Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Big business, conferences, education, government, medicine, membership associations, nonprofits, professional societies, religious organizations, trade organizations, etc. Yes, your conference and your membership organization are customary, standard institutions. The same is happening in the association and meetings industry.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 11, 2019

So is this the right strategy for your association and conference? It’s not uncommon to see student pricing that is $200–$300 below the per-person direct meeting costs. 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.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 13, 2018

If there’s something strange in your conference-hood. Our cognitive frameworks—our mental models and paradigms—shape our thinking, behavior, operations and success of our conferences. We falsely believe that future conferences are just an extension of the past. Paradigm: We allocate resources to improve our conference logistics.

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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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ePly

MARCH 22, 2024

A great conference agenda defines the event’s purpose, who will speak and when, and the conference location and activity. It is the most important tool available for encouraging attendee engagement , establishing expectations for their experience, and guiding them to the right locations at the right times during the conference.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Your conference-slip is showing! Well conference professionals, your conference-slip is showing. If conference hosts and meeting professionals don’t foster and protect specific beliefs about today’s society and business, they lack the intellectual framework for their event to transform lives. Hat tips Stephen J.

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Hubilo Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

By now you probably already know how to host a virtual conference. But what does it take to run a virtual conference that delivers? Most importantly, a virtual conference that achieves its goals. Organizing a virtual conference is an intricate process that involves many layers. What is a virtual conference?

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Social Tables

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Whether you are on Twitter, Instagram, or another platform, following industry-specific hashtags are a great way to tap new and relevant trends in venue marketing. Industry-specific hashtags are a great way to tap new and relevant trends in venues. This hashtag is for the International Association of Conference Centers.

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 3, 2017

Personalization—it seems to be the 2017 buzzword for nonprofit associations and conferences. Data and technology can help make your conference more configurable. Personalization of a conference experience is a much deeper and complex ambition than making it configurable. So be forewarned associations and conference organizers.

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Endless Events

JUNE 6, 2018

Conference planning is well underway. You know that conference networking is important, but you’re not sure how to help your attendees make meaningful connections. This list shows ten different options and how each of them can be used to improve networking opportunities at conferences and large annual events.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 29, 2019

Many health-care and STEM conference business models are heavily dependent on participants who are able to justify their attendance in part because their oral or poster abstract has been accepted. We’ve analyzed some conferences in which the majority — as high as 80 percent — of attendees is on the scientific program.

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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. www.whittlebury.com.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 8, 2018

When it comes to planning a conference, location is key. Today’s conference attendees expect more. And that all starts with a great conference location. . A conference is more than just the convention center. Cities can start to run together on the conference circuit. Planning a conference?

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Endless Events

MAY 23, 2018

Breakout sessions are a staple at conferences. If you are wondering what conference breakout sessions are and why more and more conferences are incorporating them, then continue reading. All of these topics revolve around a central theme, the conference’s main theme. Perks of Adding Breakout Sessions to Your Next Event.

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Endless Events

MAY 10, 2018

Finding a conference venue is a lengthy and detailed process. The planning can begin up to a year in advance. From securing sponsors to organizing the AV and production needs, the planning process seems endless. The main component of a conference is the venue, it’s where the main show takes place! Dive in below!

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 26, 2018

Conference and meeting professionals like action when planning their events. Herein likes one of their challenges when starting a conference improvement process. Herein likes one of their challenges when starting a conference improvement process. The Traditional Present-Forward Planning Mindset.

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Endless Events

JUNE 8, 2018

Business and event planners around the globe are raving about this year’s C2 Montreal conference. There were over 6,000 participants that attended the C2 Montreal event this year and although the 2018 event was at the end of May, the groundbreaking is already planning for the 2019 conference with the theme of tomorrow.

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Endless Events

JUNE 6, 2018

Conference planning is well underway. You know that conference networking is important, but you’re not sure how to help your attendees make meaningful connections. This list shows ten different options and how each of them can be used to improve networking opportunities at conferences and large annual events.

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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. dahliaelgazzar. dahliaelgazzar. plannerwire.

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Eventory

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Conferences, summits, meetups – marketing managers’ calendars are bursting at the seams with the mass of industry events. However, it’s hard to miss the impression that more and more often, marketing conferences are like a sad duty for the marketing managers. Marketing conferences aren’t efficient in achieving marketers’ goals.

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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., The ability to produce a meeting that will stimulate the guests and motivate everyone to reach a desired outcome is enhanced when event attendees are engaged. My cup of coffee!

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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., The ability to produce a meeting that will stimulate the guests and motivate everyone to reach a desired outcome is enhanced when event attendees are engaged. My cup of coffee!

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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., The ability to produce a meeting that will stimulate the guests and motivate everyone to reach a desired outcome is enhanced when event attendees are engaged. My cup of coffee!

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Bizzabo

JUNE 7, 2018

Looking to host a crypto or blockchain conference? Check out these tips on planning a crypto conference as well as key takeaways from other large crypto events. The following tips and best practices are meant to help to take your crypto conference from idea to reality. Growth of Crypto and Blockchain Conferences.

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Eventinterface

JULY 6, 2017

With over 20 years of experience in the professional meeting planning industry, Amy Orr has planned events ranging from 30 to 10,000 attendees. Through ORRganized Events, Amy has coordinated a variety of multi-day educational conferences, golf tournaments, air shows and fundraisers.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 4, 2021

That really did not afford us a lot of time to make that transition,” Lisa Astorga, ISTH’s director of meetings, told Convene at the time. In 2020, we reduced our content significantly from what we would have had at the face-to-face [meeting]. According to Astorga, ISTH finds the data valuable for future conference planning.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Brand X’s Property in Somewhere, USA is a client of ours, and I am working on an influencer campaign to help promote Property Z’s event spaces as ideal venues for conferences and corporate meetings. Brand X would love to have you–a known industry expert on event/meeting planning–involved in this campaign!

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2020

How can planner account for new costs associated with virtual meetings? 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. Another cost I’ve seen brought up is on swag.

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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. For professional meeting planners, mobile devices put the power of augmented reality into their hands.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

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. Why have a keynote speaker at your event?

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Converve

MARCH 24, 2016

GDC: Game Designer Community Meeting Point for Over 30 Years Gamers are part of a very special community. 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. That applies to game developers, too!

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Converve

MARCH 24, 2016

GDC: Game Designer Community Meeting Point for Over 30 Years Gamers are part of a very special community. 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. That applies to game developers, too!

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

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. Why have a keynote speaker at your event?

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Expo Logic

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Expo Logic is excited to participate in the Community Brands user conference, Xperience 2019, and we want to see you there! Come visit Xperience 2019 and learn more about event technology trends and updates at what is expected to be one of the best technology conferences of the year.

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The Planner's Lounge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

I like to meet business colleagues or friends a few times a week for lunch. My hotel management experience included event and conference planning. I catch up on all the overnight correspondence from our clients in the USA and Australia before reviewing my to-do list for the day – then the real work begins!

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Endless Events

JULY 30, 2019

Known as the “Voice of Meetings and Events,” Glenn Thayer is a professional conference moderator and master of ceremonies. He has more than two decades of experience facilitating corporate and association conferences. Glenn Thayer, the “Voice of Meetings and Events,”. Lindsay Martin-Bilbrey of Pathable.

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Capterra Event Management

JANUARY 23, 2018

Smartsheet Event Budget Workbook and Conference Planning Worksheet. Trends in attendee costs and cost per registration in relation to each other (have they gone up or down?). Instead of meeting your needs, maybe these templates have made you realize you need a budgeting software system to help plan out your expenses.

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