Conferences that Work
DECEMBER 18, 2023
To this end, they contracted a well-known futurist who offered a short opening keynote on how to think about the industry’s future, followed by a panel of leading industry experts who discussed how his ideas could be applied in detail. The winners receive the “Golden Elephant” trophy at a black-tie awards ceremony.
Conferences that Work
JUNE 12, 2017
I love my meeting design clients, but there is one mistake I see them making over and over again. Clients invariably ask me to help design their meeting after they’ve chosen a venue! Here’s why they do it, and why it’s a mistake. Read the full article at Conferences That Work.
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Conferences that Work
MARCH 25, 2019
From my perspective as a presenter and facilitator, I’m not sure there’s much I can do when others cause truncation of my contracted sessions or fill them with hungry, tired attendees. Perhaps a contract clause that doubles my fee if the session starts late or my available time is slashed? Stay on time! I can dream.
Guidebook
APRIL 10, 2015
Into the Heart of Meetings: Basic Principles of Meeting Design by Mike van der Vijver. Whenever you’re getting people together to learn new things or work out a problem, there’s going to be some sort of meeting involved. But how can we move meetings beyond their traditional stigmas and creating meaningful meeting designs?
The MICE
MARCH 11, 2021
We used meeting design to do that, which already had some gamification elements to it. The idea: One trade fair, unfair rules, one contract, one winner takes all. The contestant or team with the highest stock index valuation and most points wins the trade-unfair contract. And we really wanted to bring that online.
Plan Your Meetings
JUNE 27, 2016
Manage contracts. Manage implementation of meeting or event. Depending on your meeting location, it may be necessary to travel with or contract security teams. Then communicate expectations, set deadlines for deliverables and secure contracts. Secure contracts and communicate expectations. Identify risks.
Conferences that Work
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
And if I can’t do a good job for them, whatever the quantity of work, I won’t sign a contract.). My contracts with large clients may involve more time and money than similar work for a smaller client (see below). Administrative and contract issues take up more time. Decision-making processes are often convoluted.
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