Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

As evidence of software tester conference awesomeness, I offer three examples below. I first designed and convened what I called a “ peer conference ” in 1992 for a group of IT managers at small schools that eventually became known as edACCESS. I miss hanging out with the folks I got to know at these events.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 11, 2020

In person meetings have vanished overnight. It’s time to implement what we’ve learned about great face-to-face meeting design and process into online meetings. Meetings will never be the same. Allow attendees free time while the conference program is designed.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 24, 2021

Are online meetings reducing our collective intelligence [CI] ? New research from Carnegie Mellon has been widely interpreted as concluding that, for example, “Zoom is actually less effective than a phone call” , and “Video conferencing can hurt collaboration” Not so fast. New research about online meetings.

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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. Meeting design case.

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The MICE

JULY 27, 2022

One of the presentations that highly inspired me to think differently about event design took place in 2019 at the MICE Forum at ITB Berlin (Organised by VDVO ). According to Felix, the term ‘participant experience design’ is a work in progress. Practical examples. Do we want to create connections?

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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.) My conclusion?

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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. I’ve never seen this happen on Zoom, for example.).

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

For example, we might have rooms for alumni who graduated in the 60’s or between ’90 and ’95, a room for staff, and a room for faculty. To help reconnect people who have spent time together in the past, we’ll provide online “rooms” for specific groups.

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Plan Your Meetings

JANUARY 15, 2018

Use the company colors, words, values and logo as effects in and outside the space but also before the meeting to create the links. Here is an example in which the invitation to a strategy-meeting with the theme “Growth” was written on a can consisting a seed. Make small areas that indicate a room, simply by making a door.

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Meeting Tomorrow

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

If you’re going to bring a bunch of people together, why not expand the scope of the event to include a lot of content and experiences that are loosely related. SXSW is the classic example, but this has often fallen flat in the corporate space.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 24, 2019

It will be led by consultant Donna Kastner, an entrepreneur and expert on meetings design, and Jamie Murdock, vice president of sales at Experient, who have both facilitated successful hackathons at the Education Conference over the previous two years. The duo will be back at this year’s Educon. Jacob Slaton).

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Converve

MAY 9, 2017

For some time, more and more event managers have been concerning themselves with the topic of meeting design. There is still however no clear description of what meeting design actually means. It tries to research the influences of technology on event design.

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Converve

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Why not then with one of these reading tips for event managers?! X: The Experience When Business Meets Design / Brian Solis. This can be seen clearly with such examples as Apple, Disney or LEGO. Behind exceptional experience design you’ll find technologies that can also be used at events. Link: [link].

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Converve

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Why not then with one of these reading tips for event managers?! X: The Experience When Business Meets Design / Brian Solis. This can be seen clearly with such examples as Apple, Disney or LEGO. Behind exceptional experience design you’ll find technologies that can also be used at events. Link: [link].

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Converve

MAY 9, 2017

For some time, more and more event managers have been concerning themselves with the topic of meeting design. There is still however no clear description of what meeting design actually means. It tries to research the influences of technology on event design. (updated 18 July 2018).

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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.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 25, 2019

I’ll illustrate them with examples from a presenter’s point of view (mine). ” A client asked me to run a 75-minute interactive session on participant-driven and participation-rich meetings at a daylong conference. “You’ll need to shorten your session by twenty-five minutes.”

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 16, 2021

And it made me think about meeting design. And, me being me, I thought about what Marcy had just said in the context of meeting design. And meetings are no exception. The art and craft of the meeting designer. It’s a meeting designer’s job to create these contextual layers.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 4, 2019

Morgan plans her tours using some of the same skills and insights that event designers employ — her events just happen to be mobile. The Gather Greene event venue and nature retreat in upstate New York is intended to blur the boundaries of indoor and outdoor spaces. More Meeting Trends. American Tobacco Campus).

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2024

And it’s mostly about meeting design and facilitation, but I write about all kinds of things. Adrian Segar: That group, for example, over 30 years has come up with several initiatives outside the conference. “We For example, at a first-time conference, people might say, “We have to do this again!

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The MICE

MARCH 11, 2021

Director ErasmusX at Erasmus University Rotterdam and Senior Fellow Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence for Digital Governance shared an example of building four campuses of Erasmus University in Minecraft. A common example is booking websites. A hackathon is an excellent example of purpose-driven collaboration.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 19, 2021

If you want maximum learning, interaction, and connection at a meeting, small meetings are better than large meetings. For example, think about a conference to explore the implications of a medical breakthrough. A hat tip to Martin Sirk for suggesting this example!]. Yes, this is one anecdotal example.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 11, 2021

For each domain, I’ll include examples of meeting processes you can use to satisfy participants’ problem solving wants and needs. These examples might remind you of the kinds of topics that routinely appear as the titles of traditional conference sessions. Here are some examples. Obvious problems.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 25, 2019

Morgan plans her tours using some of the same skills and insights that event designers employ — her events just happen to be mobile. The Gather Greene event venue and nature retreat in upstate New York is intended to blur the boundaries of indoor and outdoor spaces. More Meeting Trends. American Tobacco Campus).

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

An entrepreneur since he was only 18 years old, Maarten has over 35 years of experience in meeting design. Ready to hear all about the ground-breaking magic of multi-hub meetings? Don’t miss a beat, it’s Event Tech Podcast time! The Path To Multi-Hub Meetings. He’s an author, a speaker, a trainer.

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Hubilo Blog

JULY 23, 2018

Event Industry comprises of many people starting with event designers, event managers to event planners, board members of an organisation. Penned down by the event professionals themselves, it is an all-in-one book about meeting designing.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

For example, Gatherly has significantly increased their platform functionality since I reviewed them two months ago, so be cautious making direct comparisons between my reviews. I’m sympathetic, though purchasing a subscription for an independent meeting designer and facilitator like me is probably not a great fit.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

But when it comes to trends, where should meeting industry professionals put their focus? While the shifts are plentiful, there are five that stand out from the fold when it comes to modern event design. Here are five meeting industry trends that are changing the game. Millennials are the decision makers now.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

While the shifts are plentiful, there are five that stand out from the fold when it comes to modern event design. Here’s how the meetings industry is changing the game. Take the “Be-Wellster” and the “Post-Master” as examples. Millennials are the decision makers now. labor force at 35%.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 30, 2018

Here’s what you might see on a stroll through a typical workshop: An example At one workshop, association staffers noted that no one touched a cell phone, and intense conversations with frequent bursts of laughter filled the entire two-hour event.

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

However, you do need to consider a few key criteria so that you can more easily identify which of these standard event room setups will best apply to each of your events. 3 Key Criteria When Determining the Optimal Event Setup. Every event has a unique set of objectives when it comes to what you are trying to accomplish.

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Endless Events

JULY 27, 2018

Because they don’t “invest” in attending the event, they either easily forget it or never commit at all. For example, give them something valuable they can take home, whether it’s a simple giveaway or a new set of skills. Making Event Networking Fun. There are several strategies you can use to promote event networking.

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2018

Various types of events such as roadshows, dinners, conferences, and exhibits fit seamlessly into this framework. Check out this guide to know how to execute this, together with a few examples of how the big brands do it! Making Emails Target Specific Audiences.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 24, 2022

We can increase the quality of conventional hallway conversations by designing a physical meeting environment that encourages and supports them. For example, chair pairings, small group furniture arrangements, standing areas with places to park food and beverage, covered outdoor spaces, etc. Provide a range of spaces.

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