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2023 in review—and a book sale!

Conferences that Work

Before 2020, I was designing and facilitating around a dozen in-person meetings and conferences a year. But our industry still faces ongoing challenges, such as: high travel, F&B, and production costs; staffing shortages; tight client budgets; and the rise of last-minute event registrations. 2023 in review I slowed down in 2023.

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How Four Major Global Events Pivoted from In-Person to Virtual

Attendease

Jessica Lessin, Founder and Editor-In-Chief of The Information, agrees: “For comparison, last year’s WTF conference took place in New York with fewer than 200 people squeezed into a venue in Times Square. Collision announced in March that it would be transitioning the conference at the Enercare Centre in Toronto into an at-home experience.

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AGF announce first speakers for Green Events & Innovations Conference

Event Industry News

The Green Events and Innovations Conference (GEI 15), the foremost conference for sustainable events is delighted to announce the first speakers for the 15th edition, which will take place on 28th February 2023 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. .

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11 Lessons Learned From Organizing a Global Conference Tour

Bizzabo

GetResponse has hosted global conferences across the world. In this post, the GetResponse events team shares some of their biggest event management takeaways. In 2017 our experience led us to the idea of ResponseCon —a series of worldwide events focused on the ins and outs of integrated online marketing for SMBs.

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BI Worldwide

Stova

Challenge Solution Challenge BI Worldwide Challenge As an organization with offices in eight different countries, the team at BI Worldwide hosts conferences all over the world. During their conferences, they have an opening plenary followed by a series of small workshops. and Europe.

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10 Can’t-Miss Education Sessions at IMEX America

MeetingsNet

discussions to a “Belong-a-palooza” to a filmmaker workshop, fresh topics will complement evergreen sessions such as event contracting and meeting security, for a lively educational agenda. IMEX, Encore, Maritz Global Events, Cvent, DRPG, and PCMA are among the organizations sharing new ways to use technology.

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How Meeting Profs Can Improve Event Engagement

Smart Meetings

However, Naomi Clare, founder and CEO of Storycraft Lab , believes planners should be reaching out much earlier to the event’s kick off, at least six to eight weeks prior. “We They turn up and they’re fully engaged because they feel like they’ve had some involvement in the design of that event.”.