Conferences that Work
JUNE 12, 2017
Clients invariably ask me to help design their meeting after they’ve chosen a venue! Read the full article at Conferences That Work. Related posts: Help Wanted—Venues for my participation techniques workshops! Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! Please help me (and hopefully yourself)!
Smart Meetings
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Or instead of the typical mid-morning and afternoon food and beverage stations, work with the local hotel or venue to offer unique, fun snacks—like a “donut wall,” a soda mixologist, or other cuisine trends to get people talking, laughing, and connecting.
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Conferences that Work
JUNE 22, 2020
I’m leading a free online workshop on Friday, June 26, 12 – 2 pm EDT, that will give you a unique opportunity to experience The Three Questions : in my opinion, the best way to open a conference designed for active learning, connection, and engagement. Related posts: Help Wanted—Venues for my participation techniques workshops!
Conferences that Work
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
3—Overlooking the space needs of unconferences Novices who try to hold unconferences invariably underestimate venue space needs. Venue room capacity charts don’t include these designs. The result is that novice-organized unconferences rarely have the venue space they need to work well.
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 4, 2022
The March conference, which brought the neurologist community together to discuss progress on diagnosis and early treatment of multiple sclerosis, was not the first of its kind that AIM has organized, said Barbara Sambugaro, business manager, AIM Education. Another multi-hub AIM event connected as many as 40 venues, she told Convene.
Conferences that Work
DECEMBER 10, 2018
A “creative” event design is one with a novel venue and/or decor and lighting and/or food and beverage. Consequently, planners restrict the entire focus of creative event design to novel visual and sensory elements. Can we overcome bias against truly creative event design?
Conferences that Work
JULY 2, 2018
The needs assessment trap Conference design clients who “know what they want” have already decided on their “ why? I understand their perspective, because I also feel the temptation to pin down specifics — number of participants, duration, venue, budget, etc. ” and “ who? ” stage.
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