you be looking for in a conference event app? Benefits of a Great Conference App A well-designed mobile event app can make a huge impact for your conference attendees. Info booth Attendees have some FAQs?

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How to help meeting design clients figure out what they really want and need

Conferences that Work

The needs assessment trap Conference design clients who “know what they want” have already decided on their “ why? I understand their perspective, because I also feel the temptation to pin down specifics — number of participants, duration, venue, budget, etc. ” and “ who?

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Six reasons why unconferences aren’t more popular

Conferences that Work

3—Overlooking the space needs of unconferences Novices who try to hold unconferences invariably underestimate venue space needs. Venue room capacity charts don’t include these designs. The result is that novice-organized unconferences rarely have the venue space they need to work well.

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5 Ways to Build Community Loyalty

Smart Meetings

How to incorporate a sense of belonging into the attendee event experience The phrase “sense of belonging” is defined as the psychological feeling of connectedness to a social, spatial, cultural, professional or other type of group or community (Hurtado & Carter, 1997).

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We are biased against truly creative event design

Conferences that Work

A “creative” event design is one with a novel venue and/or decor and lighting and/or food and beverage. Consequently, planners restrict the entire focus of creative event design to novel visual and sensory elements. Can we overcome bias against truly creative event design?

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Event Engagement: How to Get Attendees Excited About Complex Concepts

Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

Part of the reason why I wanted to do the conference was because I wanted to grow a community and grow a movement around this in the United States. “I had been talking to a few people about starting a conference in the US many times, but always chickened out. I’m not trained in conference organisation or conference design.

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40 Outstanding Event Industry Blogs to Follow

Endless Events

We recommend you check out Bizbash for the ultimate in event planning news, trends, inspiration and venue discovery. Business, event management, venues and destinations are just a few of the categories you can explore. For instance, the most recent volume is “All About Audiences” including how to attract new ones. MeetingPlay.