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Smart Moves in Orlando, Anaheim and More

Smart Meetings

She has been working in Orlando since 2011, holding multiple director positions with full-service properties within both Hilton and Marriott portfolio hotels, most recently as director of sales and marketing at the Marriott Village Orlando.

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Here Are The 22 Best Event Platforms To Use In 2022!

Endless Events

And even though we’re a reliable source, we advise you to never judge the book by its cover. Building events since : 2011. Building events since : 2011. Building events since : 2011. One final disclaimer before we dive in: this is not sponsored content ; no event platform paid to be featured on this list.

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Win free copies of my books by helping me with research for the next one!

Conferences that Work

Want free copies of both my books? I’m doing a little research for my next book — working title The Little Book of Event Crowdsourcing Secrets — and I’d love your answers to a short (5 minutes maximum) survey of your personal experience of conference satisfaction. Please read the rules below.

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Modern Convention Centers Becoming a Dire Necessity

Smart Meetings

Today, WSCC turns away as much business as it books,” the convention center’s website claims. “In As recently as 2011, $275 million went into another round of expansions, at the time propelling the venue to be the 16th-largest convention center in the country and connecting it to 4,717 hotel rooms. Gonzalez Convention Center.

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Six fundamental ways to make a better conference

Conferences that Work

The other day, a client booked an hour with me to discuss how to make their conference better. Not much time, but enough for us to uncover and for me to suggest plenty of significant improvements. The notes at the.

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Squaring the circle: creating room sets for connection

Conferences that Work

I’ve explained the importance of curved seating and large circle sets in detail in my book The Power of Participation (Chapter 13), so I won’t reiterate its value here. And we all know that the most intimate and useful small group conversation and connection occurs around round tables. The notes at the.

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Many “experiential” events are just razzle-dazzle

Conferences that Work

Buy my new book—The Power of Participation—before July 1 at never-to-be-repeated prices I’m happy to announce that my new book—The Power of Participation: Creating Conferences That Deliver Learning, Connection, Engagement, and Action—will be available for purchase in all formats and outlets on. The notes at the.

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