Conferences that Work

APRIL 29, 2024

Since 2009 I’ve maintained an informal calendar of peer conferences (aka unconferences) on this site. Currently, I add a few peer conferences a month. As you can see, peer conferences take place all over the world! Who holds peer conferences? Do you want to let me know about an upcoming peer conference?

Conference 208

Conference 2009 Healthcare Conference Design 208

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Jennifer Beindorf Research over the past two years shows that event attendance continues to increase—from business/industry events to music festivals and sporting events. Spatial Design for the Subconscious Mind Cookie-cutter conference designs can be mundane and predictable to an attendee.

Food and Beverage 98

Food and Beverage Sustainability Entertainment Hotels 98

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.

Financial 97

Financial Insurance Hospitality Conference 97

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.

Financial 51

Financial Insurance Hospitality Conference 51

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

Nominated by Tina Squillante, CMP, for a completely revamped American Society of Transplantation conference in 2013 “I brought in a lot of new ideas, and I was doing things in a new way in a very short period of time. Nominated by Cori Dossett, CEM, CMP, Conferences Designed “I have worked with Brittany several times in the past year.

2016 76

2016 2015 Hotels Management 76

PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2017

In that future, she sees “very abstract things” like conferences fulfilling a growing need in society. That’s one thing that when I mention it at conferences or I explain it to my clients, they get it. Professional sports players behave and move as if they had eyes behind their backs. Common sense is a right-brain value.

Tech 56

Tech Conference Banking Consulting 56

Event Leadership Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Conference & Event Specialist | Yale University | New Haven, CT. Conference & Technical Event Producer | Precon Events | Rockville, MD. Event Manager – B2B Conferences | GreenPearl Events | New York City, NY. Conference and Events Manager | McKinsey & Company | New York City, NY. Danbury, CT.

2018 40

2018 Trade Shows Entertainment Event Management 40