Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 28, 2019

In this post, we’ll explore how to design, promote and execute it for your next conference. Since our work culture is mostly team-based, it’s about time we reflected it in our conference design. Design for Team Learning. Teams that learn together actually implement together!

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 28, 2023

How emerging AI and other technology will boost event humanity by putting attendee needs at the center of conference design Attendees expect more from events today and emerging technology is helping to deliver on those demands. It’s a new language of how you talk to technology that has to be embedded in event design ,” she said.

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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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Eventmobi

JULY 10, 2023

More than a decade ago, when EventMobi launched, mobile apps for conferences were a revolution. These days, they’re a prerequisite for a fantastic conference experience. With the right conference app, you can: Enhance communication Streamline event management Personalize attendees’ experience And so much more.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

I first designed and convened what I called a “ peer conference ” in 1992 for a group of IT managers at small schools that eventually became known as edACCESS. Here’s another example from a software testing peer conference, TestBash Brighton 2018. A free guide to creating peer conferences.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 29, 2016

How your audience responds will have a direct impact on your conference’s brand image and credibility. From a conference design perspective, we believe the current best practice is to bookend your conference by opening with a strong-thought provoking speaker and closing with inspiration. What to Look For.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

When more than 750 financial and insurance conference professionals converged at JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes the first week of November for FICP Annual Conference 2018, the message that event professionals need to move from simply managing logistics to helping people make meaningful connections was loud and clear in word and deed.

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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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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

Heather Wakefield, 39, works remotely in Nashville, Tennessee, as a s enior manager of education and events at Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society. How I got here: I graduated with an architecture degree and was introduced to association meetings early in my career while working in an academic setting.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

When more than 750 financial and insurance conference professionals converged at JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes the first week of November for FICP Annual Conference 2018, the message that event professionals need to move from simply managing logistics to helping people make meaningful connections was loud and clear in word and deed.

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Slido

OCTOBER 24, 2018

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 Manager Blog With its exhaustive guides on all things events, the Event Manager Blog is the go-to place for all event professionals.

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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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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 2, 2017

Imagine designing your next conference or annual meeting from scratch around content instead of picking up the template you’ve been using for years and tweaking it. A good way to create content is to understand why people go to live meetings. Imagine the content isn’t yours. Imagine your audience owns the content.

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Eved

JULY 3, 2017

RECENT TWEETS: @MeetingPool , The Meeting Pool. A company dedicated to bringing meeting and event professionals into the 21 st century through open dialogue. President and Chief Connector for Seven Degrees Communications, with a background in professional services, association management and marketing. RECENT TWEETS: .

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 18, 2017

In that future, she predicts, “very abstract things” like conferences will fulfill a growing need in society. . “Conferences are the business of humans and are very abstract things,” Martinez said, “because one goes to a conference to acquire knowledge, but mostly to meet other people who can ignite ideas.

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Event Leadership Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Check out Event Leadership Institute’s on-demand library with over 100 courses & interview videos for as little as $25 per month, as well as our online Professional Development courses in event management. Meeting & Event Job Openings | January 2018. Design & Event Coordinator | AlliedPRA | Chandler, AZ.

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Event Leadership Institute

JANUARY 31, 2018

Check out Event Leadership Institute’s on-demand library with over 100 courses & interview videos for as little as $25 per month, as well as our online Professional Development courses in event management. Meeting & Event Job Openings | February 2018. Experience Manager | Live Nation | Phoenix, AZ. Learn More.

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Eventory

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

When chosen wisely, attendance at the conferences offers a lot! Meeting with the best minds. Big conferences, such as Social Media Week London , gather thousands of people interested in Social Media. This way you expand your knowledge and can meet with potential cooperators and clients. Intrigue Summit. Interact 2019.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2017

Tacit knowledge is, for example, sales-people that have been selling for 10 or 20 years, who go into a meeting and within seconds they know if the client is going to buy that thing or not. 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.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 4, 2022

The March conference, which brought the neurologist community together to discuss progress on diagnosis and early treatment of multiple sclerosis, was not the first of its kind that AIM has organized, said Barbara Sambugaro, business manager, AIM Education. Another multi-hub AIM event connected as many as 40 venues, she told Convene.

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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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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. Implement a customer relationship management system for my veterinary circus animal practice?

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Event Industry News

JULY 13, 2020

Every single day counts, and we now need bigger and bolder action to save our industry, get back to making meetings matter, creating terrific tradeshows, engaging audiences with experiences and delivering brilliant live content at conferences designed to help the UK bounce back safely and securely.”.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

You might be aware that Bizzabo provides event management software, but they are also committed to sharing advice and inspiration for event planners everywhere. Bizzabo’s list-style posts about event management, marketing and engagement are enhanced by monthly interviews with event profs who are breaking the mold. The Meeting Pool.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 26, 2018

A must-attend for performance marketers managing the complex sales cycles and group buying realities common in B2B industries with 1,000+ B2B marketers and 100+ speakers covering buyer preferences, engagement trends, top marketing channels, and best practices. One of the biggest European marketing conference. June Conferences 2019.

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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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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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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The goal of the Devnexus Conference is to connect developers from all over the world, provide affordable education, and promote Open Source values. eTail is a three-day conference designed to help you increase the profits from your business. EmberConf is the best place to meet the folks behind the magic. EmberConf 2021.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

DGI has military, civilian and industry geospatial intelligence leaders at this year's meeting in London to discuss new policy developments and the latest in technology. Search Marketing Expo is the leading conference for SEO & SEM professionals, helping marketers succeed with actionable tactics. East Meets West. Think 2019.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 12, 2018

Interior design? Graphic design? Meeting and conference professionals? Go back and read that last phrase: meeting and conference professionals! Do you see yourself as a conference, meeting or event designer? Four Areas To Consider When Reimagining Your Conference. City planning?

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