Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Until January of this year, Martin was partner events manager for RingCentral, and before that, she was senior meeting manager for National Conference of State Legislatures, both in Denver. The post 9 Smart Moves in London, Dallas and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Stacey Kokosinski. Salinas moved to the U.S.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The Conference variation allows for concurrent tracks, reception area, and exhibitor booths. Attendees can personalize their agenda, meet in the app with video meetings, and even save the video files for review. This is ideal for boosting connections and widening the meeting pool for your participants. Albert’s Aha!

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

My Dutch friend and expert moderator, Jan Jaap In der Maur , recently shared an innovative format for an in-conference pitch competition he devised for the Conventa Crossover Conference , in Ljubljana, Slovenia: “There were also the Conventa Crossover Awards. given at EventCamp Twin Cities on September 9, 2010? If so, download.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

What’s an Ideal Meeting? April 2018, Meetings and Conventions Magazine Do you incorporate participatory sessions into your events? 80% of meeting professionals prefer f acilitated workshop-style, participatory sessions [ survey by M&C Research, April 2018 Meeting and Conventions magazine ]!

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Meetings don’t look how they used to. Today, planners are racing to adapt to trends that make conferences and events more engaging and dynamic than ever before. But when it comes to trends, where should meeting industry professionals put their focus? Here are five meeting industry trends that are changing the game.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 2, 2022

Some 30 miles away, meeting professionals at the ubiquitous customer relationship software company Salesforce have taken a net-zero pledge and are brainstorming ways to keep business moving forward while prioritizing sustainability as a core value in everything from partnerships to customer data tracking and at its annual Dreamforce citywide event.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Change is imminent — and in the meetings industry, it’s upon us. Here’s how the meetings industry is changing the game. With that, they’re also now the largest pool of potential meeting attendees. Control over the meeting agenda is moving to attendees. Millennials are the decision makers now.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 14, 2018

Here are nine mythodologies about conferences. At least half the sessions programmed at traditional conferences are not what attendees want. Mythodology: Event socials are a good way to meet people. Participant-driven and participation-rich events provide far more opportunities to meet people you actually want to meet.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 14, 2019

We’ve all experienced the meeting question that isn’t. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Handling a meeting question that isn’t appeared first on Conferences That Work. Sue, Conferences That Work goes to Japan! The notes at the.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 6, 2018

Ah, the ubiquitous conference one-hour lecture. As an example I’ll use a three-day conference I’m currently designing. The participants are four hundred scientists who work all over the world and only get to meet en masse every few years. How do I hate thee? Let me count the ways. first published in 1972 !

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 22, 2019

” at the end of a conference session? Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Any questions? Rethinking traditional Q&A appeared first on Conferences That Work. Hands rise, and the presenter picks an audience member who asks a question. The presenter answers the question and picks another questioner.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2022

The 1,700 attendees checking in live at Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Conference ( WEC ) at Moscone Center in San Francisco this week were treated to a performance in three acts designed to provide “perspective,” “approach” and “action,” according to Paul Van Deventer, MPI president and CEO.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 21, 2019

You can improve meetings by de-emphasizing status. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Improve meetings by de-emphasizing old-school status appeared first on Conferences That Work. Apart from my first book , I haven’t written much about status at events. It’s time to revisit this important topic.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 10, 2016

In less than three minutes, you can improve almost any conference session with pair share. Read the full article at Conferences That Work. More details can be found in Chapter 38 of The Power of Participation.). Share with everyone in the comments below! Sources for additional information. Sources for additional information.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 24, 2017

So you’re holding a conference. Read the full article at Conferences That Work. The Solution Room—a powerful conference session There’s been a lot of interest in The Solution Room, a session that I co-facilitated last July at Meeting Professionals International World Education Congress in Orlando, Florida.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

” —Ian Bogost, Gamification is B t (2011). Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Gamification makes about as much sense as chocolate-dipped broccoli appeared first on Conferences That Work.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 9, 2018

Although you’d never guess it from reading meeting industry trade journals, most meetings are small meetings , and this is a good thing if you want effective and relevant connection and learning to take place. Sources for additional information. Whoever they are—young developing leaders,

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

When Tara Milburn attended her first Promotional Products Association International Show in 2010 or 2011, it was her first entrée into swag (stuff we all get). She realized that she needed “to be able to meet our customers where they are” and to pursue “progress over perfection,” she said. “If The products were crap.”

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

I’ve been attending conferences for over forty years. ” For twenty years I assumed this was how conferences were supposed to be. ” For twenty years I assumed this was how conferences were supposed to be. “…gets an award for most/best/most thoughtfully organized conference I think I’ve ever been to.”

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 29, 2019

Here’s an example of why I love conference facilitation and design. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Why I love conference facilitation and design appeared first on Conferences That Work. It’s an honor to work on a classic Conferences That. The notes at the.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 11, 2024

At the recent PCMA Convening Leaders conference, the former U.S. Making Decisions with Big Consequences Recounting the May 2011 operation by U.S. Secretary of State recalled a critical moment in her career that defined her approach to staying open-minded, objective, and energized when leading teams through tough tasks.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 8, 2019

Meeting planners typically default to squaring the circle when specifying room sets. Even though many of the rounds used at meetings are far too large.) Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Squaring the circle: creating room sets for connection appeared first on Conferences That Work. The notes at the.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Event Design is how it works appeared first on Conferences That Work. . “ —Steve Jobs, The Guts of a New Machine , 2003 New York Times interview If only we applied Steve’s insight to event design. The notes at the.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 13, 2022

Some 30 miles away, meeting professionals at the ubiquitous customer relationship software company Salesforce have taken a net-zero pledge and are brainstorming ways to keep business moving forward while prioritizing sustainability as a core value in everything from partnerships to customer data tracking and at its annual Dreamforce citywide event.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 27, 2022

Starting Friday, traveling by car to business meetings and conferences will get a bit more affordable. in recent weeks, the cost of sending drive-in attendees to regional meetings and conferences is way up. The last time the agency made a mid-year adjustment was in 2011. With average retail gas prices in the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2018

It was to consist of multiple exhibition halls, a 24,000-square-foot ballroom, 18 meeting rooms and Centre for Dialogue, which would accommodate meetings in the round. of meeting space. New exhibition halls, meeting rooms, an outdoor terrace, banquet space and cafe and bar were also added. After adding 215,278 sq.

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Travel Daily Media

JULY 5, 2023

The post Rotorua to host Business Events Industry Aotearoa’s MEETINGS 2024 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Rotorua has been named host city for New Zealand’s 28th national business events showcase, MEETINGS to be held at the Energy Events Centre on 19 and 20 June 2024.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 19, 2016

“Intel’s annual meeting was entirely virtual. ” — Steven Davidoff Solomon , New York Times, Online Shareholders’ Meetings Lower Costs, but Also Interaction. Forty years later, “group telemedia”, now known as virtual meetings, are firmly established and increasingly popular.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The post Air Freight Asia returns in March 2011 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Asia’s foremost conference and exhibition for air cargo and supply chain executives will be held at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong during 8-10 March. Air Freight Asia 2011 will have a dedicated hall at AsiaWorld-Expo.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 10, 2018

.” —Sarah Kendzior, The View From Flyover Country: Dispatches from the Forgotten America The meeting industry is no exception. The meeting industry has redefined novelty as creativity. Though millions of meetings take place every year, thousands of meeting organizers know how to create truly create conference designs.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The post ITB Asia 2011 hosted buyer registration opens appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. ITB Asia’s hosted buyer programme provides business meeting opportunities for senior level buyers and decision makers at the show. This year’s event will be held from 19-21 October 2011 at Suntec Singapore.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 3, 2017

How do room sets imply and influence what happens at meetings? Read the full article at Conferences That Work. Can room sets affect the quality of democracy, sharing, and equality experienced by participants? Sources for additional information.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Most people won’t ask questions at meetings. In a thoughtful article “ Audience Engagement – at the Heart of Meetings “, Pádraic Gilligan writes: “…We all want audience engagement so why doesn’t it take place?…While Read the full article at Conferences That Work. ” I disagree. A different workshop.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 6, 2017

Many believe that meetings are an unpleasant evil that sucks time and energy away from getting things done. That’s unfortunate, because meetings — when done right — are one of the most powerful business tools for creating the action outcomes that stakeholders and participants want and need. I’m so glad you asked!

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The post Buyers from new markets show interest in ITB Asia 2011 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. ”ITB Asia’s hosted buyer programme has always attracted strong interest from top international buyers eager to meet with exhibitors and do business in Asia.

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Social Tables

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

I started planning community service events for Magazine in 2011 at an Inc. CEO Conference in which attendees mentored military entrepreneurs. Conference organizers can hold a “Day of Service” in lieu of a pre-conference activity like a golf tournament or city tour.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 13, 2017

How do we get people to participate at meetings? Seth Godin describes a desirable meeting mindset: What would happen… if we chose to: …Sit in the front row. Ask a hard question every time we go to a meeting…. Read the full article at Conferences That Work. Seth Godin, What Would Happen.

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