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 shared the why? and the details of how I typically run this format here.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

We’re tapping the talent of PCMA’s staff so they can share the design thinking and process behind the innovative experiences they create for PCMA events. In other words, we’re showcasing the event professionals behind the events for event professionals. I don’t know if nervous is the right word.

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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 ). One of the talks that impressed me the most was ‘Participant experience design – how do we create meetings which move people more deeply?’

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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.) Most meeting conveners concentrate on feedback about meeting content (“great speakers!”)

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

They may be event tech enthusiasts, event planners , event speakers , but all of them are influencers for event enthusiasts and followers. With more than a decade of experience as a professional speaker, Dahlia founded The Meeting Pool , a great source of information for event professionals.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2017

Attendees who want more from their meetings don’t want to sit and listen passively to a formal presentation. Back then you had to go to events to meet the experts in real life, and sit at their feet while the pearls of wisdom dropped. Some speakers might be concerned about giving up the ability to manage the material. “If

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The MICE

MARCH 11, 2021

Yuri van Geest gave an insightful presentation and then Catherine welcomed experts for a roundtable discussion to delve further into the topic of gamification in an attempt to answer the question, ‘What will your event of the future look like using gamification.’. The first speaker, Farshida Zafar, L.L.M., Why use gamification?

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Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

H: Meeting or event design. Each one is linked to a story by a meeting professional that we think will help you understand them better and apply them to your work. Some help you determine the primary goals and objectives for your meeting or event. H: Meeting or event design.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 4, 2019

Consumers “don’t want sterile corporate environments,” added Kate Fairweather, who co-presented the session with Blackman. Morgan plans her tours using some of the same skills and insights that event designers employ — her events just happen to be mobile. No, Don’t Give Them the Generic. American Tobacco Campus).

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 25, 2019

Consumers “don’t want sterile corporate environments,” added Kate Fairweather, who co-presented the session with Blackman. Morgan plans her tours using some of the same skills and insights that event designers employ — her events just happen to be mobile. No, Don’t Give Them the Generic. American Tobacco Campus).

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Once you have decided on your event objectives and activities, you should consider what the intended attendee experience should be like and, in turn, how that will be expressed through your event setup. And here is a list of the top event design tools on the market.). Top 10 Event Layouts for Seating and Table Plans.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The speaker icon next to the “All Tables” caption allows you to choose the “background chatter volume” Like an in-person social, you can set this so you can hear some of the conversation at other tables. Presentation & panel capability. Rally includes functional presenter screen sharing.

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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. He’s an author, a speaker, a trainer. 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.

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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. Gone are the days of static schedules that shuffle through speaker after speaker while attendees remain seated. labor force at 35%.

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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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Conferences that Work

JULY 30, 2018

Such workshops routinely meet the outcomes they’re designed to achieve: creating useful and memorable learning experiences and connections. These workshops are not successful because of the: excellence of a speaker; beauty/novelty of the venue/F&B/entertainment; or extraordinary facilitation. They are also simple.

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