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Two novel hybrid meeting formats

Conferences that Work

I’ve been writing about hybrid meetings for a long time; my first post was in February 2010. Both are unique, as far as I know, in that the in-person and online participants are the same people ! The first novel hybrid meeting format was invented by Joel Backon back in 2010. The online portion felt eerie….

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7 Tips for Driving Attendee Engagement at Virtual Events

Smart Meetings

Providing and promoting viable ways for attendees to engage with one another will delight your attendees, drive new business leads for your team, build your online communities and position your brand as a leader in digital event experiences for years to come. He was the first president and CFO of Shutterstock from 2005 to 2010.

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EventMobi Redefines the Role of Virtual Events

Smart Meetings

Since its founding in 2010, EventMobi has expanded its reach to over 30,000 corporate and non-profit event planners. It’s really hard to try to record a gala ceremony and get people to watch that online,” he explains. They simply can’t provide the same experience.

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Sweepstakes online casinos USA: Is sweepstakes gambling legal?

Travel Daily News

Sweepstakes online casinos have become increasingly popular in the USA due to their unique approach to online gambling. In this article, we’ll explore the legality of sweepstakes gambling and how it works at online casinos like Stake.us, Fortune Coins, and SweepSlots. also accept bank transfer and vouchers.

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Control versus freedom at meetings

Conferences that Work

As I wrote in 2010: The reality is that you never had control to begin with, just the myth of control. Resources [flexible physical and/or online spaces, facilitators, and a schedule that can be developed, as needed, at the event]. How can we design the optimum balance between control versus freedom at meetings? The myth of control.

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Designing conferences to solve participants’ problems

Conferences that Work

Here are three session-based examples: At the 2010 edACCESS conference, Joel Backon designed an incredible experiment to explore the use of online collaborative tools , which at the time were in their infancy. In the meetings world, the most well known are the series of EventCamps that were held around the world between 2010 and 2014.

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10 World Famous Event Planning Companies

Social Tables

With a walk-in and online boutique, they sell flower arrangement services and other party details to clients. Founder, President and CCO Bryan Rafanelli, best known as the planner for Chelsea Clinton’s top-secret wedding in 2010. Their clientele includes luxury brands like Bulgari, Cartier, and Louis Vuitton.