Meeting Tomorrow

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

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. Regardless of trends in the industry, we should remember that meetings are always about the people, and if we stay focused on that, the right solutions will present themselves.

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The MICE

MARCH 11, 2021

Yuri van Geest gave an insightful presentation and then Catherine welcomed experts for a roundtable discussion to delve further into the topic of gamification in an attempt to answer the question, ‘What will your event of the future look like using gamification.’. Why use gamification? And we really wanted to bring that online.

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Event Industry News

MAY 3, 2019

“Technology is changing the length of general sessions, how content is formatted and presented, how people process information and what they expect/need to remain engaged. ” — Christy Lamagna , CEO of Strategic Meetings & Events. ” — Michael Shapiro , Senior Editor of Meetings & Conventions.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 22, 2019

“Technology is changing the length of general sessions, how content is formatted and presented, how people process information and what they expect/need to remain engaged. ” — Christy Lamagna , CEO of Strategic Meetings & Events. ” — Michael Shapiro , Senior Editor of Meetings & Conventions.

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Ideal for: dinners, luncheons, banquets, galas, fundraisers, weddings, presentations, entertainment, workshops, award or recognition ceremonies. However, this would require some guests with their back to the stage/podium/presenter to turn their chairs around after the meal is completed. Top 10 Event Layouts for Seating and Table Plans.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

In many cases, this means crowdsourcing the agenda, sometimes even doing so in real time, to present a personalized event agenda. Experient looks to predetermined personas to present unique experiences. So they’re boldly blending the two when they travel to exhibitions and trade shows.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

In many cases, this means crowdsourcing the agenda — sometimes eve in real time — to present a personalized event agenda. For a recent meeting, the Experient team created “journey maps.” They present different agendas to each persona on each day of the event. Take the “Be-Wellster” and the “Post-Master” as examples.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 2, 2021

At some associations, board meetings are the least-stressful events to plan, with far fewer logistics for business events organizers to wrangle than conventions, conferences, and trade shows. We had to redesign a solution — the idea was anybody that was presenting or going to be on screen we were taking out of Zoom.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

On their blog, you’ll find great insights into digital marketing and experiential marketing for corporate events, as well as trade show presentation. also share ways to improve audience interaction on their helpful blog, “where meeting design meets technology” – a front-of-mind concern for most event planners today.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 6, 2020

Earlier this year, I talked to Tina Warren , director of trade show marketing with PMMI , The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, about its marketing efforts for PACK EXPO International and Healthcare Packaging EXPO 2018.

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