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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2012 Speakers Education 2019 213

SmartMeetings

MARCH 31, 2017

A similar disconnect exists in the meetings industry, according to a new Wellness in Meetings and Incentive Travel Study from the Incentive Research Foundation (IRF). The study measures the prevalence of wellness initiatives in incentive travel and meeting programs.

Meetings 63

Meetings Food and Beverage Sustainability 2016 63

SmartMeetings

JULY 5, 2016

From books that take an irreverent approach to meeting planning to comprehensive guides on everything from meeting design to green events , this reading list has everything the modern meeting planner needs for a relaxing day of poolside reading. Confessions of an Event Planner: Case Studies from the Real World of Events.

Meetings 69

Meetings Food and Beverage Sustainability Meeting Design 69

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.

Meetings 62

Meetings Meeting Design Travel Conference 62

Conferences that Work

APRIL 8, 2019

I quickly discover the size and interest of the meetings industry. Due to interest and demand, I become a meeting designer and facilitator of participant-driven and participation-rich meetings. I politely declined and continued studying physics. Yet another career that had not existed before.

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2005 2009 Consulting Conference 147

All Seated

JUNE 28, 2019

Thankfully, there are numerous valuable findings in the 2019 IACC Meeting Room of the Future report, a comprehensive study of how venues are or should be staying on top of trends in meeting space design, technology, food service and more. A list of eight takeaways from the global trends study. So here you go!

2019 28

2019 Food and Beverage Meetings Wireless 28

SmartMeetings

JUNE 19, 2019

Important insights into health-care professionals (HCPs) and tips on how to host an event that will attract and retain them were among the highlights of Jocelyn Cote’s recent Smart Meetings webinar. They just can’t get enough education, and meetings play a vital role in HCP’s career-long quest for education,” she says.

Medical Meetings 40

Medical Meetings Meetings Education Airlines 40

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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Consulting Conference Travel Events 168

Plan Your Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Meetings are an important tool in any business, but they can often go awry. Poorly planned meetings can cause more harm than good. So how can you improve meeting outcomes and what is the best way to get the most out of your team? So how can you improve meeting outcomes and what is the best way to get the most out of your team?

Meetings 59

Meetings 2010 Financial Meeting Design 59

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

Oklahoma City is using influencer marketing in the form of a travel-writing team who will highlight the city’s leisure attractions — and is also bolstering its meetings portfolio with a new convention center. But despite all of these shiny new additions, the one thing the CVB keeps hearing from meeting planners is, why Oklahoma City?

Marketing 81

Marketing Meetings Social Media 2013 81

Ins'Tent

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Statistical Insight: A study by EventMarketer found that businesses using professional-grade custom tents reported a 30% longer lifespan compared to those using standard tents. Style Guides and Meeting Deadlines Provide the design team with a comprehensive style guide to maintain brand consistency.

Consulting 40

Consulting Trade Shows Financial Marketing 40

The MICE

JULY 27, 2022

One of the talks that impressed me the most was ‘Participant experience design – how do we create meetings which move people more deeply?’ According to Felix, the term ‘participant experience design’ is a work in progress. Case study of Falling Walls — purpose comes first .

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2019 Conference 2009 Speakers 59

Guidebook

APRIL 10, 2015

Sure, you can get all your event and meeting planning information from the internet like most of us do these days. (We You’ll get theory, new topics like greener planning and super-useful case studies. Into the Heart of Meetings: Basic Principles of Meeting Design by Mike van der Vijver.

Event Planning 107

Event Planning Negotiating Fashion Meeting Design 107

Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

If you’re like many corporate meeting planners, planning meetings and events may only be part of your job and you learn as you go, without formal training. But if planning meetings and events are a passion of yours and you want to become a meeting professional, there are 33 skills you need to master. J: Marketing.

Meetings 62

Meetings Food and Beverage Risk Management Contracts 62

PCMA Convene

JULY 22, 2020

The panel members — a corporate planner, two association planners, a meeting-design expert, and a hotel executive — discussed the viability of hybrid events. The hybrid meeting model is the best way forward, she said, at least until attendee trust in traveling and meeting in person safely has been restored.

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Financial Meeting Design Venues Events 134

Conferences that Work

APRIL 18, 2022

I’ve been writing about hybrid meetings for a long time; my first post was in February 2010. The COVID19 pandemic created an explosion of interest in hybrid meetings, and the marketplace and event professionals are still defining what “hybrid” means. (No, Sounds crazy, yes, but stay with me! The online portion.

2010 411

2010 Meetings Conference Travel 411

SmartMeetings

MARCH 1, 2018

Managing an event may not require rocket science, but successfully engaging with attendees does require manipulating the properties of neuroscience, the study of the nervous system, particularly the brain. This means the tone of a meeting or event can change dramatically based on one person’s mood.

Entertainment 60

Entertainment Sponsorships Meetings Meeting Design 60

Social Tables

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Posts can range from takeaways from keynotes, photos of the event, or a heads up to your location in order to meet other event attendees. Schawbel encourages network event goers to meet no more than five people in order to truly make a connection and build a meaningful relationship with these new contacts. Room Design.

2014 60

2014 Food and Beverage Social Media 2015 60

Endless Events

JUNE 21, 2019

To kick things off, Melissa begins by giving us some interesting facts: “With meeting planners, it’s predominantly… there are a lot more women than men in the industry. For an interesting chat about mentorship and sexual harassment, we welcomed Rhonda Brewer from BCD Meetings & Events.

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Events Consulting Meeting Design Event Tech 102

Event Marketer

MAY 17, 2023

Brian Solis, author of “X: The Experience Where Business Meets Design,” highlighted the importance of creating positive personal experiences that meaningfully connect brands with consumers.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 2, 2017

In collaboration with the Joint Meetings Industry Council, PCMA is funding a study on the professional, business, academic, and economic outcomes of business events and how they can best be communicated to affected communities and governments, a project that is being managed by the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia.

Education 40

Education Government Meeting Design Technology 40

PCMA Convene

APRIL 4, 2019

The appetite for experiential tours among those who come to Portland for meetings and conventions has grown noticeably in the last two years, Morgan said. There are a lot of studies about how those types of spaces spark more creativity and innovation than glass office buildings.” American Tobacco Campus). A Sense of Workplace.

Meeting Design 40

Meeting Design Meetings Food and Beverage Hotels 40

Hubilo Blog

MARCH 4, 2019

Meetings Net –. To know more about the report and study, click here. Gamification enhances the event experience of attendees at meetings and corporate events. He is a known meeting designer, facilitator of many conferences. Here are a few lessons learned and implemented in MWC 2019. To know more, click here.

Trade Shows 45

Trade Shows Event Technology Corporate Events Technology 45

Capterra Event Management

AUGUST 30, 2016

The case studies profiled in this book give wonderful insight on how to craft that message to build something remarkable (something everyone wants to remark about). Event Planning: The Ultimate Guide to Successful Meetings, Corporate Events, Fundraising Galas, etc. Into the Heart of Meetings: Basic Principles of Meeting Design.

Event Management 75

Event Management Management Sustainability Event Planning 75

Converve

MAY 26, 2017

More than 60 responsible meeting planners from around the globe took part in the survey between March and May 2017, giving an insight into their business matchmaking strategies. The most important results from the study are summarized here. Targeting User Experience. In fact, experiences are products."

B2B 40

B2B Advertising 2017 Event Management 40

Converve

MAY 26, 2017

More than 60 responsible meeting planners from around the globe took part in the survey between March and May 2017, giving an insight into their business matchmaking strategies. The most important results from the study are summarized here. Targeting User Experience. In fact, experiences are products."

B2B 40

B2B Advertising 2017 Event Management 40

Social Tables

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Meetings & Events. Tahira Endean tweets about the intersection of experiential, immersive meeting design and technology. meetingsnet If you’re looking for thought-provoking articles and news related to all things meetings and events, look no further than MeetingsNet’s Twitter. TahiraCreates. EventsUncovered.

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Social Media Hospitality Hotels Travel 60

The MICE

MARCH 11, 2021

Design principles: This aspect concerns participants’ needs and the game being able to adapt accordingly; various types of games and events for different participants. Purpose-driven gamification – Odyssey/Momentum case study. We used meeting design to do that, which already had some gamification elements to it.

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Contracts 2030 Marketing 2020 52

PCMA Convene

AUGUST 2, 2021

For the first fully hybrid National Association of REALTORS® Board of Directors meeting on May 14, the leadership met together in Chicago, while around 800 directors were remote. And that means that a lot of voting takes place — complicated enough to handle at an in-person meeting and challenging for an online meeting.

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Meetings Government Conference Management 98

Capterra Event Management

JULY 19, 2016

The blog from popular enterprise event software Cvent is divided into categories so you can peruse based on your interests: social media, site selection and budgeting, association tips, meeting and event intelligence, planning how-tos, and strategic meetings management. It also includes rankings of top meeting hotels and destinations.

Trade Shows 40

Trade Shows Consulting Social Media 2007 40

Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Change is imminent — and in the meetings industry, it’s upon us. 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. With that, they’re also now the largest pool of potential meeting attendees.

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Meetings 2016 Trade Shows Social Media 158

Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Meetings don’t look how they used to. 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.

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Meetings 2016 Trade Shows Social Media 157

Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

If you’re interested in scheduling Bob to speak at your company meeting, conference or convention, please contact Kathy Tagenel at (775) 220-6995 or click here to email her. Christy Lamagna is the founder of and Master Strategist at Strategic Meetings & Events. Bo Krüger is a speaker, facilitator and meeting designer.

Speakers 101

Speakers Consulting Healthcare Financial 101

Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

If you’re interested in scheduling Bob to speak at your company meeting, conference or convention, please contact Kathy Tagenel at (775) 220-6995 or click here to email her. Christy Lamagna is the founder of and Master Strategist at Strategic Meetings & Events. Bo Krüger is a speaker, facilitator and meeting designer.

Speakers 98

Speakers Healthcare Consulting Financial 98

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 6, 2020

The editors of Convene looked back over 2019, asking this question: What’s one meeting and event trend on my radar in 2020? According to some studies, travel makes up about 73 percent of an event’s carbon footprint. Face-to-face meetings are most powerful when attendees are engaged with the content — and each other. Curt Wagner.

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2020 Meetings 2019 Sustainability 128

Hubilo Blog

JULY 23, 2018

Designing Successful Meetings — Susan Mundry, Edward Britton, Senta Raizen, Susan Loucks-Horsley. This book revolves around tips and tricks, suggestions about planning, designing meetings for participants that result in the sustainable learning experience. Have you ever thought why do you attend so many meetings?

2018 89

2018 Sustainability Financial Conference 89

PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 7, 2020

It’s designed not just to be read, but to be implemented; the report’s cross-functional framework includes a set of tools that business events professionals in a variety of roles can use to both uncover and evaluate new dimensions of the impact of the events. From Where We Started to Now. The business events industry supported 10.3

Travel 111

Travel B2B Marketing Events 111