Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 10, 2018

.” —Sarah Kendzior, The View From Flyover Country: Dispatches from the Forgotten America The meeting industry is no exception. A “creative” event design is one with a novel venue and/or decor and lighting and/or food and beverage. The meeting industry has redefined novelty as creativity.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 29, 2016

Whenever I’ve had the pleasure of meeting David (not often enough!) However, one recurring theme in David’s magazine irritates me, because it perpetuates a common misconception in the events industry. Event process design determines the logistics and visuals we use. 2 — Elementary Meetings. If so, download.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 11, 2021

How to help solve participants’ obvious, complicated, and complex problems at conferences. For each domain, I’ll include examples of meeting processes you can use to satisfy participants’ problem solving wants and needs. Here’s a little more detail on the obvious, complicated, and complex problem domains.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 29, 2016

Many built their expertise in an industry or function, shifted to consulting and then wrote a book to launch their speaking career. How your audience responds will have a direct impact on your conference’s brand image and credibility. This model sets the tone your conference and then sends the participants off with an emotional high.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 6, 2017

We roll the dice that what was submitted actually meets our core customers’ needs. We assume the more people involved in designing the program and choosing the experts and content, the more customers we’ll attract. As a conference organizer, you may even lose your soul to logistics, to-do lists and ever increasing detailed tasks.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Jennifer Beindorf Research over the past two years shows that event attendance continues to increase—from business/industry events to music festivals and sporting events. Design communal spaces and activities like inviting networking lounges that offer more than the usual basic seating and charging stations.

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Food and Beverage Sustainability Entertainment Hotels 98

The Modern Event

MARCH 30, 2016

Blogs are becoming key resources for meeting and event professionals in terms of trends, event planning, emerging technologies, inspiration, and connecting with fellow professionals. Adrian Segar’s blog is for the corporate meeting professional; creating “relevant, memorable conferences.” ConferencesThatWork.com.

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Event Marketer

MAY 24, 2023

The flagship experience, launched in 2018 as part of a portfolio consolidation, marked a new chapter this month as it reconvened May 9-11 in Orlando as a smaller, targeted in-person conference designed to serve up content and networking experiences “that matter most to you.” Emphasis on the you.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

To facilitate business change, there’s an entire industry of well-paid organizational change management consultants who use different change models. Traditional conference designs also adopt this model. Team members don’t show up at meetings or answer messages. But which model ?

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Coterie Spark

MAY 17, 2023

Explore your host city’s culture Conference design is so important. Give them some memorable experiences they can share with anyone who missed but could be potential guests for the next meeting. Take your guests out to see the city and experience it firsthand.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Are you ready to step up your meeting outcomes? When 50 first-time attendees showed up, the conference design team, chaired by Joe Scully, senior director of meeting and event management at John Hancock Financial Services, made sure they were given ribbons to alert others of their status. Make Meeting a Team Sport.

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Slido

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Staying up to date with the latest industry news and trends means reading a lot. Here are some of our favorite blogs that bring the best from our industry, as well as some amazing companies that have inspired us on our journey toward better meetings. Event trends, news and inspiration 1.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

As a 2019 40 Under 40 honoree, Wakefield discusses her passion for the events industry. . I have a combined deep industry knowledge with experience design and project management, while maintaining excellent stakeholder relationships to elevate customer engagement in my company’s annual conference.

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Eventmobi

JULY 10, 2023

Attendees can connect with each other by requesting a meeting from within a profile, for example. Interested in a powerful conference app? And the feedback we’ve received about the Event App is that it’s clear and easy to use.” – Melissa Arnott, Show Manager, Canadian Meetings + Events Expo Director of Events, Newcom Media Inc.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Are you ready to step up your meeting outcomes? When 50 first-time attendees showed up, the conference design team, chaired by Joe Scully, senior director of meeting and event management at John Hancock Financial Services, made sure they were given ribbons to alert others of their status. Make Meeting a Team Sport.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2016

Many built their expertise in a particular industry or role, shifted to consulting, and then wrote a book to launch their speaking career. How your audience responds to a keynote speaker has a direct connection to your conference’s brand image and credibility, so choose wisely. Look for authenticity plus charisma.

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Eved

JULY 3, 2017

No one quite has the pulse on the tech side of the industry like Dahlia, who is never afraid to share her passion on apps and social media. RECENT TWEETS: @MeetingPool , The Meeting Pool. A company dedicated to bringing meeting and event professionals into the 21 st century through open dialogue. RECENT TWEETS: .

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Stova

MARCH 20, 2023

Introduction Whether you want to find new networking or professional development opportunities, learn about the latest industry trends, or connect better with clients, going to a few conferences every year is essential for just about every professional.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the meetings and conventions industry is built on relationships — one on one, face to face, rooted in competence and trust. Meetings bring people together, you see, and that applies to the back of the house just as much as it does among attendees. Our readers did not disappoint.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 18, 2017

The PCMA European Influencers Summit will gather approximately 40 European business events leaders in Monte Carlo, Monaco, June 25–27, to address the future of the events industry. It’s a combination of being with others, sharing, and then listening to really smart people that you would never meet in your daily life. Inma Martinez.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

This carefully curated conference directory features over 200 (and growing) 2019 tech conferences across multiple industries. Events featured in the directory cover a number of different industries from SaaS, to FinTech, to startup events and more. December Conferences. 2018 Conferences. Start Date.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Attending conferences is one of the best ways to stay ahead in the ever-changing marketing industry. At these events, you will learn from the top industry executives while networking with marketing professionals just like yourself. Summit - Similar to conferences but usually smaller and features higher-level executives.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The KickStart conference provides a venue for important thought leaders from the digital infrastructure industry and the ecosystem, to share trends, opinions, and ideas?. It will be transformed into an all-digital event, with the possibility to network with the community and gain insights on industry trends for the coming year!

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Eventory

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

It’s a commonly known fact that global conferences have numerous advantages. Attending a big industry event not only offers you a wide range of inspiration and knowledge but it’s also a great opportunity to network. Conferences can equip attendees in new skills, business contacts and increase their awareness of new industry trends.

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Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

AUGUST 23, 2019

South Summit provides an international series of encounters where business leaders meet and inspire each other by communicating what works (and what doesn’t) to help others achieve their goals.

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Event Leadership Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Likewise, many industry employers reach out to us looking for good candidates to fill a variety of job positions, knowing that we strive to help event pros raise the caliber of their work to the best possible industry standards. Meeting & Event Job Openings | January 2018. Learn More. Westminster, CO. Connecticut.

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Event Leadership Institute

JANUARY 31, 2018

Likewise, many industry employers reach out to us looking for good candidates to fill a variety of job positions, knowing that we strive to help event pros raise the caliber of their work to the best possible industry standards. Meeting & Event Job Openings | February 2018. Learn More.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 31, 2017

Over three days, Airbnb Open distinguished itself as a truly one-of-a-kind event, borrowing some lessons from traditional conference design while breaking with many others. Where in the world have you traveled to meet one of your guests? A NEW SENSE OF BELONGING. What is your ultimate dream travel itinerary?

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