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Alexander von Humboldt: A meeting designer way ahead of his time

Conferences that Work

I’m indebted to Martin Sirk for sharing remarkable information about an 1828 conference designed by the German geographer, naturalist, and explorer Alexander von Humboldt. Read what follows to discover that Humboldt was also a meeting designer way ahead of his time! Martin Sirk Modern meeting design!

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Design your meeting BEFORE choosing the venue!

Conferences that Work

I love my meeting design clients, but there is one mistake I see them making over and over again. Clients invariably ask me to help design their meeting after they’ve chosen a venue! Related posts: Help Wanted—Venues for my participation techniques workshops! Please help me (and hopefully yourself)!

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3 Tips for Shifting to an Architectural Model for Meeting Design

Smart Meetings

Real meetings are all about content,” he says. You can skip just about any other part of a meeting—a venue, a meal, even a speaker and still be productive, but if there isn’t relevant content, then it isn’t a meeting.”. The power of meetings depends on the human dynamics they are capable of unleashing.

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Six reasons why unconferences aren’t more popular

Conferences that Work

Closing sessions that meet personal and group wants and needs are often absent. Because many so-called unconferences suffer from non-existent or poor design and/or facilitation they often turn out to be chaotic and unsatisfying. They also need more separate breakout spaces for participants to meet.

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2023 in review—and a book sale!

Conferences that Work

Managing and incentivizing event and meeting teams. On the final day, I led a personal retrospective and group spective. ” — Jessica Connolly , Head of Global Events, Meltwater The above program was interspersed with interesting visits to venues and fun activities (e.g. .” The next day we held these sessions.

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Moving from Virtual to Hybrid Events: 37 Tips to Maximize Your Success

Stova

There may not be enough space to hold large events at venues due to reduced occupancy from onsite physical distancing guidelines. As F2F events reemerge, meeting designers will face a dilemma: How do you organize an event with two radically different audiences?

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The five keys to great conference content

Gallus Events

3 Use meeting design to create the framework for great content. With these first two steps covered: bringing together the content expert and the programme expert, the next step was to add some meeting design. and in small groups. We had round table sessions which took place in the informal areas of the venue.