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

The MICE Blog

It was a great learning experience working with technology and international partners. 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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21 Creative Ideas for Corporate Stage Design

Endless Events

Source: Encore Event Technologies. Aspects of the Arizona landscape and LTEN’s technology theme were the inspiration for this beautiful stage set, because of the event’s location. But it’s also about the contrast created between technology and physical, tangible objects. TOBY Awards 2009 for BOMA. IBM Impact Conference.

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Humanity’s problem is a meeting problem

Conferences that Work

In 2009, the biologist E.O. I think it’s also a meeting problem: “The real problem of humanity is the following: we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and god-like technology.” 9 September 2009. 9 September 2009. Wilson sees emotions, institutions, and technology as disjointed in time.

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

The MICE Blog

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) The ICT sector in St. Expanded in 2003 and further enhanced by the addition of the Einstein Congress in 2009, the hotel now has 113 rooms, two restaurants: Bistro St.Gallen with 14 GaultMillau points and St.Gallen Gourmet with 2 Michelin stars and 18 GaultMillau points and a wine cellar.

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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.” The moment I learned about it, I felt an immediate connection and knew I had to pursue it.”

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Becoming a writer

Conferences that Work

Since 2005, I’ve written three successful books on meeting design and facilitation and over 800 weekly blog posts on a wide range of topics. My books continue to sell, and this blog is the world’s most popular website on meeting design and facilitation. Write a book? Outwardly, I’ve succeeded. So here’s my story.

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