Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 12, 2023

Due to flight cancellations, the opening general session speakers were not able to arrive in time. The association acted fast and was able to pull off a very effective virtual fireside chat with the two speakers, conducted live with an on-site interviewer. It served as a very successful plan B. Here are some suggestions.

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InitLive

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

With an excellent event team and a good strategy, you can plan and organize a successful conference for your organization. However, approaching conference planning with outdated methods can lead to a slow and exhausting planning process. Event Planning Automation. Event Planning Automation.

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Guidebook

JUNE 19, 2018

You’ve been working on your event for 6+ months — you’ve put in countless hours getting the venue locked down, the schedule finalized, speakers scheduled, the production design perfect. The day comes around and you wait in anticipation for your keynote speaker to step on stage. Watch videos of previous speaking engagements.

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Eventmobi

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In this comprehensive guide, we’ll walk you through how to plan a conference from A to Z. We’ll cover everything from budgeting and marketing to finding sponsors and speakers to reporting and analytics. What Does It Take to Plan a Conference? But how long does it take to plan a conference?

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Endless Events

AUGUST 29, 2018

This means their experience both during and in-between conference events are in your hands. Not to worry, that’s why we’ve put together all our conference planning guides here, to make sure you plan the best event experience for them. Where to Host Your Next Conference: 8 Best Locations.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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Eventmobi

JANUARY 10, 2024

From venue maps to speaker session schedules, your attendees can access everything they need instantaneously, without the clutter of physical event materials. The best conference apps allow event planners to easily communicate with different stakeholders, including attendees, speakers, and sponsors. Smoother communication.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 28, 2017

Not conference experiences that engage the dumb, novelty-seeking portion of our brain’s limbic system inducing temporary pleasure. A Disturbing Conference Trend. Several decades ago researchers across five countries compared videos of hundreds of classrooms. Now this trend is appearing in conferences across the globe.

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Expo Logic

DECEMBER 27, 2019

If you are planning an event that features keynote speakers, you want to provide the best possible experience. The better experience your guest speaker has, the more likely they will be to work with you again in the future. How to Find Your Next Event Speaker. Understand Your Speaker.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 23, 2019

We’ve all been there, you’re at a conference, you’ve been waiting for months to hear a particular speaker. When the time finally comes, the speaker is just lackluster. Video content is a great way to capture your audience’s attention. You might think this seems obvious but video is rarely used in good presentations.

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Coterie Spark

JUNE 28, 2021

Overwhelmed by fall conference planning options? Well partner, what’s it gonna be: a virtual, in-person, or hybrid conference this fall? COVID-19 has changed the world, and has shifted how events and conferences are imagined/planned, it’s a new frontier! Virtual Conferences. Tough question, we know.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 19, 2018

When conferences view their customers as tourists, they plan and offer slick-professionally-produced OMG wow moments, marquee speakers and headline performers. These conferences aim to top previous year’s events. It’s all about consuming as much of the conference–and the city–as possible as fast as possible.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 15, 2018

That’s where the right environment comes into play – particularly, by creating ambiance with conference staging. Conference staging ideas are often overlooked when it comes to conference planning. One way to do this is to plan for branding opportunities. Enhancing with sound, lighting and video.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Speakers to facilitators-of-learning. The learning value of the lecture format is about the same as reading an article or watching a video. Speakers should no longer be the sage on the stage, but rather the guide on the side. What other ways could you breathe new life into your conference? See sidebar at bottom.

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Coterie Spark

AUGUST 23, 2021

In a recent blog about the Wild West of Conference Planning , we noted how much has changed in our industry since the pandemic began. One part of event planning that hasn’t changed, however, is prioritizing what your attendees want. This is the final survey you should plan to send out. These days, anything goes.

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InitLive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Regardless of the type of conference you are hosting, as a conference organizer, you know that the most important element of your conference planning is ensuring that attendees are engaged in your activities, workshops, and exhibitions. Create online video content. Recruit event ambassadors. Send direct mailings.

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CadmiumCD

OCTOBER 30, 2019

If you do it right, a conference can be a huge success that is great for business. It’s a tall order, balancing the needs of everyone and planning out a schedule. To make that job a little easier, here’s a quick overview of what makes a great conference. Plan in Advance. Sponsors and Speakers.

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 17, 2022

But do keep in mind the definition of Virtual Conference we are using here. How do you choose the right platform for Virtual Conferences? We review the 6 best virtual conference platform options to suit your needs. So whatever your conference plans, our guide will help. These can make a huge difference.

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Hubilo Blog

APRIL 15, 2020

You do not need a great plan, but a good plan that gets done with optimal quality. Strategies must be developed around online registración, marketing, papers call-out and submission speakers line up, presentations, nominations, engagement, networking and experience. – Tracking all activities and their progress. Ohh, Yes!

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 6, 2019

Video projections were used for branding, conference dinner ‘underwater theme’. Non-plastic presents/wrapping used as gifts to plenary speakers. AMSA2019 to AMSA conference), or. Remaining challenges – beyond immediate conference planning: Plastic wrapping on prepared food (hygiene issues for catering).

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Guidebook

AUGUST 23, 2018

Create a video review of your guide (post it to YouTube and Tweet it to @guidebook! The Guidebook app is really cool and lets you interact with the conference – plan your schedule, see the Twitter action for #OurEvent, and so much more! Encourage speakers to mention or interact with the guide before or during their talk.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2020

As my clients shift to a virtual conference format, I need to create a budget for the event,” Diane Laundy, principal planner, Behind the Scenes Conference Planning, wrote on the PCMA Catalyst forum. Add your video conferencing licenses — one license per concurrent session. How to Budget for a Virtual Event. “As

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 29, 2019

We’ve analyzed some conferences in which the majority — as high as 80 percent — of attendees is on the scientific program. We refer to these conferences as meetings of speakers speaking to speakers. But increases of this kind usually only result in further diluting the quality of the conference experience.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

“We had this big conference plan, but we had to pull the plug on it. However, we had all this content prepared for the conference we had intended to have in person. .” Everybody was really happy to be able to come together and see some of these speakers that we were all excited about even in this online setting.

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Expo Logic

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Create Videos. Videos live on forever. Create tons of videos at your event. Video the speedy event check-in, capture the glowing attendee testimonials, video speaker Q & A’s and presentations … video as much as you can. Create content around one or more of your best speaker topics.

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Expo Logic

DECEMBER 27, 2019

The most dynamic ones provide a conference's schedule and can curate networking matches, send real-time speaker or session updates, trigger push notifications, maintain a feedback portal and even allow participants to tailor their own schedule of events. Speaker Management. Planning a conference? Event Apps.

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Expo Logic

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The Event Tech Group’s new website includes a dedicated library of event resources including videos, eBooks, and more. Exhibits and Floor Plan. Event Speaker Management. Event Planning Tools. Users are able to quickly find the solution they are looking for and learn more from the new top navigation menu. Event Resources.

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 22, 2018

We have a solution for you — this guide to awesome and free event planning resources. We’ve compiled a list of some of the most important conference planning resources that organizers can refer to for all their event planning and event marketing needs. Previous live webinars have been recorded for your convenience.

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Expo Logic

OCTOBER 23, 2020

It is important to identify these groups early in the planning process to better understand who will be accessing your event, why they are attending, and the value they expect to receive. Prepare your speakers with tips to creating an exciting virtual session experience. Key stakeholders at a virtual event include: Attendees.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

A year out, Malone and her team began conferring with their in-house legal team on everything from what they could — and could not — do when requiring proof of vaccination for right of entry, to navigating state and local laws and crafting clear guidance and communications. Plan to plan ahead. Offer on-site testing.

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Capterra Event Management

JANUARY 23, 2018

Smartsheet Event Budget Workbook and Conference Planning Worksheet. Speaker fees. For tips on keeping costs within your established budget in order to create that buffer, check out this video from Event Planning Blueprint TV: Step 5: Bringing it all together. Microsoft Office Official Template 1. Security deposit.

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Endless Events

APRIL 10, 2019

There are videos, there are presentions, there’s all that good stuff that provide your attendees with more and better content, and your event with extra juice to squeeze. Are you planning an event? Check out our free Event Planning Checklist and be on your way to planning your best event yet! Take It To The Front.

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Hubilo Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

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.

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Expo Logic

JULY 30, 2021

From one-on-one and small group video discussions to chat functions, attendees can feel like they’re part of the conversation. Mentor All Presenters—Even Top Keynote Speakers It might seem counterintuitive to think that your event presenters need a little help getting ready for the stage.

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Endless Events

JUNE 8, 2018

For their 2018 conference, the theme was Transformative Collisions to spark the collision of interests, ideas, and realities. Click here for C2’s teaser video for this year’s conference in Montreal, Canada. The speakers were not all traditional speakers, some were non-traditional. Breaking Barriers.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 5, 2017

This conference experience, so different from the typical set-in-stone itinerary with sessions to attend and speakers to meet, had completely surprised me. Check out a video and browse some of the experiences. I’ll be one of them. Interested in learning more about how Trips will change travel?

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