Conferences that Work

MAY 11, 2020

In person meetings have vanished overnight. It’s time to implement what we’ve learned about great face-to-face meeting design and process into online meetings. Meetings will never be the same. So I won’t repeat myself here; read them for full details!

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Event Leadership Institute

JANUARY 19, 2022

That’s why there are so many helpful resources and tools out there to ensure that as an event planning expert, we’re providing the best possible solution for our clients, ourselves, and all event stakeholders relying on us to get the job done – and with flawless execution! The above resources are there to help you find your starting point.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 25, 2021

Our logistical designs control the environment that participants experience. In this arena we are in control through our careful planning, which includes resources for a wide range of contingencies. Resources [flexible physical and/or online spaces, facilitators, and a schedule that can be developed, as needed, at the event].

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Endless Events

JANUARY 21, 2020

Below, in our Epic Resources section, we link the awesome insider favorites that were mentioned in this episode! Check out the epic resources from today’s episode about MCs for events: Cultivating Engagement At Events. Meeting Design Toolbox for Meeting Architects. So, press play right now and join us!

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 9, 2018

Over the last five years I’ve heard increasing concern from the meeting professionals community about the deterioration of the quality of our national industry conferences. In my case, the demand for the meeting design and facilitation services I provide has been exploding. (In

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Gallus Events

MAY 11, 2020

There are lots of free resources out there, but they tend to be designed to lead you to buying something else. meeting design institute: Design interactive online and hybrid meetings, conferences and events. The meeting design institute have been pioneering hybrid events for as long as I have.

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Gallus Events

MAY 11, 2020

There are lots of free resources out there, but they tend to be designed to lead you to buying something else. Meeting Design Institute: Design interactive online and hybrid meetings, conferences and events. The meeting design institute have been pioneering hybrid events for as long as I have.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2020

Virtual meetings require careful design to keep attendees engaged and deliver value for the hosts. But how do you translate the energy and insights from a face-to-face meeting through a computer screen? This will also leave time for other important aspects of meetings. See more : Virtual Events Genius Resources.

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Guidebook

APRIL 10, 2015

Nothing is more satisfying than stacking your scholarly resources on a bookshelf so that everyone who enters your house knows how learned you are. This week we’ve been building a resource library for event planners. Into the Heart of Meetings: Basic Principles of Meeting Design by Mike van der Vijver.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 16, 2018

Fun fact: the testing community often uses my term “peer conferences” for their get-togethers, due to a chat about meeting design I had with tester James Bach at the 2004 Amplifying Your Effectiveness conference.) See the post for full details.)

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

So here’s my review of Butter, a meeting platform for facilitators to shine. In this review of Butter, I’ll share a big picture overview, what I think is Butter’s finest feature, an example of how to implement a meeting design in Butter, and my closing thoughts. Meeting design case.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 22, 2024

and Europe, evolved into an efficient 3D spatial design and management resource for business event professionals. Formerly known as Allseated , the company started in 2014 as a tool for wedding planners to model seating charts and, after being used for some 500,000 events and significantly adding to the cataloged inventory in the U.S.

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Gallus Events

MAY 15, 2017

You could spend a lot of time, money and resource and make very little impact on the person who has to leave at 4pm to catch their train. Meeting design. I know this isn’t the case for other planners, but in terms of benchmarking: If your conference thins out by 25% after the final refreshment break YOU ARE DOING FINE. .

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Gallus Events

JUNE 17, 2016

what are the resource implications of delivering new events? They used Meeting Design. how can the event planner prove that their events can do so much more for their association? how can associations run more or / and very different types of events? They had a gender balanced speaker programme.

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Unique Venues

JANUARY 7, 2020

Productivity is highest when business meetings are held at venues that can accommodate technology needs and provide the right resources and environment to get down to business. The open atmosphere inspires innovation and changes the way people meet.

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Gallus Events

JUNE 17, 2016

what are the resource implications of delivering new events? They used Meeting Design. how can the event planner prove that their events can do so much more for their association? how can associations run more or / and very different types of events? They had a gender balanced speaker programme.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 30, 2021

There was a lot of confusion, and a lot of challenges from a resource and skills point of view. There are many learning resources but defining your goals must come first. Reflecting on the past 18 months, Vismale and Stephan talked about the fear and uncertainty that the industry experienced initially.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 28, 2016

These 40, follow-worthy social media influencers are highly engaged, limitless resources that are quick to share helpful content to help you succeed and grow your business. Tahira Endean tweets about the intersection of experiential, immersive meeting design and technology. TahiraCreates. million user sessions each year.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Keynote speaker Janet Sperstad, program director at Madison College in Wisconsin, explained that human-centric experiences deliver lasting impact by tapping into behavioral science, meeting design, technology, health and well-being , and CSR in new and interesting ways. Sustainability Could be a Winning Differentiator.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 31, 2017

. – Smoke-free facilities (90%) and free access to fitness facilities (80%) were the top-ranked standard or preferred meeting design elements supporting wellness. – Emerging wellness practices include “mindfulness breaks or resources” and “guides to nearby health facilities.”.

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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. (updated 18 July 2018). This already happens today in the form of barcamps. Totally Analogue. "The

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 30, 2019

In her address to a packed hall at the Park Plaza Victoria London, at the association’s first Members Meeting of the year, new HBAA Chair Angie Mason unveiled this theme as the focus for the year ahead. There will also be a bank of highly experienced industry professionals who will provide continuous mentorship. It’s OK not to be OK’.

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Gallus Events

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

IBTM session was all about Meeting Design and the venue is about 5 miles from my office, so attending that one was much easier! It helped covering the same topic, online events, in both London and Coimbra but preparing, traveling and delivering sessions is always a challenge. Details of my session at IBTM World.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Tagboard is a free resource that tracks a specific hashtag that updates in real-time. One of the things we encourage people to do is to consider the impact of non-traditional designs on their program: multiple room sizes, innovative setups and out of breakout sessions, to name but a few. Radde, Ph.D.

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Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

The MBECS were created jointly by Meeting Professionals International and the Canadian Tourism Human Resources Council. F: Human resources. H: Meeting or event design. Manage the strategic plan for meeting/event. Plan meeting or event project. Develop theme for meeting or event.

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Slido

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Meeting design and interaction tips 11. It provides ready-to-use templates and on-demand webinars designed to level up your presentation skills – both from the visual perspective as well as in the craft of conversational presenting. Leadership, culture and meetings 15. There’s plenty to learn, just pick your topic.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2024

And it’s mostly about meeting design and facilitation, but I write about all kinds of things. Who’s there, what they want to talk about, what the resources are, generating a conference program from that. You don’t know what resources they have that might be amazing for other people who are there and so on.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

Members connect with the Association Chat community throughout the week to help each other solve challenges and to pool resources in order to do the important work they do. Previously she was Deputy Editor for EventMB which is a renowned resource for event planners.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 11, 2021

Peer conferences improve this support by allowing participants to share their top-of-mind problems in real time and leverage peer resources to get solutions. Designing experiments into our conferences allow participants to explore solutions to complex problems. Provide frequent and timely feedback to my staff?

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Access to resources. Large organization clients usually have more access to useful resources than smaller clients. For example, meeting rooms, specialized support staff, and travel budgets are often plentiful and generous. These meetings involve hundreds of countries and thousands of NGOs and people.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

They think they’re the biggest and the most important resource here. I would advocate for meeting designers to understand where is the bleeding edge in terms of truly inno-vative and meaningful content. We [the attendees] never talked. I remember thinking, They don’t understand. The innovation is already out there.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

They think they’re the biggest and the most important resource here. I would advocate for meeting designers to understand where is the bleeding edge in terms of truly inno-vative and meaningful content. We [the attendees] never talked. I remember thinking, They don’t understand. The innovation is already out there.

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SpotMe Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Continuous learning opportunities around new technologies, virtual and hybrid meeting design, risk and compliance management, and emerging trends in the meetings industry will ensure your team has the skills to elevate your strategic meetings management program. Finally, provide ongoing education and training.

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The MICE

MARCH 11, 2021

According to Teresa, there are four dimensions of game theory that can help us think about gamification from a broader perspective: Game design, interface and pattern: This involves the gamification basics that are applied to leader boards, points and badges. to pick the right person to talk to. And we really wanted to bring that online.

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Event Industry News

MAY 3, 2019

“Slowly but surely, the meeting industry is learning that the old lecture-saturated conference model is increasingly inferior to meeting designs that incorporate the active learning, connections, engagement, and outcomes that attendees actually want and need.”

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 22, 2019

“Slowly but surely, the meeting industry is learning that the old lecture-saturated conference model is increasingly inferior to meeting designs that incorporate the active learning, connections, engagement, and outcomes that attendees actually want and need.” ” — Nick Borelli , President at Borelli Strategies.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Simon started his career as a human-resource consultant in 1997 at Capital One for a year, and at Merck & Co. Areas of expertise include conference business models, strategy, attendance marketing, sponsorship programs, and meeting technology. Bo Krüger is a speaker, facilitator and meeting designer. Where to find him?

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