Conferences that Work

JULY 2, 2018

Recently, a client asked for help designing a new conference. The needs assessment trap Conference design clients who “know what they want” have already decided on their “ why? “, and typically bring me in to consult at the “ how? Conferences That Work goes to Japan!

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

But I’m a consultant who has long subscribed to Jerry Weinberg’s Seventh Law of Marketing : “Give away your best ideas” and Credit Rule : “You’ll never accomplish anything if you care who gets the credit”, from his invaluable book The Secrets of Consulting. Stop the presses.

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Gallus Events

JULY 24, 2017

I have always used the metaphor of a production line to explain the need for meeting design. The production line approach to Meeting Design. One of the issues that I see while consulting for other event companies is the difficulty in managing a different type of event from the norm. And neither will my events.

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Gallus Events

APRIL 18, 2017

There is no such thing as the “perfect” conference programme. Every programme should reflect the slight differences in the audience; those delivering the content; the physical space in which the meeting takes place; the budget, and a good few other aspects too! Conference Programme Template. Add some meeting design.

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Gallus Events

MARCH 22, 2016

At the end of February we supported Practically Perfect PA to run their second “Assist Conference” They reached their target of 100 PAs just a few days before the date of the conference, and everyone was delighted to have sold out the event. The five keys to great conference content. And the reason?

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Events and media consultant Julius Solaris shared at the Unforgettable Experience Design Summit that he was initially very enthusiastic about unconference format events. He thought conferences would eventually adopt unconference models. The solution to this is to design your unconference before choosing the venue.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2022

Award-winning events and meetings space provider, Warwick Conferences , has announced the appointment of Christine Jones as Business Development Manager. Supporting organisations in the pharmaceutical, finance and legal sectors, Christine has worked at Warwick Conferences for more than 12 years as a Sales Manager.

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EventMB

JUNE 3, 2022

Egurrola-Wienke, strategic accounts executive at Cvent Roel Frissen, co-Founder at Event Design Collective Krzysztof Celuch, associate professor at Vistula School of Hospitality Antonio Ducceschi, chief commercial officer at Starhotels Group.

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Gallus Events

MARCH 22, 2016

At the end of February we supported Practically Perfect PA to run their second “Assist Conference” They reached their target of 100 PAs just a few days before the date of the conference, and everyone was delighted to have sold out the event. The five keys to great conference content. And the reason?

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

QnA with Event Industry Influencer, Author and Founder of Conferences That Work – Adrian Segar. Amazed by the modern concept of organizing conferences and ideas that change the concept of corporate meetings planning; we approached Adrian Segar to discuss his work! How did you land up with the idea of “Conferences That Work”?

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 11, 2022

By “practitioners” I mean the folks who do what the meeting is about; e.g., doctors at a medical event or scientists at a conservation conference. Often, vendors meet with practitioners at a tradeshow, and sponsors (who are usually vendors too) get opportunities to address practitioners.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 4, 2018

As a consultant in various fields for 35 years, this is a familiar world: one where I have influence with a client but less authority than a janitor. When consulting, one of my biggest meeting design challenges is to get boss buy-in. ” — Harold Jarche , chaos and order This isn’t easy work.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 6, 2022

A meeting designer used a carbon-dioxide meter in all the spaces he moved through while attending a recent conference. In late May, Adrian Segar attended a meeting-industry leadership summit in San Juan, Puerto Rico. With the meeting-room doors open, my meter typically showed readings between 500 and 600,” he noted.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 8, 2019

1984: I begin IT consulting for clients using personal computers. 1992: I organize a conference where there are no expert speakers available (it’s a new field, there are no experts). Invent a way to make the conference successful based on the collective needs, wants, and experience of the attendees. This is something new.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 4, 2019

The appetite for experiential tours among those who come to Portland for meetings and conventions has grown noticeably in the last two years, Morgan said. So much so, that she predicts that the days when business travelers see only see the inside of their hotels, moving from conference room to hotel room and back again, will soon be history.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 24, 2021

After participants completed the pre-test survey independently, they initiated a conference call with their partner. ” Artificial online meetings. This occurred during the first Meeting Design Practicum in Utrecht, The Netherlands: more details here ). appeared first on Conferences That Work.

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Slido

OCTOBER 30, 2018

A good icebreaker at the onset of your conference can set the tone for your event, boost audience engagement and create the right conditions for networking. But before you dive into planning one for your conference, keep these three things in mind: Set a clear goal Know what you want to achieve with your icebreaker. Do you have a pet?

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Gallus Events

JULY 19, 2018

I had a brilliant day at the Event Strategy Conference in London on the 16th July. However, attending a conference like this allows organisers to do exactly that. Almost all of the attendees across my two sessions organised conferences however almost half of the attendees didn’t run shorter formats.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 26, 2019

I embarked on a series of careers that increasingly integrated my technical background with working with people: owning and managing a solar energy business, teaching computer science at a liberal arts college, and consulting in information technology. If you had told me then that the. Whoever they are—young developing leaders,

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

But in the last couple of years, thanks to advances in technology, equipment, and the expansion of service providers, online meetings have become the opposite: easy, low-risk, and inexpensive, said Vanneste, who now acts as a consultant to ABBIT. The Multi-Hub Meeting. The Internet quality is there. The equipment is there.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 16, 2018

During my 20+ years as an IT consultant and developer, I fell in with a delightful international crowd of software testers: those all-important people responsible for the impossible task of making sure that software works the way it’s supposed to.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 29, 2021

And I know many great meeting professionals who strive to wear on their sleeve how they love being with people. Twenty years ago I was a successful, independent information technology consultant. What has surprised me during this journey is meeting so many meeting professionals I like along the way. Yay for us!

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

Liz Caruso : Liz King Caruso is an Event Specialist, Consultant & Speaker who is passionate about impactful, successful & fun events. Kate runs “Patay Consulting” as Chief Strategy Officer. Patay Consulting helps businesses and individuals discover and amplify their authentic brand and image.

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Gallus Events

MAY 15, 2017

If you run are running a one day conference, it is very likely that you will see a slight tailing off of attendees as your day draws to an end. When I ran event departments for several associations we always expected a bit of a drop off by the final part of the afternoon at our conferences. Meeting design.

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Boomset

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Photo by Jakob Dalbjörn on Unsplash You should never underestimate the importance of a well-designed conference room. Nonetheless, hosting a closed-door meeting is a simple matter that doesn’t require a conference room. An in-house conference, on the other hand, is a different thing altogether.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 6, 2020

We’ve long talked about how technology connects us, points out designer and researcher Pamela Pavliscak , a panelist at the technology conference Collision@Home , held online June 21-24. Putting users’ faces on the screen, alongside with everyone else, as the default setting “was a very strange design decision to make,” Pavliscak said.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 9, 2017

According to my weblogs, this site is now one of the most popular websites on meeting design and related issues, with 31 million page views to date, 25 million of which were made in the last three years. Read the full article at Conferences That Work. This has been a PSA from Adrian Segar.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 24, 2019

Next month, Thomson again will be looking for innovative ways to address the issue, this time as part of “ Hackathon: How the Events Industry Can Help the Unsheltered/Homeless ,” at PCMA’s Education Conference in Los Angeles on June 25. A participant at the hackathon during the 2018 PCMA Education Conference gives his team’s pitch.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 30, 2018

During the workshops each participant shares and receives consulting from a small peer group on a current personal professional challenge. The desired outcomes are for each participant to gain useful and relevant professional insights, and to make significant new connections. Sources for additional information. Helping me find a wonderful.

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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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Event Industry News

JUNE 6, 2019

Miguel Neves is a passionate social media advocate and experienced events professional who consults, trains and speaks on digital marketing and event technology. Ahead of his discussion at The Meetings Show, ‘The future is hybrid, are you ready?’ What do you hope attendees of your session at The Meetings Show will take away from it?

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 11, 2021

When planning something like a sales meeting, it’s obvious the key measure is to drive sales. But if you’re running a conference on diversity and inclusion , the measurement might not be as clear. Before the conference, create a control group so you can monitor how learning is used post-meeting. Phillips, Ph.D.,

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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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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 25, 2019

I admit it,” said Blackman, a principal strategy consultant for Fruition, based in Los Angeles. “I What they did was seamlessly integrate Pittsburgh into the entire fabric of the conference every step of the way.”. More Meeting Trends. What the ‘Sense of Place’ Travel Trend Means for Event Design. Ben Petchel).

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Slido

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Meeting design and interaction tips 11. It provides ready-to-use templates and on-demand webinars designed to level up your presentation skills – both from the visual perspective as well as in the craft of conversational presenting. Leadership, culture and meetings 15. There’s plenty to learn, just pick your topic.

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Event Industry News

MAY 2, 2019

William has been carrying out event consultancy for almost ten years. As a Meeting Designer and past Curator of Europe’s first Event Technology event William works at the cutting edge of events. Written by William Thomson – Gallus Events . Along with his experience William also looks to the future.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 27, 2020

Pre-pandemic, I traveled fairly frequently for my work as a consultant on meeting design and facilitator of meetings, and would try to run a couple of miles every day, wherever I was. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post What I wear for running appeared first on Conferences That Work.

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