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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The MICE

JULY 27, 2022

I want to re-share this article that I wrote back in 2019 and was initially published on VDVO website , because the principles of event design remain the same, the human is in the centre of every experience that we want to design for our events and technology technology should enhance this experience, and not replace it.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 11, 2021

Planning a meeting or event always begins with determining goals, the number of participants, duration and budget. For example, there are easy ways to capture and measure participants’ reactions to a meeting or event as well as what they learn and how they are applying it. Design for application and impact.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 16, 2018

Fun fact: the testing community often uses my term “peer conferences” for their get-togethers, due to a chat about meeting design I had with tester James Bach at the 2004 Amplifying Your Effectiveness conference.) Most meeting conveners concentrate on feedback about meeting content (“great speakers!”)

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The “reimagined” meeting now will take place entirely online, with a daylong agenda that includes keynote speaker Billie Jean King, multiple panels, and breakout sessions. And there are companies” — ABBIT among them — “which specialize in providing online meeting services.”. The Multi-Hub Meeting. The equipment is there.

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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. I’ve never seen this happen on Zoom, for example.). Absolutely! (As

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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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Event Industry News

JUNE 6, 2019

What have been some of the most effective examples of hybrid events you’ve seen so far? PCMA has done a great job in live-streaming some of their best keynote speakers and creating a whole discussion online with the virtual audience of 1,000 or so participants. The future is hybrid, are you ready?

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

has a larger and more secular audience in his sights: conference-goers. Packard shared how “conference refugees” — who find the hallway more appealing than the breakout room — are pointing the way for meeting professionals to adapt. No, and let me give you an example. What connection can you make to conference attendees?

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

has a larger and more secular audience in his sights: conference-goers. Packard shared how “conference refugees” — who find the hallway more appealing than the breakout room — are pointing the way for meeting professionals to adapt. No, and let me give you an example. What connection can you make to conference attendees?

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Gallus Events

OCTOBER 29, 2019

It made me think about this format again and it also had some good best practice examples. We weren’t sitting behind tables, the speaker wasn’t behind a lectern and the facilitator was sitting on the same level of the attendees. The speaker was great and the content was really interesting too. What is a workshop.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

A great recent example of how event technology can help build a team and lay the foundation for strong, trusting relationships after the event has finished is our work with E.ON , one of the world’s leading energy service providers. Conferences. Bringing teams together with event technology. Personalised event app. Areas of interest.

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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. It’s not just the content and the speakers, it’s also about having time and a space to think about things differently, and perhaps see challenges in a different light.

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Event Marketer

MAY 17, 2023

While speakers shared proven tips and tricks, best practices and trends in sustainability, design, DE&I, tech and more, one theme in particular wove throughout several sessions: the importance of building one-of-a-kind experiences.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 1, 2019

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. Some speakers might be concerned about giving up the ability to manage the material.

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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. Some speakers might be concerned about giving up the ability to manage the material.

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Gallus Events

DECEMBER 11, 2018

I spoke at IBTM in Barcelona ( you can read the “review” here ) at the end of November on one of my favourite topics, Meeting Design or fresh formats for conferences. I then picked out five key things to consider when you thinking about designing fresh formats. What objectives should underpin meeting design.

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Slido

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

“You should share more examples of how others are using Slido. But let me use the session called Variable Compensation for Customer Success Managers as an example to describe how it worked. The point was to gauge the audience position on the topic that the speakers had to oppose or defend. We’d love to read about that.”

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Gallus Events

APRIL 25, 2018

Attending a hackathon isn’t like taking the day off work to attend a conference. You will find me going on about the importance of the venue in a lot of posts (specially the ones that cover meeting design ) as the venue helps the organiser create the right atmosphere and environment. The venue is absolutely crucial.

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The MICE

MARCH 11, 2021

The first speaker, Farshida Zafar, L.L.M., Director ErasmusX at Erasmus University Rotterdam and Senior Fellow Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence for Digital Governance shared an example of building four campuses of Erasmus University in Minecraft. A common example is booking websites. Gamifying a conference – ShipCon case study.

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Event Industry News

MAY 3, 2019

So, for example, instead of looking at how to incorporate video, start with your event’s messaging. One example of how technology can enhance and extend the live event experience for attendees is getting them involved, for both fun and learning. ” — Adrian Segar , Founder at Conferences That Work.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 22, 2019

So, for example, instead of looking at how to incorporate video, start with your event’s messaging. One example of how technology can enhance and extend the live event experience for attendees is getting them involved, for both fun and learning. ” — Adrian Segar , Founder at Conferences That Work.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 17, 2022

That decrease in daily face-to-face interactions could result in increased demand for team and company gatherings that previously happened informally or in the conference room. We will have an intentional mix of physical and virtual presences with in-person gatherings driven by purpose and designed for collaboration.”.

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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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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

An entrepreneur since he was only 18 years old, Maarten has over 35 years of experience in meeting design. He’s an author, a speaker, a trainer. And since 2012, he has organized the FRESH Conference in Europe. Ready to hear all about the ground-breaking magic of multi-hub meetings?

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Meetings don’t look how they used to. 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? Attendees want more control over the meeting agenda.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

All of the above is driving the generation’s expectations in regards to meetings and events, ultimately redefining the industry as a result. Control over the meeting agenda is moving to attendees. Gone are the days of static schedules that shuffle through speaker after speaker while attendees remain seated.

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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. For example, conferences and meetings usually focus on networking and professional development.

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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. For example, Gatherly has significantly increased their platform functionality since I reviewed them two months ago, so be cautious making direct comparisons between my reviews.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 30, 2018

Here’s what you might see on a stroll through a typical workshop: An example At one workshop, association staffers noted that no one touched a cell phone, and intense conversations with frequent bursts of laughter filled the entire two-hour event. A participant started crying and his group members rushed to console and support him.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 6, 2020

A conference rolled out plans for an all-women speaker lineup. And the Twittersphere erupted in fury and demanded change after a speaker shared how she was denied entry to a conference because she arrived with her still-breastfeeding baby. Some felt that was a step too far. Cristi Kempf.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 25, 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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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Corbin Ball is an international speaker, consultant and writer dedicated to helping clients use technology more efficiently for improved productivity. Meetings & conferences. Smart Meetings. In fact, you’ll often see Smart Meetings articles featured in our Einsteins’ Favorites series. Conferences That Work.

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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. Industry Performance Trends.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 4, 2020

In our space design, for example, we may seat four people to a table instead of ten as we use more square footage in our rooms. To do that, you need the following: Experiences : Design experiences where the attendees and speakers take ownership to educate each other. John Ayo, wellness expert, keynote speaker, and author.

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