Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Training associations how to create powerful and effective participant-driven and participation-rich conferences is one of the most rewarding aspects of my work: I love facilitating the learning that occurs, and the organization is then equipped with the process tools needed to transform their events.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

I was the guest at Professor Dan Cormany ‘s Convention Management class at Florida International University. I have a standing invitation for event and hospitality teachers to meet online with their class for free. I increased my speaking volume, but it was as if I had been banished from the meeting. I asked again.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 24, 2018

The Solution Room—a powerful conference session There’s been a lot of interest in The Solution Room, a session that I co-facilitated last July at Meeting Professionals International World Education Congress in Orlando, Florida.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 3, 2017

How do room sets imply and influence what happens at meetings? Related posts: The Solution Room—a powerful conference session There’s been a lot of interest in The Solution Room, a session that I co-facilitated last July at Meeting Professionals International World Education Congress in Orlando, Florida.

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APRIL 29, 2019

The Solution Room—a powerful conference session There’s been a lot of interest in The Solution Room, a session that I co-facilitated last July at Meeting Professionals International World Education Congress in Orlando, Florida. It is one.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 16, 2022

Sims has spent over 20 years in the events industry, most recently the owner and event designer for Carrie Sims Events Design, a company she started in 2019. Hotel Haya in Tampa, Florida, appointed Carlson director of food and beverage. Jeff Carlson. Rich Ainsworth.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 14, 2018

Mythodology: Event socials are a good way to meet people. Reality : People tend to stay with people they already know at event socials. Participant-driven and participation-rich events provide far more opportunities to meet people you actually want to meet. But making your meeting better lasts.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 19, 2017

Can meetings where no one says a word exhibit significantly different interpersonal dynamics? The Solution Room—an introductory video The talented graphic facilitator Kristine Nygaard of Kiss the frog, whom I had the recent pleasure of meeting at FRESH 2013, has created a delightful one-minute video that introduces The Solution Room, a.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Want to get a taste of my new book Event Crowdsourcing: Creating Meetings People Actually Want and Need ? (It Here are some Event Crowdsourcing free chapters for your enjoyment. Read Event Crowdsourcing free chapters. Chapter 2 – Why you need to crowdsource meeting content [pdf]. It is one.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Participant-driven and participation-rich peer conference designs improve on traditional events because they don’t treat openings and closings as necessary evils but as critical components of the meeting design. Let’s examine each phase of the peer conference arc in more detail.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 25, 2020

Although less critical, I’d encourage participants to join the meeting on a PC too, if possible.) At the start of the meeting, make the facilitators Zoom co-hosts , so they can manage participants (mainly mute/unmute) in their Three Questions breakout room. Have everyone mute their audio except the facilitator and scribes.

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MAY 21, 2018

The Solution Room is rapidly becoming a popular meeting plenary. Invented at MPI’s 2011 European Meetings and Events Conference, the session fosters active meaningful connections between attendees, and provides peer support and solutions to the real professional challenges currently faced by participants.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

The Solution Room—a powerful conference session There’s been a lot of interest in The Solution Room, a session that I co-facilitated last July at Meeting Professionals International World Education Congress in Orlando, Florida. It is one.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 18, 2020

Frequent and well-designed small group work is the key to creating active learning and connection at any meeting. Zoom allows facilitators to speedily split a meeting into up to 50 separate sessions. Practice using them at small group meetings before employing them for a significant event!

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JUNE 15, 2020

At the end of each session, participants return to the main Zoom meeting, and indicate their choice for the next set of sessions. At an online conference using the Zoom platform, once participants are in a specific breakout room/session, they can only leave the room and return to the main Zoom meeting. Moving between breakout rooms.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

The Solution Room—a powerful conference session There’s been a lot of interest in The Solution Room, a session that I co-facilitated last July at Meeting Professionals International World Education Congress in Orlando, Florida. It is one.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 29, 2017

Related posts: The Solution Room—a powerful conference session There’s been a lot of interest in The Solution Room, a session that I co-facilitated last July at Meeting Professionals International World Education Congress in Orlando, Florida.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 20, 2018

“I think the best part of the event was the inside/outside aspect.”. Also onsite at Rosen Plaza is Jack’s Place, an upscale restaurant serving Harris Ranch Prime Steaks and fresh Florida seafood, which planners can utilize when bringing groups to the property. Photo Credit Rosen Plaza. Photo Credit Rosen Plaza.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 6, 2018

As an example I’ll use a three-day conference I’m currently designing. The participants are four hundred scientists who work all over the world and only get to meet en masse every few years. By “short” I mean four minutes per scientist.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 25, 2019

Though it’s clearly sensible to keep a conference running on schedule, we’ve all attended meetings where rambling presenters, avoidable “technical issues”, incompetent facilitation, and inadequate logistics have made a mockery of the published program. Stay on time! It seems obvious to do this.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 27, 2017

For the second year, Seatrade Cruise Global held its annual conference at the Fort Lauderdale Broward County Convention Center, where the March 13–16 event drew more than 13,000 people to the southern Florida city and its vibrant dining scene, pristine beaches, perfect weather, and seaside activities. Relaxing along Las Olas Boulevard.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2017

Plus, IIA is headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida — half a world away. The beautiful, state-of-the-art venue is one of the reasons IIA chose Sydney, but also made the planning process a challenge because for much of it the building only existed on paper.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Highlights included experiential activations designed to inspire what comes next in designing better meetings. And Marriott partnered with Google on The NEU Project to pioneer ways to design more neuro-diverse-friendly events. And a bright, tropical design freshened the halls and meeting spaces.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 10, 2016

The Solution Room—a powerful conference session There’s been a lot of interest in The Solution Room, a session that I co-facilitated last July at Meeting Professionals International World Education Congress in Orlando, Florida.

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All Seated

MARCH 22, 2021

Countless details factor into planning an event which makes having a solid foundation during the planning process crucial down the line. This is why Atlas loves creating event floorplans using Allseated,” said Heather Rouffe of South Florida-based rental company Atlas Event Rental. Sets The Foundation For Planning .

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Most people won’t ask questions at meetings. So how can you get authentic audience engagement at your events? In a thoughtful article “ Audience Engagement – at the Heart of Meetings “, Pádraic Gilligan writes: “…We all want audience engagement so why doesn’t it take place?…While ” I disagree.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 31, 2016

with a matched receiver and software that processes and displays responses — are so commonly used to provide anonymous voting at meetings today that many event planners and attendees are unaware that public voting is a simple and, in many cases, more useful alternative. ” But how often is this necessary? It is one.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2024

It was great to see everyone, but also really exciting for me to see everyone experience the redesigned show,” says Kari Langerman, WSWA’s senior vice president of meetings and events, who has been with the association for more than 18 years. Nelly “The energy at our first show back was more than I have ever seen before.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 23, 2016

Related posts: The Solution Room—a powerful conference session There’s been a lot of interest in The Solution Room, a session that I co-facilitated last July at Meeting Professionals International World Education Congress in Orlando, Florida. Near Atlanta? Come to my workshop next Tuesday on session participation techniques!

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The way we see it, collaborative learning spaces should be a part of every event. After all, a conference or a professional meeting is often one of the few opportunities for adults to gather somewhere, purely with the purpose of learning and growing as professionals. Where in the world is Endless? Silly Scientific Findings.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Over the years I’ve contracted with hundreds of organizations for meeting facilitation and design consulting, and I’m starting to wonder if I need to adopt Van Halen’s approach. I am well aware of the incredible demands made on meeting planners before and during events.

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Eventinterface

JULY 26, 2017

Her client centric, methodical approach to planning events is what sets her apart from other planners. Chivonne understands that there is an art and a science to event planning, and her formal education has trained her to think creatively about logistics. Art of the Event by James C. What makes you successful as a planner?

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 21, 2017

Less than 50 percent of meeting planners have risk management plans in place for their events, said Paul Van Deventer, president and CEO of Meeting Professionals International (MPI), in remarks given at WEC 2017 on Tuesday. Van Deventer also spoke with Smart Meetings TV about change coming to MPI.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Highlights included experiential activations designed to inspire what comes next in designing better meetings. And Marriott partnered with Google on The NEU Project to pioneer ways to design more neuro-diverse-friendly events. And a bright, tropical design freshened the halls and meeting spaces.

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Event Leadership Institute

APRIL 2, 2018

Check out Event Leadership Institute’s on-demand library with over 100 courses & interview videos for as little as $25 per month, as well as our online Professional Development courses in event management. Meeting & Event Job Openings | April 2018. Freelance Event Producer | AlliedPRA | Phoenix, AZ.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 18, 2016

Each session was designed to discover and meet wants and needs of the executive officers and volunteers of the association’s regional chapters’ members in an area of special interest. Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! Session goals. other issues related to the session topic.

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Eventinterface

APRIL 15, 2017

Jenkins and his firm are the recipients of the prestigious Gala Awards by Special Events Magazine for Best Event Produced for a Corporation - Budget $100,000 to $249,000 and Best Event Design - Budget $20,000. Jenkins recently served as Chair, and produced the 2017 Special Event (TSE) Opening Night Party.

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