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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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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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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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. So they’re boldly blending the two when they travel to exhibitions and trade shows.

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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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