PCMA Convene

AUGUST 12, 2019

Instead of showcasing, as we’ve done in past years, extraordinary places, spaces, destination videos, F&B offerings, tech tools, and other bits and pieces that make the events world go round, we zoomed in on you. For this year’s Best in Show feature, we switched gears. Hacker Chicks. Having a Heart. Earn and Learn. Risky Business.

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Meeting Design 2019 Meetings Insurance 92

Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Before 2020, I was designing and facilitating around a dozen in-person meetings and conferences a year. After COVID decimated the meeting industry, I focused on the design and facilitation of online meetings. And David gave me a free hand with the design. The design parameters were interesting.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 11, 2021

All meeting design needs to recognize this reality. What we think of as modern business meetings and conferences are hundreds of years old. The traditional top-down formats of meetings and conferences reflect the top-down structure of the institutions that still largely dominate our world. Institutions.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 16, 2019

If you had told me forty years ago, a freshly minted high-energy particle physics postdoc, that I’d go on to have four additional careers (owner of a solar manufacturing business, computer science professor, independent IT consultant, and meeting designer/facilitator) I wouldn’t have believed you. Hire curious people.

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Gallus Events

MARCH 22, 2016

At the end of February we supported Practically Perfect PA to run their second “Assist Conference” They reached their target of 100 PAs just a few days before the date of the conference, and everyone was delighted to have sold out the event. The five keys to great conference content. And the reason?

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Conferences that Work

JULY 17, 2023

I am resigned to the fact that OpenAI ‘s Large Language Model ChatGPT has scraped every blog post I’ve written here (over 750 posts in the last 13 years—around half a million words) so it can parrot my thoughts about meeting design, facilitation, and other topics. ChatGPT can be a useful tool.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

So here’s my review of Butter, a meeting platform for facilitators to shine. In this review of Butter, I’ll share a big picture overview, what I think is Butter’s finest feature, an example of how to implement a meeting design in Butter, and my closing thoughts. The usual caveats. The finest Butter.

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Event Industry News

JULY 5, 2018

The winner was determined by an international audience of event organizers that voted for the most innovative event tool. The Future of Meetings Award is a great springboard for tech startups and we look forward to continuing to follow NetworkTables’ progress over the years to come.”. It is easy to use and functional.”.

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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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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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PCMA Convene

JULY 6, 2020

We’ve long talked about how technology connects us, points out designer and researcher Pamela Pavliscak , a panelist at the technology conference Collision@Home , held online June 21-24. Even on Zoom, a tool “that we all rely on, we don’t truly have eye contact,” she said.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 22, 2023

It is critical to understand how to design conferences and events effectively. My books offer practical advice and best practices for designing and executing successful participant-driven and participation-rich meetings, whether they are virtual or in-person, and they are used by numerous meeting and hospitality education programs.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 13, 2018

Yes, most every meeting has after-the-fact attendee evaluations. Instead, content-involved planners must develop both on-site evaluations and post-event evaluations that determine how much the meeting furthered the specific goals and objectives of the executive stakeholders who own the meeting. “If

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SpotMe Blog

JULY 6, 2021

We’ve confirmed that virtual events can be engaging and productive, but only if the meeting design is truly participant driven and takes into consideration the needs of that audience. 2) On accessibility when it comes to choosing event technology and tools…. As we move into hybrid, we can’t lose that perspective.

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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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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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SmartMeetings

MARCH 11, 2021

When planning something like a sales meeting, it’s obvious the key measure is to drive sales. But if you’re running a conference on diversity and inclusion , the measurement might not be as clear. Before the conference, create a control group so you can monitor how learning is used post-meeting.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 8, 2016

For over 25 years, I’ve been designing and facilitating Conferences That Work : successful, innovative, highly interactive, participant-driven events that leverage attendees’ expertise and experience to create just the conference that participants want and need. I’m excited! Earn CIC education credits. Roundtable.

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Slido

OCTOBER 24, 2018

It features hot ideas for any type of event you can imagine, plus industry news and tools for finding suppliers and venues. If you want to step up your promotion game and attract more attendees to your events, head over to arm yourself with some essential tools and strategies. Meeting design and interaction tips 11.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 5, 2016

From books that take an irreverent approach to meeting planning to comprehensive guides on everything from meeting design to green events , this reading list has everything the modern meeting planner needs for a relaxing day of poolside reading. Into the Heart of Meetings: Basic Principles of Meeting Design.

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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. Online Tools to Make Registration a Breeze. Common tools like WordPress and MailChimp can now process registrations. Survey tools like Jotform and Survey Monkey can also be adapted for this use. Read all about these and beyond in this roundup.

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Gallus Events

APRIL 6, 2016

TED Conferences have been keen on these interactive spaces for years and they have replaced the traditional exhibition. It’s so easy to build this into every event, not just a conference, but product launches, dinners and awards. As event organisers, we now have a tool kit to avoid boring events. How BORING is your 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. South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive masks networking events in the form of parties, gaming expos, and mixers scheduled throughout the life of the conference.

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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. If you don’t let the Millennials have input, they’ll opt out.”. FLIPPED LEARNING.

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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? For a recent meeting, the Experient team created “journey maps.”

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Slido

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

They are increasingly popular with event organizers and for many conferences, it’s a fixed element in their agendas. Since then, the concept has evolved from one-way speeches to immersive conversations and has replaced solo keynotes at many conferences. Related story: The Art of Organizing Successful Q&As at Conferences 5.

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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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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

By creating “journey maps” at a recent conference, the team was able to outline completely different experiences for attendees based on their personas. But make no mistake, the networking is there: over 3,000 face-to-face meetings were scheduled at C2 2017 alone. Where you meet matters more than ever before.

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Meetings 2016 Trade Shows Social Media 158

Gallus Events

APRIL 6, 2016

TED Conferences have been keen on these interactive spaces for years and they have replaced the traditional exhibition. It’s so easy to build this into every event, not just a conference, but product launches, dinners and awards. As event organisers, we now have a tool kit to avoid boring events. How BORING is your event?

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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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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

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. Why have a keynote speaker at your event?

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Event Industry News

MAY 3, 2019

As Christy Lamagma brilliantly phrases this below, “Technology can be a powerful tool to streamline processes (and) automate tasks…(but) what it can’t do is replace the face to face experience that is unique to events and that is integral to building relationships.” ” — Adrian Segar , Founder at Conferences That Work.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

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. Why have a keynote speaker at your event?

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All Seated

JUNE 28, 2019

IACC found that younger generations increasingly influence and drive the need for experience enhancement at conferences, meetings, and events. Food and beverage is key to meeting design and experience creation. Learn how AllSeated’s robust digital planning tools and VR technology positions your venue for future success.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 12, 2016

I’ve been convening, designing, and facilitating conferences for over 35 years, concentrating on participant-driven and participation-rich event facilitation and design since 1992. This will help develop participants’ tool chests of techniques that can be brought into service when needed. Techniques covered.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 22, 2019

As Christy Lamagma brilliantly phrases this below, “Technology can be a powerful tool to streamline processes (and) automate tasks…(but) what it can’t do is replace the face to face experience that is unique to events and that is integral to building relationships.” ” — Adrian Segar , Founder at Conferences That Work.

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Meeting Tomorrow

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

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. 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.

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