Conferences that Work

MAY 24, 2021

Are online meetings reducing our collective intelligence [CI] ? New research about online meetings. Translation: in the experimental setup used , the researchers found that online meeting participants were: better able to avoid interrupting each other; and. ” Artificial online meetings. I don’t think so.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

How Transformational Event Design Engages All the Sen ses Ed Libby, Creative Director at Nemacolin Celebrity Event Designer Ed Libby got his start as a delivery driver at a flower shop. At the time, he was attending art school, studying Flemish painting and set design.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Take a moment to improve your mental health and your meetings will reap the rewards Meeting professionals are some of the busiest people out there. If you’re a hardworking meeting professional, chances are that you experience stress more than you’d like to. For many, being busy means being stressed. A little stress is fine.

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Event Industry News

JULY 8, 2020

A researcher at the University of Westminster carried out a global study into the predicted impact of COVID-19 on the events industry and the stance that some organisations may take in the near future. 66 per cent of respondents said that a downward change in pricing is needed for the sector to survive.

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 9, 2023

For many annual meetings, the Great Resignation has resulted in erosion of loyal, regular attendees and an increase in first-timers, whose experience can be improved with guidance on the best course for them to follow during your program. Publish these itineraries on the website about a month before the event. Design-your-day sessions.

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EventMB

JUNE 5, 2023

Skift Take: Belonging is a focus of the “Guiding Principles in Experience Design” study released during Marriott’s Association Masters Customer Conference. The gathering showcased both the benefits and challenges of fostering belonging at meetings and events. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 27, 2023

I think too often event planners start with, “It’s our annual meeting. What needs can we meet for them? What event planners do, and I’m guilty, is you put on an event, you are very grateful if the room is filled, and then you survey and say, “How did we do?” How do we get everybody here?”

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

A Case Study on the American College of Emergency Physicians’ highly successful virtual event. It’s time to redefine the virtual exhibitor experience, strengthening your event and expanding your revenue streams.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 6, 2017

What our industry produces goes by many names: meetings, conventions, conferences, forums, summits, congresses, and more. ” You can download the report with highlights of the study here. . ” .

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

PTK, which is based in Jackson, Mississippi, hired Orlando-based TEK Productions to produce the event. PTK had some experience with digital, as they previously had livestreamed portions of the in-person meeting. “At

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 19, 2016

“Intel’s annual meeting was entirely virtual. ” — Steven Davidoff Solomon , New York Times, Online Shareholders’ Meetings Lower Costs, but Also Interaction. Forty years later, “group telemedia”, now known as virtual meetings, are firmly established and increasingly popular.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2017

That observation is at the heart of a new study that Sperstad, program director of the meeting and event management degree at Madison College, is writing with Amanda Cecil, Ph.D., Sperstad will present results from the study at IMEX in Frankfurt, Germany, this month. EVENT DESIGN. “My

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

By junior college, she began studying graphic design. She earned a bachelor’s degree in advertising and design. I had the opportunity to work on a large national sales meeting, which gave me on-site exposure.” For these reasons, event design only grows more imaginative and experiential.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Meetings and conferences are perhaps one of the most important fundamental ways in which people come together and change happens. Yet this topic is rarely the focus of much academic study.

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EventMB

MAY 16, 2022

Here, four event professionals share their event inspiration idea generators. Ruud Janssen, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Event Design Collective GmbH. “[Event] inspiration comes from moments of liminal experiences. Creativity and design, for me, are led by restrictions and constraints.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 4, 2024

Cvent CEO Reggie Agarwal recently stated that the event industry has reached a staggering $1.6 That being said, according to a McKinsey study the wellness industry has hit an even more impressive $1.8 Why Wellness Should Matter to Event Professionals 1. Stevens also hosts a web series called Return on Wellness.

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Event Industry News

MAY 23, 2023

The Events Industry Council (EIC) in partnership with Oxford Economics, today released findings from its 2023 Global Economic Significance of Business Events study, which measures the full scope and economic significance of the $1.6 trillion USD global business events industry.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The meeting is over. I greatly enjoy participating in EventTech Chat , “a weekly conversation about meeting and event technology, including software, hardware, and audiovisual for in-person and online events” hosted by pals Brandt Krueger and Glenn Thayer. Did anyone learn anything? And how would you know?

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Canadian Special Events

JANUARY 12, 2023

She’s one of Canada’s premier creative designers, the founder of Flowers Time, a legendary Toronto floral shop and Co-founder of Engineered Arts alongside her husband and best friend Yury Goncharov. Your husband is your partner in business and life; how did you meet? If I start any business, I study all the details.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Additionally, some studies suggest that during the process of learning new skills (something your attendees typically seek at your event), taking breaks is as critical as practice. In 2015, a groundbreaking study revealed that emotions directly affect memory and learning processes. Ask yourself: How will it make people feel?

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 5, 2020

Meeting planners also learn by watching others doing. That is why, in this time of repackaging grand destination programs to fit onto confined computer screens, a great way to avoid mistakes is to study how our peers are shape-shifting to meet COVID-era standards. Good Event Design Still Matters.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

The meetings industry is not so simple anymore. Today’s intense focus on key performance indicators, event-tech stacks and designing brilliant experiences has made the need for advanced education—from a university, association or DIY commitment—almost a requisite for getting hired…and for thriving. Certified Meetings Experts.

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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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SmartMeetings

JUNE 30, 2020

Expert groups are addressing each area, starting with a report on health and safety from the Meeting and Event Design group that is scheduled to be on the EIC website by early July. The living document will be updated as the situation changes and everyone learns more about how to support a vibrant live events industry.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

A September 2019 research study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences clearly illustrates why switching to active learning is hard — and worth it! Let’s look at these three conclusions in the context of meeting design. Most meeting presenters still lecture. Conclusion.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Atlanta-based event design firm WM Events is pleased to announce the promotion of Leigh Clemmons, CMP to sales & design director. With the company for nearly 12 years, Clemmons is responsible for driving the signature creative vision that WM is known for, leading the design team and spearheading sales initiatives.

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The MICE

MARCH 1, 2022

I interviewed the event organiser, Dr. Carlos R. Wyss, Project Manager at Wasser-Agenda 21, who gave insights into the event design process. Wasser-Agenda 21 provides a platform for the stakeholders to meet and exchange about current and future water management challenges, aiming to provide solutions.

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Event Leadership Institute

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Many event and meeting planners are familiar with the alphabet soup of acronyms, like CMP and CSEP, that are part of their industry peers’ titles or displayed on LinkedIn profiles. In the case of CMP (Certified Meeting Professional), certification qualifications are based on professional experience, education, and a rigorous exam.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

What event designers are learning is that exposing participants to micro-stimulants can ease the process of reaching their ultimate satisfaction during the event by winning their attention over and over again. Read more: 6 tips to deliver more productive virtual meetings. Don’t let that happen at your event.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 14, 2019

Pointless meetings will cost U.S. companies a whopping $399 billion in 2019. Maybe it’s time to fix that. ( Read More.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Creating meeting environments where every individual feels valued, accepted, and connected. “As Bryant, PhD, in a message to members about the theme of APA 2023, the association’s annual meeting. “As Bryant’s theme reflects the direction where many think meetings are headed. APA 2023’s theme is ‘You belong here.’”

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 2, 2020

While the attraction of in-person events remains strong, don’t underestimate the opportunity to connect your members, expand audiences and extend the conversation with quality content in a virtual event. In this session, the presenters will discuss two case studies: rapidly converting a face-to-face meeting to a virtual event within 3.5

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TicketBud

JANUARY 11, 2024

“As AI leaps forwards, it has the potential to transform the meetings and events sector through its capacity to instantly crunch data,” states Accor’s Meeting Expectations: The Future of Meetings & Events report. “ Here, event organizers can leverage technology to heighten engagement.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 26, 2019

Here’s a teaser: the introduction to my new book Event Crowdsourcing: Creating Meetings People Actually Want and Need. As a child growing up in England, I was driven to study physics, the most fundamental science. The social and cultural differences that shaped our frequent meetings fascinated me. Interested?

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Plan Your Meetings

JANUARY 15, 2018

Creating a space design where the atmosphere and physical set-up immediately embraces the participants with a feeling of comfort and safety is the best start to a meeting that you can give your participants. The design of the physical meeting space should also be seen as the body language of a meeting.

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Attendease

DECEMBER 13, 2023

If you want to showcase real-world successes, invite speakers from healthcare organizations to deliver case study presentations. Networking is often a primary goal for event participants. Consider organizing speed networking events, designated meetups around shared interests or specializations, or fun social activities.

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EventMB

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Skift Take: The latest Skift Meetings virtual summit took the audience behind the scenes of some of the most innovative and inspiring approaches to event experiences of the year. Refugio Garcia Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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