Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

.” —Jeff Jarvis At conferences, the “users” are primarily participants. For decades, I’ve championed responsible conference designs that prioritize participants. ” —Jeff Jarvis In the same way, the processes of participant-driven conferences are open. A good platform is transparent.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Traditional conferences focus on a hodgepodge of pre-determined sessions punctuated with socials, surrounded by short welcomes and closings. Such conference designs treat openings and closings as perfunctory traditions, perhaps pumped up with a keynote or two, rather than key components of the conference design.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 6, 2018

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. Want to see my 6 minute 40 second Pecha Kucha presentation Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design!

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Steve, I like your question because it highlights a key tension inherent in group process design: the tension between intimacy (going deep with a few) and discovery (uncovering the possibilities of the many). When people are meeting for a shared purpose, some of the potentially valuable outcomes include: Learning about each other.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

As you’d expect from LLMs these days, NotebookLM provided a good written summary of the post: “The sources compare the responsibilities of news organizations to the responsibilities of conferences, arguing that both should prioritize their users and be transparent, open, and reliable. ” So far, so good. Woman: Totally.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 25, 2024

Since 2005, I’ve written three successful books on meeting design and facilitation and over 800 weekly blog posts on a wide range of topics. My books continue to sell, and this blog is the world’s most popular website on meeting design and facilitation. Attendees loved my events! Nothing worked.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Traditional conference designs also adopt this model. Somehow, the inspiring keynote will instantly change attendees’ lives for the better. Team members don’t show up at meetings or answer messages. Obviously we can make plans to initiate change. Integration and practice examples.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 29, 2016

Whenever I’ve had the pleasure of meeting David (not often enough!) There is nothing in the 2016 BizBash Design Issue that explores the heart of event design: what will happen at the event? 2 — Elementary Meetings. 3 — Conferences That Work. that we don’t question their continued use. If so, download.

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 2, 2023

These events focus on empowering women through conferences that help attendees learn new skills, make valuable connections, discuss innovative trends, promote intersectionality, and access motivational leaders. 9 to 11—The Women of Power Summit is a professional leadership conference designed especially for executive women of color.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 18, 2016

You may be wondering how to effectively structure a panel where the panelists don’t necessarily dominate the proceedings, letting attendees contribute and steer content and discussion in the ways they want and need. Use them and your attendees will thank you! Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design!

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 22, 2020

For more than 40 years, CMG’s international conference has been the source for education and peer-to-peer exchange for all things enterprise IT and infrastructure. It is the only conference of its kind where attendees can obtain real-world knowledge and training that is not vendor-run. Content Marketing Conference.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Known as the "World's Biggest Organic Marketing Conference", C3 offers the right mix of marketing inspiration, innovation, and insight for marketers. Engage Conference. Join 5,000 fellow marketers and creators at the mega-conference designed to empower you with business-building ideas. June Conferences 2019.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 29, 2023

These events focus on empowering women through conferences that help attendees learn new skills, make valuable connections, discuss innovative trends, promote intersectionality, and access motivational leaders. Attendees will engage in critical dialogues on potential solutions and support systems that can drive real change.

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Bizzaboo

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Julius Solaris: The Man Behind Boldpush With a remarkable track record — from establishing Showthemes and EventMB (now Skift Meetings) to founding Boldpush and becoming a sought-after keynote speaker — Julius Solaris is undeniably an authority in the world of event planning and technology. Read Now 2. Read Now 5. Read Now 8.

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Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Conferences - Conferences are the backbone of the tech events industry and can be both B2C or B2B events. They are held to educate, inform, or train attendees. Whereas most conferences are open to the public, trade shows usually require a screening process for buyers, company reps, and press. East Meets West.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

After I talked about my meeting design work with pioneer tester James Bach at the 2004 Amplifying Your Effectiveness conference, the testing community somehow adopted the term peer conference for their get-togethers. “Over dinner, I realized I was not the only one joining this conference for the first time.

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Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The SEOcial is returning with a brand-new format, tailored for the growing digital-marketing community in Barcelona, offering exclusive insight from the industry’s finest, the chance to meet fellow digital-marketers in a casual setting, with a live DJ and free drink on arrival. EMS is designed to prepare you for what’s next.

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Stova

MARCH 20, 2023

Introduction Whether you want to find new networking or professional development opportunities, learn about the latest industry trends, or connect better with clients, going to a few conferences every year is essential for just about every professional.

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Innovatx

JANUARY 22, 2019

Event experts agree the demand for face-to-face events and meetings is continuing to grow. According to CWT’s 2019 Events and Meetings Future Trends Report , demand for events will grow by 5 to 10 percent in 2019 alone. A SWAG activation is a unique interactive experience that also provides your attendee with a take-home gift.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Are you ready to step up your meeting outcomes? When 50 first-time attendees showed up, the conference design team, chaired by Joe Scully, senior director of meeting and event management at John Hancock Financial Services, made sure they were given ribbons to alert others of their status. Make Meeting a Team Sport.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Are you ready to step up your meeting outcomes? When 50 first-time attendees showed up, the conference design team, chaired by Joe Scully, senior director of meeting and event management at John Hancock Financial Services, made sure they were given ribbons to alert others of their status. Make Meeting a Team Sport.

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Conferences that Work

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.

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 31, 2025

Not only do they immerse attendees in your brand, but they also serve as an effective event marketing tool. A high-impact product activation puts your product directly in attendees hands, making them feel, test, and experience it for themselves. Digital and hybrid events let you engage attendees no matter where they are.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Here’s how Jeff Hurt describes this approach, which he calls surface learning , contrasting it with deep learning where attendees discover through exploratory activity: Content Covered Or Discovered. The attendee consumes as much as the speaker says as possible and tries to store it in the mind.

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