Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2024

On Tuesday, March 26, 2024 , I sat down with Martin Duffy and Paul Nunesdea on LinkedIn Live for an hour’s deep dive conversation about peer conferences: the participant-driven, participation-rich events I’ve designed and facilitated for over thirty years. Peer Conferences Unveiled—The Transcript! Here it is—enjoy!

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 11, 2021

What makes attending conferences worthwhile? As I described in Conferences That Work , the two most common reasons for attending conferences are to learn useful things and make useful connections. But there are numerous other ways that conferences provide value to stakeholders. Complicated problems.

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Converve

MAY 9, 2017

For some time, more and more event managers have been concerning themselves with the topic of meeting design. There is still however no clear description of what meeting design actually means. This is the scenario that we already experience at a lot of conferences. Technology could of course help to do so.

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Converve

MAY 9, 2017

For some time, more and more event managers have been concerning themselves with the topic of meeting design. There is still however no clear description of what meeting design actually means. This is the scenario that we already experience at a lot of conferences. (updated 18 July 2018). Co-Working Congress. "An

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 6, 2020

The United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) — a set of 17 wide-ranging goals and 169 targets addressing critical global problems — aren’t exactly household words. A conference rolled out plans for an all-women speaker lineup. Michelle Russell. Courtesy UN).

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Industry Performance Trends Attendee Experience Trends Meeting Destination Trends Event Technology Trends Meeting Design Trends. The unprecedented rise in demand for meetings and events will continue this year, with CWT Meetings & Travel predicting a robust 5-10% growth in demand. Meeting Design Trends.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 4, 2020

Smart Meetings asked industry leaders from the front lines of hotels, event venues and creators, transportation, travel, networking, wellness and sustainability to share their commitments and challenges for keeping everyone safe and connected. But we have no definitive price changes to announce at this time. Sustainability.

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