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When Contemplating Conference Growth, Think Next Audiences Which Includes Next Gen

Velvet Chainsaw

Suggestion: Help your planning and advisory teams move from irritation to appreciation. Then instead of trying to manage them during the conference experience, lead them. Often our conference planning teams represent different generations. Understand and appreciate what motivates each generation.

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Renegotiating Live Event Agreements When All Parties Are Innocent Victims

Velvet Chainsaw

Reprinted with permission of Convene, the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association. As a hotel or supplier, how do you plan to work with your event clients moving forward? Monitor and learn from what the travel or cruise line industries are doing to regain consumer confidence.

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Three Core Conference Planning Tenets To Master And Skillfully Apply

Velvet Chainsaw

How are they at focusing on the purpose, goals and target market of the conference when making decisions? These three principles are vital to maintaining a healthy, strong conference. Often conference planning members lack experience with the tenets of organized abandonment, focus on strategic alignment and organizing for opportunity.

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Everything you must know about hosting a successful virtual conference

Hubilo Blog

In addition to all the things you should do while hosting a virtual conference, there are also things you should avoid. Pay close attention to the mistakes you should avoid while hosting a virtual conference. Plan, plan, and plan some more. Plan for every possible scenario right down to the last detail.