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A calendar of peer conferences

Conferences that Work

Since 2009 I’ve maintained an informal calendar of peer conferences (aka unconferences) on this site. Currently, I add a few peer conferences a month. As you can see, peer conferences take place all over the world! Who holds peer conferences? P.S. Do you want to let me know about an upcoming peer conference?

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Leaving Las Twitter

Conferences that Work

Twitter: The early days of wonder and delight I joined Twitter (now “X”) in June 2009. Over time, this website Conferences That Work grew to six million page views in 2023. Over time, this website Conferences That Work grew to six million page views in 2023. Why did this happen? But in 2017, I noticed a change.

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Peer Conferences Deep Dive—Meeting Doctors transcript and video

Conferences that Work

On Tuesday, March 26, 2024 , I sat down with Martin Duffy and Paul Nunesdea on LinkedIn Live for an hour’s deep dive conversation about peer conferences: the participant-driven, participation-rich events I’ve designed and facilitated for over thirty years. Peer Conferences Unveiled—The Transcript! Here it is—enjoy!

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Humanity’s problem is a meeting problem

Conferences that Work

In 2009, the biologist E.O. 9 September 2009. 9 September 2009. And the organizations we’ve constructed incarnate our culture. What we think of as modern business meetings and conferences are hundreds of years old. Wilson described what he saw as humanity’s real problem. ” — E. Institutions.

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

Conferences that Work

” I became fascinated by the culture of organizations. Improving Conferences That Work I designed and facilitated my first peer conference in 1992. Conferences That Work: Creating Events That People Love took four years to write. When it was published in 2009, my peer conference work exploded.

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Animazement Conference: Much More Than Cosplay

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The all-volunteer, fan-run convention got its start in 1997 as a 36-hour anime marathon organized by the Triangle Area Anime Society at North Carolina State University. Since its first official event in 1998, this celebration has continued to grow, moving from small hotels to its current host venue, the Raleigh Convention Center, in 2009.

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Becoming a writer

Conferences that Work

Because… • I suffered through a long period when writing a book seemed to be something I would never be able to do; and • So many well-known writers imply that all you need to do is figure out how to organize your writing routine, whereupon turning out hundreds of words a day becomes no big deal. This is not true for 99.99% of mortals.

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