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5 Ways to Build Community Loyalty

Smart Meetings

Here are a few examples: Allow attendees to select tracks to plan their time on site — from keynotes, and breakout sessions, to networking, food and beverage, and other engaging experiences and activities. Or leverage the event app pre-, on site, and post-event to allow attendees to connect with each other and keep the networking going.

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Case Study: Adrian Segar – “Conferences that work”

Conferences that Work

Here’s an independent review of my conference design work, published as a case study in Chapter 25—Designing and Developing Content for Collaborative Business Events—of the book The Routledge Handbook of Business Events. Tip: The hardback version is expensive, the ebook is a quarter of the hardback cost.)

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Five reasons NOT to use a Conferences That Work meeting design

Conferences that Work

I’ve run the core Conferences That Work design in a day numerous times, and it’s always a rush. A peer conference design such as Open Space doesn’t need so much time—a few hours can be useful—though it omits some of the features that make Conferences That Work so effective.

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2019 Marketing Conferences: The #1 Marketing Events Guide

Bizzaboo

Attending conferences is one of the best ways to stay ahead in the ever-changing marketing industry. At these events, you will learn from the top industry executives while networking with marketing professionals just like yourself. February Conferences 2019. One of the biggest European marketing conference. San Jose, CA.

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How to help meeting design clients figure out what they really want and need

Conferences that Work

The needs assessment trap Conference design clients who “know what they want” have already decided on their “ why? Conferences That Work goes to Japan! The first Conferences That Work peer conference held in Japan begins today! ” and “ who? “, have often fixed their “ when?

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2019 Tech Conferences: The #1 Tech Events Guide

Bizzaboo

Every year, the Upfront Summit brings together over one thousand of the country's top LPs, venture capitalists, corporate executives, and entrepreneurs for two days of networking, discussion, and entertainment – LA style. SQLBits is the largest SQL Server conference in Europe for data professionals, led by Microsoft Data Platform experts.

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Women-in-tech Conferences: The Best Events for 2023

Bizzaboo

Here is a brief breakdown of the types of events you’ll come across on this list: Conferences: These events will often times attract the most significant number of attendees. Conferences provide the best opportunity to network and build connections with other professionals passionate about diversity in tech. Start Date /.