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Woman in Events: The Importance of Educational Events for Professional Development

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Woman in Events: The Importance of Educational Events for Professional Development. . Our latest content article comes from a woman working in the event industry talking about the value of continued education. There is a reason professionals, especially executives, attend many conferences, networking events, and forums each year.

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Getting Serious About Forecasting Future Conference Topics

Velvet Chainsaw

Savvy 21st Century conference organizers can effectively demonstrate strategic learning alignment of their conference networking and education programming. Smart conference professionals are skilled at articulating the value of their event’s networking and learning opportunities.

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Case Study: How zkipster helps the British Council create connections via its events

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The British Council is the UK’s international organization for cultural relations and educational opportunities. It builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language.

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Attending Event Planning Conferences

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And in addition to increasing your know-how, skill and expertise going to conferences and tradeshows provides the occasion to hear and learn about; new industry products and services, industry progress and education and career approach and advancement. A way to network, shape and grow a career and business.

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22 Types of Networking Events You Can Organize in 2023

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Let’s take a look at 22 of the most popular ones: Networking meetup Networking meetups are relaxed, informal gatherings often held in a casual setting, like a bar, restaurant, or coffee shop. Networking workshop A networking workshop is an educational event offered by professional associations, career centers, and employers.

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Do You Really Have Them at Hello? Rethinking Your First-Timer Strategy

Velvet Chainsaw

RAPS opened their session with an engaging ice breaker using WE Connect Cards to facilitate networking and connection. They also had an engaging member resources area on the show floor where many of those 300 voluntarily went to learn more about RAPS.

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Your Trade Show Attendees: What Do They Really, Really Want?

Velvet Chainsaw

The factors that influence loyal attendees to come to a trade show are quite different, in many instances, than organizers’ perceptions—factors used to select sites, sell to their exhibitors, and plan their conference education. Smart Cookies. And to actually close a sale on site?