Conferences that Work

MARCH 21, 2022

This coming June will mark my 30th year of designing and facilitating participant-driven and participation-rich meetings. So I designed the workshop as an “ Ask Adrian Anything ” about meeting design and facilitation. In Gatherly, the tool I had to address this issue was text chat. Absolutely! (As

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The MICE

JULY 27, 2022

One of the presentations that highly inspired me to think differently about event design took place in 2019 at the MICE Forum at ITB Berlin (Organised by VDVO ). The conference programme was designed to highlight the importance of the individual who is the centre of every live event.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 22, 2023

It is critical to understand how to design conferences and events effectively. In addition to providing access to my books, VitalSource also offers valuable tools for instructors. Thank you for your ongoing support of my work and your commitment to advancing the field of meeting design!

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Adding to my reports on new platforms providing online incarnations of traditional conference socials , here’s a review of online social platform Rally. However, the room size limit to the number of people who can listen to folks on stage currently limits Rally to a presentation tool for small audiences. No related posts.

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2018

Use the right online tools that will get the most bang out of your event bucks. Also, it pays to know about event AV, since it’s one of the most pricey assets for your event but can have the biggest payoff. Online Tools to Make Registration a Breeze. Just make sure to mind the coherence of the whole event.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 14, 2016

What these two tools have in common is that they leverage the excitement of individual attendee’s as they see their content rebroadcast to the entire event audience. If you don’t have a networking opportunity at your event, it’s easy to write one into your schedule before or after a keynote or breakout session. Room Design.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 1, 2018

Many of these discoveries have a huge impact on best practices for holding meetings and conferences, and, in turn, how we think about what it means to be engaged in a meeting setting. This means the tone of a meeting or event can change dramatically based on one person’s mood. Impact on Happiness and Creativity.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2017

Where past generations of meeting-goers might have been content as spectators, attendees today are looking for more active participation and experiential learning — starting with the fact that much of what they used to travel for is now available digitally. If you don’t let the Millennials have input, they’ll opt out.”.

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Meeting Tomorrow

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Imagine that each event has a “window” into all the other locations, and that the focus can be shifted from place to place–like a group video chat but with an event in each window. There are a number of meeting design elements that need to be accounted for, but the cost savings and expanded participation seem well worth it.

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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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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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Endless Events

JULY 27, 2018

Facebook Finds a New Event Rival in Pinterest. Facebook has long been known as a major platform for planning and promoting events, but a new challenger now wants in on the action. Pinterest has just launched new tools that allow professionals to plan events on the platform. Nailing Referral and VIP programs.

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The MICE

MARCH 11, 2021

We used meeting design to do that, which already had some gamification elements to it. Gamifying a conference – ShipCon case study. Anne Geelhoed, Vice-Chair at YoungShip Rotterdam, shared how they pivoted their bi-annual conference—ShipCon—into a virtual format. One of the tools used was ‘The Sopranos’.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Today, planners are racing to adapt to trends that make conferences and events more engaging and dynamic than ever before. But when it comes to trends, where should meeting industry professionals put their focus? While the shifts are plentiful, there are five that stand out from the fold when it comes to modern event design.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

While the shifts are plentiful, there are five that stand out from the fold when it comes to modern event design. Here’s how the meetings industry is changing the game. By creating “journey maps” at a recent conference, the team was able to outline completely different experiences for attendees based on their personas.

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Say you are preparing for a meeting, or a conference, or a class, or a banquet, or a wedding, and you want to optimize the venue or space you are using so that the seating and tables are set up for the best attendee experience. 3 Key Criteria When Determining the Optimal Event Setup. Classes and seminars focus on education.

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