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Designing conferences to solve participants’ problems

Conferences that Work

What makes attending conferences worthwhile? As I described in Conferences That Work , the two most common reasons for attending conferences are to learn useful things and make useful connections. But there are numerous other ways that conferences provide value to stakeholders. Complicated problems.

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5 Meeting Industry Trends That Are Changing the Face of Events

Social Tables

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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The Power of Multi-Hub Meetings: Maarten Vanneste

Endless Events

An entrepreneur since he was only 18 years old, Maarten has over 35 years of experience in meeting design. And since 2012, he has organized the FRESH Conference in Europe. Ready to hear all about the ground-breaking magic of multi-hub meetings? In 2006, Marteen started the Meeting Design Institute.

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5 Ways the Meetings Industry is Changing the Face of Events

Social Tables

While the shifts are plentiful, there are five that stand out from the fold when it comes to modern event design. Here’s how the meetings industry is changing the game. In 2016, millennials became the largest segment in the U.S. With that, they’re also now the largest pool of potential meeting attendees.

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Save $100 on Adrian Segar’s first 1½ day participation techniques workshop!

Conferences that Work

For over 25 years, I’ve been designing and facilitating Conferences That Work : successful, innovative, highly interactive, participant-driven events that leverage attendees’ expertise and experience to create just the conference that participants want and need. I’m excited! Earn CIC education credits.

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Are Online Meetings Reducing Our Collective Intelligence?

Conferences that Work

After participants completed the pre-test survey independently, they initiated a conference call with their partner. ” Artificial online meetings. In 2016, I experienced my first escape room. This occurred during the first Meeting Design Practicum in Utrecht, The Netherlands: more details here ).

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The Rise of LinkedIn

Convene by PCMA

Juraj Holub It may be a mix of all of the above, combined with the fact that LinkedIn, which has been owned by Microsoft since 2016, has found ways to be different things to professionals at different stages in their careers. We are passionate about events and meetings. It brings the whole professional world together,” he said. “We