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? It’s an honor to work on a classic Conferences That. Conferences That Work goes to Japan! ” and “ who?

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

I’ve been promoting the Conferences That Work meeting format for so long, that some people assume I think it’s the right choice for every meeting. two meeting types and three situations when you should NOT use a Conferences That Work design: — Most corporate events. Well, it’s not.

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APRIL 30, 2018

Rarely, however, is this tool used to design events that creatively incorporate, illuminate, and support core desires and outcomes for the meeting. Whoever they are—young developing leaders, Conferences That Work goes to Japan! The first Conferences That Work peer conference held in Japan begins today!

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 21, 2021

Remember conferences and events before COVID-19, mask wearing and social distancing? We all know masks help save lives—but here’s the clencher—are you willing to wear your mask the entire conference time? We turn to our friends in the Far East, South Korea and Japan, for insight into masking up. Japan: 4,680 or.000037

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 15, 2022

Harpa Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Center in Iceland. Harpa Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Center is a world-renowned meeting place for art, music, cultural and corporate events. of meeting space, state-of-the-art technology and titanic silhouette set against Faxafloi Bay draws enormous groups for good reason.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 8, 2019

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. The conference has run continually for the last 27 years.) This is something new.

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Eventinterface

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Countless multilingual business meetings, conferences and events are conducted around the world daily, the success of which largely depends on attendees understanding each other. Plan on interpreters for all the languages used at your meeting or event. Interpreters should be briefed before the meeting to they can prepare.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2022

From safe places to travel in 2022 to a look at the larger problem surrounding the Salman Rushdie incident, here are Smart Meetings’ top security stories from 2022. Iceland took the top spot, followed by New Zealand, Canada, Sweden and Japan. New Privacy Laws Will Give More Power to Meeting Attendees.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 29, 2024

Meeting professionals spend months and sometimes years designing events that are engaging, inspiring and educational. Inclusive pricing covers meeting space, all audiovisual equipment and meals in the pescatarian kitchen (no meat, alcohol or tobacco is allowed on the property).

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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

AUGUST 31, 2016

The answer describes your personal interaction style, in a model that Opening General Session speaker Erin Meyer shared yesterday at PCMA’s Global Professionals Conference – Europe, held at the Palais des Congres de Paris. Which, in turn, requires flexibility on the part of time-obsessed North American meeting organizers.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 22, 2018

When we enable people to meaningfully connect at a meeting, something extraordinary happens. We transform a conference from an impersonal forum for information exchange to a place where people feel they matter: their views, their experience, their ability to contribute become seen. Your conferences will be all the better for it.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 16, 2018

Ooh, this is a hard one for me, but it’s so important for anyone working in the meeting profession. Patricia describes a week in Japan immersed in an intensive process called Naikan , a form of gratitude meditation on one’s debt to the world. Read the full article at Conferences That Work No related posts.

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Event Industry News

MAY 10, 2021

However, according to IPK, a high intention to travel for business can already be seen in 2021 for some overseas markets, above all in Japan, China, the USA and South Korea. “Event centres, conference hotels and event venues are adjusting well even under the more difficult conditions. Adjusting capacities to “New Now“.

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Bizzabo

APRIL 21, 2020

Rakuten is a Tokyo, Japan-based organization that was founded in 1997 by Hiroshi Mikitani. The company began as an online shopping marketplace and quickly became one of the most popular websites in Japan. In fact, over 4,000 one-on-one meetings were scheduled in 2019 alone! For marketers, this is a must-attend conference.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 18, 2022

Kintsugi means “golden seams” or “golden repair” and was developed in Japan in the 16 th and 17 th centuries to reclaim shattered or cracked pottery. How Meeting Planners Can Use It: Nobu Caesars Palace refurb includes the Hakone, Sake, Nobu Penthouse and Nobu Villa suites—all prime accommodations for VIPs and CEOs.

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Eventory

DECEMBER 20, 2018

2019 will offer lots of events of all kinds but it will be especially rich in advertising conferences and marketing related events. Therefore, dig in this article, which highlights 50 ad events and best marketing conferences to attend in 2019, to make your planning process much easier. . How the agenda fits the needs?

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

With over 25 years of experience in travel, tourism and business events, and in leadership roles with Starwood Hotels and Resorts and Destination Toronto, he brings extensive experience to oversee BestCities operations, focusing on their values of legacy, sustainability and advancement of the global impact of meeting events.

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Event Industry News

JULY 9, 2019

Giant iTab, the award-winning event technology and digital solutions company providing giant touchscreens, tablets and smartphones for enhanced digital engagement, has expanded its reach internationally with a host of new partners in South Africa, Scandinavia, Japan, Greece and Cyprus. Conferences. Areas of interest. Brand Events.

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SevenEvents

MAY 4, 2023

it’s situated just 10 minutes from marrakesh menara airport, making it easily accessible for short incentive trips or business meetings. you can experience the brand new nobu hotel, the first nobu hotel on an african continent. nobu marrakesh offers a new world of luxury to this vibrant, colourful city.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 22, 2018

And how does culture impact meetings? According to Mathias Posch, president of International Conference Services, culture is influenced by two major factors: where you grew up, and your personal background and identity. . Is a millennial in Japan the same as a millennial in Austria?” Mathias Posch. What defines culture?

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 9, 2017

Nothing but a distant memory now, unless you live in Japan. 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.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

As meeting planners, we want to know more about the interesting locations we’re seeing. Notable conference center: Palais des congres de Montreal, holding 113 rooms and venues with 551,520 sq. Notable conference center: David L. Lawrence Convention features 53 meetings rooms for a total of 77,952 sq.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 17, 2017

soil and remains safe and protected,” he tells Smart Meetings. territory has over 20 hotels housing meeting space and in excess of 9,450 guest rooms to accommodate groups of any size. For example, in Fiscal Year 2016, [we] welcomed over 225 [meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions] groups,” Denight says.

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Event Industry News

JULY 8, 2019

The Official England Rugby 2019 Dinner takes place just one month before the team leaves to compete in Japan. Conferences. “These events are fast becoming an important part of our business and we’re looking forward to sharing more of them throughout the summer.”. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Concerts & Tours. Exhibitions.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 20, 2023

At the recent Convening Leaders 2023 conference, the association for convention and trade-show management delivered advice from experts on pushing beyond one’s comfort zone to try new approaches. As a result, you must operate and collaborate differently to succeed in the new environment.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 3, 2023

Security, training and follow-through crown best efforts of meeting producers The five-star Royal Lancaster London will welcome a number of VIP guests for the Coronation of King Charles III. Crowned heads from Europe and Japan will be on hand. And, there is a new aspect to the program.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 6, 2017

Happy Global Meetings Industry Day ( GMID )! Today, April 6, marks the second annual GMID , led by the advocacy coalition Meetings Mean Business. From Asia to Africa to North America and Europe, more than 175 industry organizations and chapters have united to celebrate how awesome and impactful face-to-face meetings are.

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GEVME

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

While many companies resort to software like zoom to have virtual conferences or meetings, how can one take an entire social group of thousands of people virtual, and how do you manage such an event? COVID-19 has already changed the face of everything concerning social events and gatherings.

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Brown Paper Tickets

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Fika is the perfect theme for networking events and conferences and sounds a lot cooler than “coffee and pastries.”. According to the CWT Meetings and Events report , “treehouses, rooftops, and even islands will become increasingly popular.” Japan will host the Rugby World Cup in 2019 and the 2020 Olympics.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

Walkability, value, and friendliness can be strong drivers for why planners choose certain destinations over others for meetings. If a city can hit on all of those cylinders, it can emerge as a meetings-business champion. SPN] was like, ‘What better way to [tell the story] than a conference? They fall across the spectrum.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 4, 2019

Sessions scheduled in eight countries including Australia, China, India, Japan and Indonesia. Business travel in Asia-Pacific continues to grow and PCMA is uniquely positioned to help the region’s meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibition industry meet demand.”. 2019 PCMA APAC Annual Conference.

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Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

OCTOBER 4, 2019

The conference is one, as the name would suggest, that looks to the future of design and what the newest advances in the industry are and are going to be. Location : Tokyo, Japan. Specifically, this conference will focus on how digital technologies present an unprecedented opportunity in emerging markets.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 19, 2019

IBTM Asia Pacific will bring together a high calibre group of international, APAC regional and local meeting planners and exhibitors for two days of pre-scheduled one-to-one business meetings, education and networking. Senthil Gopinath, ICCA CEO: “We congratulate IBTM on the launch of this new platform in the Asia Pacific region.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 30, 2019

This report was originally released on The Japan Times. Conferences. Subscribe to e-newsletter updates Keep up to date with the latest news Join 15,000 + #eventprofs and get our e-newsletters direct to your inbox First Name Last Name johnsmith@example.com Submit Form is being submitted, please wait a bit. Areas of interest. Event Tech.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 17, 2019

Over the past three years, meeting organizers and hoteliers have confronted a growing challenge to the traditional room block model: home-sharing. In June of 2018, the company had to cancel reservations for guests in Japan due to compliance issues. Airnb hopes to expand its Experiences program.

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Eventinterface

JULY 26, 2017

With over a decade of experience, she has planned and executed various corporate meetings and conferences, galas, golf tournaments, concerts, community fundraisers, festivals for Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, start-ups and nonprofits. Chivonne believes in the fusion of intelligent decisions and stakeholder expectations.

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