Conferences that Work

MARCH 21, 2022

This coming June will mark my 30th year of designing and facilitating participant-driven and participation-rich meetings. So I designed the workshop as an “ Ask Adrian Anything ” about meeting design and facilitation. At times, the video stream for some participants on stage (including me) was blank.

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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. Over the course of the two-day conference, Fuson also layers in performance art, music, and video.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Events and media consultant Julius Solaris shared at the Unforgettable Experience Design Summit that he was initially very enthusiastic about unconference format events. But Julius didn’t see them catch on and now focuses on other aspects of the meeting industry. Venue room capacity charts don’t include these designs.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 3, 2023

Back in 1992 , I developed The Three Questions as a fundamental opening process for participant-driven meetings and conferences. I’ve written about The Three Questions in all my books , and the links above and this video provide introductions so I won’t describe it further here.

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Gallus Events

JULY 1, 2019

And the best way to get a grip of texturising content is to look at the principles of meeting design. I know that the idea of scaling the “meeting design” mountain can seem daunting. If you are designing a physical or an online event these simple tips will set you right.

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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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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 1, 2019

Attendees who want more from their meetings don’t want to sit and listen passively to a formal presentation. Welcome to the era of disrupted meetings, in good company with other industries and institutions whose established norms are being taken down to the studs. They have expectations of involvement. FLIPPED LEARNING.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2017

Attendees who want more from their meetings don’t want to sit and listen passively to a formal presentation. Welcome to the era of disrupted meetings, in good company with other industries and institutions whose established norms are being taken down to the studs. They have expectations of involvement.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

My current table, where I’m video chatting with Jake and Steve, is shown below Aimey’s video (she’s on stage — more on this later). Folks on stage appear in larger video windows on the upper left of the screen. If there are more than three people on stage, their video windows are reduced in size.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Care to join us for some stimulating conversation about multi-hub meetings? Everyone who works in the event industry knows the power of meetings. And who says we have to stop at single-hub meetings? An entrepreneur since he was only 18 years old, Maarten has over 35 years of experience in meeting design.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 22, 2024

That’s the source of truth, right where the virtual meets the physical,” he added. Prismm event design platform Rich media can be inserted into any experience, including branding elements like a logo or promotional video. We’re getting very close to having a lot of them now.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 4, 2022

In addition, the multi-hub approach has been a particularly effective way of navigating the pandemic by bringing small groups together — 20-30 people in each small meeting room — instead of hosting a mass gathering, she said, and having the program delivered at hotels afforded better access than at hospitals during COVID. “I

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Under pandemic conditions, former alumni, faculty, staff, and other friends of the institution cannot even meet in person to grieve. So I decided to design and run an online memorial service. Receive and curate writing, photos, audio, and video for creating some form of keepsake remembrance(s) for the event and, perhaps, post-event.

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Gallus Events

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

We firstly started looking at live production platforms and speaking to live video agencies to understand exactly what we would need to be able to deliver the content. Be prepared and able to edit videos. Not all of the videos will arrive ready to be broadcast. So gen up on a good video editing platform. Run a test event.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The multi-hub format, with multiple connected venues like this meeting with 18 hubs in Spain, combines the benefits of both. As efforts to contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus by restricting travel ripple across the globe, a growing number of event organizers are opting to move meetings online as an alternative to canceling them.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 21, 2020

Subscribe via iTunes: Video & Audio or Audio Only. Click here to subscribe via RSS (non-iTunes feed): Video & Audio or Audio Only. Meeting Design Toolbox for Meeting Architects. We would love for you to join us LIVE and bring your questions for our icons. Samme Allen ( @sammeallen ).

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Amazed by the modern concept of organizing conferences and ideas that change the concept of corporate meetings planning; we approached Adrian Segar to discuss his work! He is a meeting designer, facilitator and has also been acknowledged as one of the most innovative Events Professional by BizBash Magazine. That’s a long story.

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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?

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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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Event Industry News

JUNE 6, 2019

Ahead of his discussion at The Meetings Show, ‘The future is hybrid, are you ready?’ he gives the lowdown on hybrid meetings and outlines the benefits involved in hosting them. What is a hybrid meeting? Any meeting that offers a way to participate online can be considered a hybrid meeting.

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SpotMe Blog

JULY 6, 2021

Clearly, adding a virtual component to an in-person event is so much more than adding a video camera to the back of the room. We’ve confirmed that virtual events can be engaging and productive, but only if the meeting design is truly participant driven and takes into consideration the needs of that audience.

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Slido

JANUARY 30, 2019

In December 2018, we set out to explore the future of town hall meetings. The goal of our one-day event in partnership with Convene was to show how a successful all-hands could look in 2019 and beyond by using interactive technology and meeting design thinking. The second panel joined remotely by Priscilla Barolo of Zoom.

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Plan Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

It might be that piece of insight that may take your meetings to the next level. So how do you apply that knowledge to your next meeting or event? Make sure the participants will have an extraordinary experience a least once during the meeting. The best peak experiences are those that link to the objectives of the meeting.

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Endless Events

JULY 27, 2018

In the pipeline are more features that allow event marketers to place highly visible ads in users’ search feeds, and to set a “promoted video” that gets more screen real estate than other elements. Up Your Learning and Event Networking Experience at Meetings. That’s why it is important to design your meetings for event networking.

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Expo Pass

MARCH 31, 2021

Virtual is too accessible and convenient to give up, but at the same time, people can’t wait to meet in person again. Helenic added to this that, “Hybrid events are what will allow everyone to meet in personal constraints. And give guests a piece of mind so they can safely meet at home or in person.” It’s just another meeting.”

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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.

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Event Industry News

MAY 3, 2019

Most modern methods of conversation—email, phone calls, texting, video conferencing— rely on digital technology. These are already finding their way onto show floors and into event meeting spaces, though these experts generally agree that current applications are just scratching the surface of what’s possible. VR is also huge.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 22, 2019

Most modern methods of conversation—email, phone calls, texting, video conferencing— rely on digital technology. These are already finding their way onto show floors and into event meeting spaces, though these experts generally agree that current applications are just scratching the surface of what’s possible. VR is also huge.

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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. After an event, organizers can share valuable recap content, like videos and blogs, with their attendees and give them previews for the following year’s event, if held annually. Room Design.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 21, 2016

That’s on top of staying abreast of the latest industry trends and current events that can affect the outcome of your next meeting or event. Smart Meetings has rounded up the best event planning resources of this year, in order to help planners face challenges in 2017. 7 Books Every Meeting Planner Should Read.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 8, 2016

Now I’m bringing my expertise to Chicago for a 1½ day October 6 – 7 workshop, a unique opportunity for you to: Learn how to make your conferences and conference sessions far more engaging and effective ; Gain powerful meeting design insights ; Significantly increase participation and satisfaction at your sessions and events; and.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 1, 2018

Many of these discoveries have a huge impact on best practices for holding meetings and conferences, and, in turn, how we think about what it means to be engaged in a meeting setting. This means the tone of a meeting or event can change dramatically based on one person’s mood. Impact on Happiness and Creativity.

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Meeting Tomorrow

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Tracking event industry trends is a favorite activity here at 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. About the author: Phil Hamstra is the VP of Strategic Initiatives at Meeting Tomorrow.

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Converve

MAY 9, 2017

For some time, more and more event managers have been concerning themselves with the topic of meeting design. There is still however no clear description of what meeting design actually means. It tries to research the influences of technology on event design. (updated 18 July 2018). Hybrid Event. "A

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Hubilo Blog

JULY 23, 2018

Gaining knowledge and insights by reading up books is to date more effective than reading books or watching videos. Event Industry comprises of many people starting with event designers, event managers to event planners, board members of an organisation. Books are Man’s Best Friend. Check out the list – 1.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 25, 2016

That’s not good news for the already stressed ranks of those who plan meetings, a profession which turns up every year on top-ten lists of the most stressful jobs. If you are a beginner like me, you can easily find free audio and video meditations online. And reduced stress. . But what about you?

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Slido

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Here are some of our favorite blogs that bring the best from our industry, as well as some amazing companies that have inspired us on our journey toward better meetings. MPI Blog The Meeting Professionals International (MPI) website is THE destination to find out what the industry is talking about. Event trends, news and inspiration 1.

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