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APRIL 1, 2019

This (slightly edited) interview by JT Long appeared in the March 2019 issue of Smart Meetings Magazine. I was an amateur in the meeting industry, and that led to some mistakes, but it also gave me a fresh perspective at a time when meeting design wasn’t really a “thing.”

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DECEMBER 24, 2018

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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NOVEMBER 5, 2018

If you are interested in getting customized training and support on how to significantly improve your meetings, please don’t hesitate to get in touch !

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JULY 2, 2018

Scenes from a peer conference A slideshow of images from the Third Annual Vermont Vision For A Multicultural Future peer conference, held at the Mount Snow Grand Summit Resort November 6-7, 2014.

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AUGUST 12, 2024

Religious meetings are a small, fascinating subset of the meeting industry. I learned about them when I presented at The Religious Conference Management Association annual conference in 2014, and I’ve written about what meeting designers can learn from religious services.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2017

And yes, I admit it, during the second day of my vacation while enjoying the harmonies I hear, I’m jolted to think about religious meeting design…. Religious services are thought to be around 300,000 years old — by far the oldest form of organized meeting that humans have created. Include lots of communal activities.

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OCTOBER 8, 2019

Being Schooled: Inside a Conference That Works “Mad blogger” Sue Pelletier of MeetingsNet has written an excellent article on her experiences at the four-day Conferences That Work format edACCESS 2014 annual meeting I convened in June.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 14, 2016

. — Choose Chicago (@ChooseChicago) December 28, 2014. Event organizers and attendees alike can use the event hashtag to find out who else will be in attendance and engage with one another beforehand. casesmc pic.twitter.com/o3A6ZcPJ7E — Christine Tempesta (@ctempesta) November 7, 2014. Room Design. Who’s with me?

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MAY 14, 2018

Mythodology: Event socials are a good way to meet people. Reality : People tend to stay with people they already know at event socials. Participant-driven and participation-rich events provide far more opportunities to meet people you actually want to meet. But making your meeting better lasts.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Being Schooled: Inside a Conference That Works “Mad blogger” Sue Pelletier of MeetingsNet has written an excellent article on her experiences at the four-day Conferences That Work format edACCESS 2014 annual meeting I convened in June.

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PRA

APRIL 20, 2021

Meet our Executive Creative Team! The brains behind the incredible moodboards and events, and experts in our Design Thinking Process. Alicia’s Design Training: I am self-taught but have been in the art and design world my whole life, starting as a dancer. What’s an event you’d love to design?

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JUNE 3, 2019

At the time, I had no idea that what I instinctively put together for a gathering of people who barely knew each other would lead to: a global design and facilitation consulting practice; over 500 posts on this blog, which has now become, to the best of my knowledge, the most-visited website on meeting design and facilitation; three books (almost!)

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DECEMBER 5, 2016

Over the years I’ve contracted with hundreds of organizations for meeting facilitation and design consulting, and I’m starting to wonder if I need to adopt Van Halen’s approach. I am well aware of the incredible demands made on meeting planners before and during events.

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MARCH 26, 2018

Being Schooled: Inside a Conference That Works “Mad blogger” Sue Pelletier of MeetingsNet has written an excellent article on her experiences at the four-day Conferences That Work format edACCESS 2014 annual meeting I convened in June.

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JUNE 26, 2023

And, as we’ll see, RSQP offers the potential to devise on-the-fly sessions that meet participants’ uncovered wants and needs. My 2014 post on RSQP gives a clear example of how it works (and my book Event Crowdsourcing includes full details) so I won’t repeat myself here. Two significant differences 1.

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

A big thank-you to the meeting industry luminaries who were kind enough to write testimonials for Event Crowdsourcing ! Here’s what they wrote: Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Event Crowdsourcing testimonials appeared first on Conferences That Work. Related posts: Participate!

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MAY 21, 2018

The Solution Room is rapidly becoming a popular meeting plenary. Invented at MPI’s 2011 European Meetings and Events Conference, the session fosters active meaningful connections between attendees, and provides peer support and solutions to the real professional challenges currently faced by participants.

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Blue Spark Event Design

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Meeting organizers are constantly on the lookout for the best hotels in every city (if you need help with site selection and negotiation , let us know!). Nashville’s lively Broadway, thriving music scene, and genuine southern charm make it a perfect destination for numerous corporate events. That’s some record!

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Travel Daily Media

JUNE 4, 2014

IBTM India will take place from 3-5 September 2014. Travel buyers who want to attend IBTM India event can now apply online to be hosted at this year’s event. The second edition of IBTM India, which will take place from 3-5 September 2014 at the ITC Grand Chola Hotel in Chennai, is expected to attract up to 100 MICE buyers.

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JUNE 11, 2018

The professional meeting industry largely believes that: Read the full article at Conferences That Work Related posts: Being Schooled: Inside a Conference That Works “Mad blogger” Sue Pelletier of MeetingsNet has written an excellent article on her experiences at the four-day Conferences That Work format edACCESS 2014 annual meeting I convened (..)

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JULY 25, 2016

26:30] Meetings in the round. [28:00] The Solution Room—an introductory video The talented graphic facilitator Kristine Nygaard of Kiss the frog, whom I had the recent pleasure of meeting at FRESH 2013, has created a delightful one-minute video that introduces The Solution Room, a. 32:50] Where should the moderator be during the panel?

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Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

9 to 12—CES® is the most powerful tech event in the world — the proving ground for breakthrough technologies and global innovators. This is where brands get business done, meet new partners and where the industry’s sharpest minds take the stage to unveil their latest releases and boldest breakthroughs.

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Bizzaboo

JULY 18, 2022

Growing up with a family restaurant and businesses, Julie’s attention to detail and providing the best attendee experience is what brought her to work with organizations when producing in-person and virtual events. As an event designer and content strategist, Julie leads the Events Team at the Project Management Institute (PMI).

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ITA Group

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In this video, Dananjaya Hettiarachchi, the 2014 Toastmasters International World Champion of Public Speaking, talks about the crucial body language you must have to close the sale. B2B Online is the only event where the top minds in manufacturing and distribution meet and learn. B2B Online | February 24–25 | Virtual.

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MARCH 3, 2025

Aside from my first book , I havent written much about the effects of attendee status attendees’ “relative rank in a hierarchy of prestige” at events. It’s time to revisit this important topic because you can improve your meetings by making attendee status a real-time construct. Improve all your meetings!

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OCTOBER 3, 2016

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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