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Why you should hire curious people

Conferences that Work

If you had told me forty years ago, a freshly minted high-energy particle physics postdoc, that I’d go on to have four additional careers (owner of a solar manufacturing business, computer science professor, independent IT consultant, and meeting designer/facilitator) I wouldn’t have believed you. Hire curious people.

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Finding a creative venue and what to look for

Gallus Events

Too many venues, especially hotels, are still designed and to house traditional conferences. If you want to run a creative conference, one that uses Meeting Design you have to find a venue that will really support your conference. In this post I thought I’d add a little Meeting Design Venue Check List!

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Event Tech Trends to Watch in 2019

Meeting Tomorrow

There are a number of meeting design elements that need to be accounted for, but the cost savings and expanded participation seem well worth it. Imagine that each event has a “window” into all the other locations, and that the focus can be shifted from place to place–like a group video chat but with an event in each window.

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7 Event Planning Tips the Pros Are Leaning on in 2021

SpotMe Blog

It’s not a “one size fits all” kind of process, as each occasion presents its own set of challenges and opportunities to be addressed, managed and executed. Keep reading to find out how today’s event specialists are making events work for them from planning and organizing, to design and production.

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What Makes Conferences Work? – Q&A with Adrian Segar

Hubilo Blog

He is a meeting designer, facilitator and has also been acknowledged as one of the most innovative Events Professional by BizBash Magazine. Consulting : phone/video conferences with clients about their meeting design needs. Which tech is your current favorite? as Postmaster at Merton College, Oxford.

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A few thoughts about events for the event industry

Gallus Events

Those three are Event Tech Live in London , EUBEA World Festival , which this year took place in Coimbra in Portugal and IBTM World in Barcelona. What’s perhaps even more surprising is that I not only managed to attend them all, but I managed to speak on the three programmes too! The main stage at Event Tech Live.

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How Hybrid Is Taking Center Stage in Convention Centers

PCMA Convene

In most cases, these aren’t bland, cookie-cutter facilities, but designed as spaces that reflect their destinations. As they do, we’re noticing a trend. Explore St. Louis, working with Smart City Networks and PSAV, upgraded technology at the Stream Stage in St. Louis’ America’s Center Convention Complex so it can be used for hybrid events.