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Conference Innovation While Traveling at Warp Speed

Velvet Chainsaw

Not every effort was a rousing success but attempting to inject new conference elements made us more nimble, creative and smarter as a team. What should we expect for hybrid or virtual conference attendance? How much time can we expect an engaged attendee to participate in a multi-day virtual conference? Do virtual expos work?

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5 Travel Trends to Consider for Your Attraction

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A cultural event, professional conference, trade show, or home and garden show can attract both local attendees and visitors. For an event creator, it’s important to tap into current travel trends in the event industry, including what attendees want to see when they travel to an attraction.

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The Future Of Conferences Is Unconferences

Conferences that Work

Meetings and conferences are perhaps one of the most important fundamental ways in which people come together and change happens. So I’m pleased to discover an academic research article paper about unconference — especially since its title is: The Future Of Conferences Is Unconferences !

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The Conference Big Idea Road Less Traveled That Harvests Success

Velvet Chainsaw

Most conferences are stuck in a rut! So how do you create a conference experience that is not like all the others? Start by considering one or more of these conference big ideas. They are the conference planning road less traveled that harvests success! Big Conference Ideas On The Road Less Traveled Part 1.

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Conference Organizers: What Is Your Duty of Care?

Velvet Chainsaw

As conference organizers, it can be helpful to consider our responsibilities from the viewpoint of duty of care — the legal definition of which is “a requirement that a person [or organization] act[s] toward others and the public with the watchfulness, attention, caution and prudence that a reasonable person in the circumstances would use.

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Today’s Best Practices for Visas and International Travel

Smart Meetings

Don’t leave home without these With the world wide open for business, you may be headed for an international conference or meeting. Many travelers swear by communication apps like WhatsApp and Skype, which let you phone home as if you were still in the U.S. Conferences? Of course, that definitely means you need a passport.

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Beyond Hybrid: Repackaging Your Conference Content

Velvet Chainsaw

Over the past nine months, many industry experts have proclaimed that meetings and conferences are forever changed and hybrid is here to stay. Conference content product management requires a good deal of business acumen. whose post, “ 6 Ways to Create Revenue Around your Conference Content ,” helped inspire this article.