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The Business of Events: First speakers and contributors confirmed for UK Policy Forum

Prestige Events Magazine

The Business of Events is pleased to announce its first confirmed speakers and contributors ahead of its UK Policy Forum , which takes place on 8 th November at IET London: Savoy Place. She is the Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Events and will share with the forum the view from Westminster.

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Five Reasons to Change Conferences

Conferences that Work

Here’s my article “ Five Reasons to Change Conferences “ , published in the December 2018, NSA Speaker magazine. Related posts: Conferences That Work goes to Japan! The first Conferences That Work peer conference held in Japan begins today!

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Three differences between genuine and phony experiential conferences

Conferences that Work

“Experiential” is the new hot adjective used to describe events. “No more listening to speakers; you’re going to have experiences !” ” Sadly, many of these so-called experiential events are phony. Conferences That Work goes to Japan! The promoters slap a novel environment (e.g.,

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Interview of a Digital Event Manager (DEM)

GEVME

COVID-19 has already changed the face of everything concerning social events and gatherings. While many companies resort to software like zoom to have virtual conferences or meetings, how can one take an entire social group of thousands of people virtual, and how do you manage such an event?

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Learning in community at conferences

Conferences that Work

At traditional events, expert speakers broadcast content at attendees. Related posts: A birthday present for you on the 21st anniversary of Conferences That Work What a long strange trip it’s been The first Conferences That Work event was held June 3–5, 1992, at Marlboro College, Vermont. If you had told me then that the.

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The Event-changing Magic of a Thoughtful Post-con

Smart Meetings

Meeting professionals spend months and sometimes years designing events that are engaging, inspiring and educational. cities and has a global presence in Korea, Japan, France, New Zealand and beyond. 4 Post-con Questions By regrouping everyone involved immediately after an event, you can capture ideas while they are still fresh.

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The job you’ll be doing in the future hasn’t been invented yet

Conferences that Work

1992: I organize a conference where there are no expert speakers available (it’s a new field, there are no experts). I decide to write a book about it, and in… 2009: I self-publish Conferences That Work: Creating Events That People Love. Conferences That Work goes to Japan! IBM introduced the PC in 1981.

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