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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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 However, approaching conference planning with outdated methods can lead to a slow and exhausting planning process.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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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 6, 2017

Your real conference competition is not that event held six months after yours. Nor is your competitor time, money and resources. Today’s technology driven, hyper-connected, instant gratification, real-time world puts you as a conference organizer in a difficult position. We aggregate speaker proposals.

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InitLive

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Whether you are new to conference management or just starting out, as you prepare for your next conference it's always a good idea to step outside your box and explore what's changed. Not surprisingly conferences have played a big part in my responsibilities over the years. Been there Done that!

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 18, 2018

Established, successful conferences have leadership that are usually adept at incrementally improving their event each year. They focus on securing better content and speakers. Ultimately, a successful conference leadership team must focus on creating a customer-centric conference strategy. Needs are elementary and basic.

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Coterie Spark

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

As we move into the fall conference season, the weather can become increasingly unpredictable. This is especially the case along the Gulf Coast, but even if you’re not hosting there you should still keep an eye on weather reports to better prepare your conference for weather-related disturbances. Embrace the highs and lows.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 11, 2016

And one that we as conference organizers should pay attention to. So let’s dig deeper into the issue of people voting with their feet at your conference. Is your conference only a consumer-driven event? Or is your conference a leading transformational experience? They’re voting with their feet. It’s a common phrase.

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Let’s separate reality from fiction regarding personalized conference experiences and personalized learning. Fact: Meeting professionals and conference vendors frequently confuse personalization with configurable conference experiences. Defining Conference Personalization And Personalized Learning. Learner Profiles.

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SevenEvents

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

In the world of corporate events, conferences hold a special place as they bring together industry professionals and potential clients under one roof. however, organising a successful conference goes beyond logistics and venue selection. however, organising a successful conference goes beyond logistics and venue selection.

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Hubilo Blog

APRIL 5, 2018

Well, we have here more than 100 curated resources on topics ranging from event planning tips to the latest policy changes and more for you to get reading.It’s Consider it your own mini-library of event industry resources. Here are 100+ articles to help you work your way through event planning of today: Event Planning Tips.

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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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Bizzabo

AUGUST 22, 2018

If you're responsible for event organizing or marketing, you are probably over-stressed, constantly busy and lacking the resources you need to learn and grow as a professional. We have a solution for you — this guide to awesome and free event planning resources. For more information, check out our event resources home.

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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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Eventory

AUGUST 7, 2018

Reading Time: 7 minutes For one reason or another event arrangement is an activity that involves a lot of resources. An app which serves as a conference guide makes event planning more pleasant and effective. Why you should bother with a conference map and other facilities for attendees. Now go back to the lecture.’.

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CadmiumCD

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Pulling off a successful conference is no easy task. Whether it’s online or in person, conferences are complex events which require careful preparation. 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.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 16, 2019

Are you using video to enhance your conference? Video can be a unique and engaging way to build excitement and inform your audience about events, speakers and so much more! Today Will Curran will walk you through 4 types of video that all conferences need to create your best conference yet! Most conferences start that.

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InitLive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

A conference is all about networking, learning more on specific topics, and exploring new ideas. 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.

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Endless Events

JUNE 6, 2018

Conference event apps are a must for any conference in today’s world. Adding conference event apps to your next event will create accessibility with content, notifications, feedback, and everything else you will need to communicate with your attendees. But how do you incorporate a conference event app? Let’s jump in.

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Endless Events

JUNE 6, 2018

Conference planning is well underway. You’ve booked a keynote speaker that is sure to wow! You know that conference networking is important, but you’re not sure how to help your attendees make meaningful connections. You’ve secured a convention center in a city that’s going to get people excited. That’s pretty powerful.

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Endless Events

JUNE 6, 2018

Conference planning is well underway. You’ve booked a keynote speaker that is sure to wow! You know that conference networking is important, but you’re not sure how to help your attendees make meaningful connections. You’ve secured a convention center in a city that’s going to get people excited. That’s pretty powerful.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Ultimately, if there are no job improvements, then you, your company and the conference organizers have just experienced learning scrap. You’ve wasted precious resources—money, time, energy—without any tangible benefits to your career, your job and your company’s improvement. You can now parrot exactly what the speaker said.

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InitLive

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Whether you’re a nonprofit event planner , association membership manager, event director, or convention planner, this guide will help you plan the most effective, engaging convention possible for your audience members. 11 Steps to Plan a Successful Convention. 5 Convention Planning Best Practices. What is a Convention?

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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

JUNE 20, 2017

One piece of advice stood out most: planning event security is not a task that should be accomplished in isolation. Planning for security involves a wide variety of stakeholders, and they should be engaged at the beginning of the event or conference planning process. Know your people! 100 or 10,000? Entry and exits?

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Bizzabo

MARCH 15, 2019

Get neck-deep in valuable events industry resources. Though we do our fair share of blogging, we still look to other helpful resources to stay on the ball. Event blogs are chock full of goodies to help organizers and attendees get the most out of their conference planning and event going experience. Conferences That Work.

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Eventinterface

OCTOBER 24, 2016

The reality of conference planning is that there are only 24-hours in a day. How can we as meeting and conference planners participate in the latest trends, event technology and production while still getting our job done? Conferences, conventions and events involve much more than your traditional attendees.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

A great selection of guest posts dominates this blog, and they also provide a host of additional resources in the form of guides and webinars. As the name indicates, this is a production blog, podcast and resource for the live events industry. But, something we really appreciate is their insights into the human-side of event planning.

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Capterra Event Management

JANUARY 23, 2018

Smartsheet Event Budget Workbook and Conference Planning Worksheet. Speaker fees. Other event management resources. Instead of meeting your needs, maybe these templates have made you realize you need a budgeting software system to help plan out your expenses. Microsoft Office Official Template 1. Security deposit.

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Expo Logic

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Event Resources. The Event Tech Group’s new website includes a dedicated library of event resources including videos, eBooks, and more. New resources are added regularly to provide guidance, industry news, and helpful information for event professionals. Exhibits and Floor Plan. Event Speaker Management.

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Expo Logic

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Online registration and early bird check-ins can dramatically reduce registration lines at the onset of conferences, expos, certification courses and similar events. Event apps serve as a central resource for event attendees. Speaker Management. Speaker management apps help you communicate, register and assist event speakers.

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Expo Logic

JULY 30, 2021

In fact, many people appreciate being able to remotely attend conferences, workshops, and conventions. As an event organizer, your role is to make sure all participants have a world-class experience, and that requires quite a bit of planning. Being upfront gives speakers an opportunity to design their talks around your needs.

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Expo Logic

DECEMBER 27, 2019

The typical conference attendee will throw away over 4 pounds of waste per day, according to Event Manager Blog. For a small three-day industry conference of approximately 1,000 attendees, that translates into over 12,500 pounds of discards — about the same as four compact cars producing 530 metric ton equivalents of CO 2.

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Expo Logic

DECEMBER 27, 2019

As an event manager, it's up to you to curate an easy check-in process, one that ideally makes guests forget the more tedious logistics of attending a conference, camp or community event. Guests will be on their way with all they need to dive into event sessions, speakers, tutorials, courses and more. Well, that's a much bleaker story.

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Expo Logic

JANUARY 2, 2020

The American Correctional Association (ACA) uses timed splash screens to distinguish influential sponsors who exhibit at their conference. Or you have a new speaker? Your mobile event app is a great resource when it comes to generating event revenue. Push notifications are great for last minute communication, too. gamification.

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Expo Logic

JANUARY 2, 2020

The American Correctional Association (ACA) uses timed splash screens to distinguish influential sponsors who exhibit at their conference. Or you have a new speaker? Your mobile event app is a great resource when it comes to generating event revenue. Push notifications are great for last minute communication, too. gamification.

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Endless Events

APRIL 10, 2019

Maybe to prep speakers, it could be where the video guys are staying, controlling everything. Resources: Projection Calculator. What’s great about projecting from behind is that it creates just a little bit of a backstage area. It also could be an area where they need to store all the empty cases as well.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

So your Leko is gonna be used when you wanna focus in on something and highlight something or you know, so you’ve got a speaker standing again at a podium, you’ve got a lights coming in here, lights coming in here, you don’t want it washing all over the rest of the stage. Leko Use VS PAR Use. Phillips Hue Lighting.

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