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Which meeting design books should I buy?

Conferences that Work

Here are five meeting design books I especially recommend. In an outrageous display of chutzpah , I wrote three of these books. [If In 2013, Eric de Groot and Mike van de Vijver published this unique, extraordinary, and important book on meeting design. The story is told in the book’s preface.)

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CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Benoit Sauvage, CMP Fellow

Smart Meetings

He first learned of the CMP designation in 2009, saying, “it was a revelation for me. Each study session and chapter in the book added layers of knowledge, helping me see the bigger picture and understand the interconnectedness of our work.” Stay updated on current trends and network strategically.

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St. Gallen: Your Complete Guide to a Top Business Event Destination

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Gallen Health network, aiming to make St. Gallen excels in application development, cloud computing, IT security, decision intelligence, B2B software, and big data solutions, supported by a network of associations and development facilities with access to a pool of young talent and professionals. Services of the St.

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Now is the time to rethink and restart the events industry: Interview with Angeles Moreno, Managing Partner at the Creative Dots

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Angeles has been in the events industry for over 30 years and possesses international experience with a large network. I went through the dot-com crisis, 9/11 and the financial crisis in 2008, which impacted us significantly in 2009. We had a strong year in 2008, and in January 2009, we began getting cancellations one after another.

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5 Reasons I’m Grateful for My Clients After 40+ Years of Consulting

Conferences that Work

I was your guy if you had a problem with personal computers, flaky local area networks, or database systems. I ran them in my spare time for thirteen years before writing my first book. When it was published in 2009, my peer conference work exploded. Here are five reasons why I’m grateful for my clients.

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Mike Dominguez’ Predictions for 2019

Smart Meetings

Since 2009, hotel room occupancy has increased steadily and is now breaking records with average occupancy at 65.5 Demand from individual travelers has grown even faster than bookings from groups. There were three reasons millennials chose to meet face-to-face: networking, mentorship and professional development.

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Case Study: Adrian Segar – “Conferences that work”

Conferences that Work

Here’s an independent review of my conference design work, published as a case study in Chapter 25—Designing and Developing Content for Collaborative Business Events—of the book The Routledge Handbook of Business Events. Tip: The hardback version is expensive, the ebook is a quarter of the hardback cost.) on the eventization of faith.