Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 4, 2017

This list of conference big ideas just doesn’t belong to the traditional, average conference planning process. Nor are they for the meeting professional looking for the next trendy trend to implement. Big Conference Ideas On The Road Less Traveled Part 2. Which of these things just doesn’t belong?

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 3, 2017

So how do you create a conference experience that is not like all the others? Start by considering one or more of these conference big ideas. They are the conference planning road less traveled that harvests success! Big Conference Ideas On The Road Less Traveled Part 1. What’s the next new conference format?

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 18, 2018

It is creating a habit of regularly questioning every conference planning practice and programming component that we currently use. This includes asking the more obvious yet often elusive questions of “Why are we holding a conference? Purposeful abandonment is about abandoning the past in favor of the future.

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Expo Logic

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Augmented Reality, wearable tech, artificial intelligence - these are all hot tech trends you've been hearing about, but what do they actually mean to you as an event planner? Discover the latest tech trends and how each is being tailored specially for events in this eBook. Innovative applications of AI and AR/VR technologies.

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Expo Logic

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Augmented Reality, wearable tech, artificial intelligence - these are all hot tech trends you've been hearing about, but what do they actually mean to you as an event planner? Discover the latest tech trends and how each is being tailored specially for events in this eBook. Innovative applications of AI and AR/VR technologies.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 28, 2017

We need to create conference opportunities that change attitudes, behaviors and skills! Not conference experiences that engage the dumb, novelty-seeking portion of our brain’s limbic system inducing temporary pleasure. A Disturbing Conference Trend. Now this trend is appearing in conferences across the globe.

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Expo Logic

JANUARY 28, 2019

To help you stay up-to-date on the new technologies entering the market and decide which to incorporate at your next event, we have compiled the top event technology trends of 2019 into one eBook. In the 2019 Event Technology Trends eBook you’ll discover: The latest event technologies and how to implement them. About the Author.

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Master the Event

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

This growing trend is being met head on by many colleges and universities around the world. More and more colleges are offering post graduate event planning degrees and diplomas in Hospitality Industry related fields. From Hotel and/or F&B Management to travel and tourism to event and conference planning.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

In the past couple of months, I’ve presented with Packard several times about how to apply his research to conferences and associations. Packard says, “You can’t get good enough at improving what you already do to ignore these trends. How have you experienced any of these trends in associations or conferences?

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 20, 2021

As we work with conference organizers to plan the return of their major conferences, five conference design trends have emerged, which may be useful to keep in mind as you design your own events. It’s a good time for planners to challenge their organizations to make the meeting experience more valuable than ever.

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Expo Logic

JANUARY 28, 2019

To help you stay up-to-date on the new technologies entering the market and decide which to incorporate at your next event, we have compiled the top event technology trends of 2019 into one eBook. In the 2019 Event Technology Trends eBook you’ll discover: The latest event technologies and how to implement them. About the Author.

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Event Technology 2019 Technology Social Media 28

Master the Event

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The moniker doesn’t matter and whether you call it event planning, conference planning, meeting planning or meeting management, the facts are the facts. Significant business decisions, undertakings and solutions will transpire during meeting and event planning conferences that occur outside of work.

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 3, 2017

Researchers of the personalized learning trend have found some modest promising signs. However, they are loud and clear that the findings are a “cautionary tale” about a trend whose popularity and backing far outpaces its evidence. They warn of putting all your eggs in the personalization trend basket.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2023

Naveen, who has worked in conference and events at Whittlebury Park for five years, will focus on identifying and advising the IACC board on emerging trends, particularly around the millennial market, and contribute to the annual conference planning group.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Too much of our conference planning energy is focused on the wrong kind of information—the next shiny technology tool. Even our meeting suppliers are always trying to sell the tech-trend-de jour as a way to wow attendees. Fostering peer sharing while rejecting poker-face insularity.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 11, 2019

One of the major evolving workforce trends is the increase in job hopping in the 10 years immediately following graduation. This trend extends across industries. Ensuring that you’re investing these funds wisely is important to maintaining the trust of funding stakeholders. Job Hopping.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 13, 2018

Paradigm: Our conference success will continue because of our past conference success. We are on an upward trend and the leader in our industry. Paradigm Busted: Conference success and being the leader are short-lived and not likely to last. Market leadership is temporary said Drucker.

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Eventinterface

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Diane Tighe is the director of catering and conference services at Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club, a AAA Four Diamond Award-winning hotel, in Durham, N.C., We are seeing a trend with clients using more AV in their meetings to enhance the delivery for their attendees. located on the campus of Duke University.

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Eventinterface

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Diane Tighe is the director of catering and conference services at Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club, a AAA Four Diamond Award-winning hotel, in Durham, N.C., We are seeing a trend with clients using more AV in their meetings to enhance the delivery for their attendees. located on the campus of Duke University.

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Eventinterface

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Diane Tighe is the director of catering and conference services at Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club, a AAA Four Diamond Award-winning hotel, in Durham, N.C., We are seeing a trend with clients using more AV in their meetings to enhance the delivery for their attendees. located on the campus of Duke University.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 27, 2020

I have never seen an award show host spread as many thought-provoking messages as Alicia Keys – and it’s a trend that I hope continues. ?? Your All-Out Guide to Conference Planning. How to Build “The Dream Event Planning Team”. ?? These are the most helpful and influential blog posts we have ever created! (9-minute

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Eventinterface

JULY 6, 2017

Event design and event experiences are buzzwords now even in the traditional conference planning silo. If meeting planners don't keep up with the trends to keep things fresh and creative - while fostering learning, an event will slowly become irrelevant. In your opinion, what is the best and worst industry trend of the year?

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 26, 2018

Thus the next-year’s conference gets caught in the straightjacket of today. The Long-Term Trends Planning Mindset. Some conference professionals get stranded in the future when planning their events. They use scenario planning exercises to analyze and prioritize long-term trends.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

According to SmithBucklin’s annual trend report Circuit , Groupe Spéciale Mobile Association’s real-time mobile-device tracker found that the number of mobile devices is multiplying five times faster than the world’s population. The market potential is clear.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 10, 2018

Instead, consider mapping out societal trends and behaviors that are rapidly changing the world we live in. Hierarchy, cliques, and exclusivity are big turn-offs for future attendees. Don’t put people into boxes. Segmenting by age — like Millennials — can be divisive, and is rarely productive or effective.

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Core-apps

MARCH 7, 2018

With more than a decade of experience in the meetings industry working both on the planning side and with associations to improve their events, Dahlia is known as the ‘go-to’ source for trend-setting solutions, tech news, and social media advice. Keith Johnston, Managing Partner at i3 Events and publisher, Plannerwire.

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ePly

MARCH 22, 2024

Sometimes underestimated, the conference agenda is a primary planning and coordination tool for the event organizer, suppliers, and vendors or sponsors who use the conference for business development purposes. The conference agenda is the plan upon which attendees build their personal conference plans and itinerary.

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Guidebook

AUGUST 23, 2018

Use the hashtag for your event (typically #[event name]) anywhere in your Tweet to help people find it, and to create Trending Topics. 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! Tweet about your guide’s coolest features.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

This is classic paid influencer marketing via social media, a marketing trend that has been rapidly growing since 2014. If so, I can send you more detailed information regarding these campaign components. We are really hoping to work with you! All the best, YYY. Now event industry influencers are being asked to do the same thing.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 29, 2019

But increases of this kind usually only result in further diluting the quality of the conference experience. In his research article, “ Peer Review: The Current Landscape and Future Trends ,” Michael Jubb writes that there are “growing opportunities for researchers to publish non-peer-reviewed articles for review in an open environment.”.

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GEVME

JUNE 25, 2021

Every project needs to have a timeline and a virtual corporate conference planning done so that it is executed seamlessly and crosses all the hurdles that might occur during its execution. The best way to begin with virtual event planning is to create a checklist. Create a Project Timeline For Your Virtual Corporate Events.

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GEVME

JUNE 25, 2021

Every project needs to have a timeline and a virtual corporate conference planning done so that it is executed seamlessly and crosses all the hurdles that might occur during its execution. The best way to begin with virtual event planning is to create a checklist. Create a Project Timeline For The Virtual Corporate Event.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 4, 2021

According to Astorga, ISTH finds the data valuable for future conference planning. In terms of goals, we were extremely happy as the number of registrants was almost exactly what we targeted.”. We’re excited to have all this information and analytics to help us move things forward.

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Converve

MARCH 24, 2016

They all gathered last week in San Francisco at GDC 2016 , the 30th Game Developer Conference, to discuss new trends, exchange ideas and shape the future of the gaming industry together. UBM offered the participants the Session Scheduler , a powerful tool that lets you put together your own conference plan.

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Converve

MARCH 24, 2016

They all gathered last week in San Francisco at GDC 2016 , the 30th Game Developer Conference, to discuss new trends, exchange ideas and shape the future of the gaming industry together. UBM offered the participants the Session Scheduler , a powerful tool that lets you put together your own conference plan.

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Hubilo Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

A virtual investor conference is an online event for businessmen, investors, academia, and policymakers. During these meetings, they discuss ways to make businesses more profitable, share the best business practices, and discuss macroeconomic trends. Plan, plan, and plan some more.

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The Planner's Lounge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

My hotel management experience included event and conference planning. Pre-Covid, I would regularly visit the USA to learn and explore the latest wedding trends, fashion and event styles, new furnishings and decor, latest linen styles, and entertainment options.

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