Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Rereading a 2012 post by Jeff Jarvis , I was struck by the parallels between his take on news organizations’ responsibilities to their platforms and the responsibilities of conferences. Users come first “A platform without users is nothing. Design in flexibility. Platforms collaborate “Platforms have APIs.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Adding to my reports on new platforms providing online incarnations of traditional conference socials , here’s a review of online social platform Rally. First, if you don’t know about online social platforms, check out the introduction included in my earlier reviews of Gatherly and Yotribe. Platform metaphor.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The evolving VR technology supports experiences that teach and connect people—a practice at the heart of event planning. Parallel , a partner platform that works in tandem with Bluewater as one, unified support for entirely virtual events, says it isn’t about “[replacing] real-world events,” but extending them.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 28, 2023

We need to build that technology into our events to give them flexibility. It’s a new language of how you talk to technology that has to be embedded in event design ,” she said. Technology can help create a platform for community so attendees can interact with people who weren’t even at the original event.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 13, 2022

You want attendees to feel a certain way at your event. After all, you need intentional event design to pull off the creative extravaganza that will wow your attendees. That means your venue should, at a minimum, play nicely with your event technology platform. . Does the venue allow both digital and print signage?

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

”The task of the event designer is to create intentionally designed experiences that cause change. “That takes meeting people where they’re at and listening to them enough so you can have a mutually designed community that is on the same page. . They were trying to completely change the platform.

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ADMEI

MARCH 19, 2024

She is skilled in event production, program development, event design, and logistical implementation, and she thrives in educating the next generation of event producers to achieve their goals of excellence in the hospitality industry. Denise will continue to foster this charge as her platform for “Learn, Grow, Teach.”

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Feature #2 was design and branding. I think event brand and event design are critical parts of engagement. Very quickly the brands that were sponsoring our event wanted it at their other Capitol Hill events. Facebook: A Turning Point for Event Farm. Be an Event Designer, Not Just a Planner.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 10, 2023

Celebrating Excellence Winners of the PCMA Visionary Award were announced on Thursday, March 8 th and included: Jodi VanWoerkom, senior event manager, Association for Talent Development for Digital Experience Strategist of the Year; Tim Mathy, senior partner, SpeakInc.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Event creative is what makes the attendee experience immersive from start to finish. It includes everything from graphic design and video production to branding, scriptwriting, and consulting. In short, event creative is all about event design ! It’s what sets your event apart. 3D Event Renderings.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

If you read our last piece on why collaborative learning is the future of event-networking , you are already familiar with e180 as the creator of Braindate , an online platform and an in-person experience that helps participants at events meet for topic-driven, knowledge-sharing conversations called braindates.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

This year events will start thinking more holistically about what we can do to improve our impact from banning single-use plastics, and educating out attendees, to offering more plant-based catering. We will also see a rise in using recycled materials for event design. 2020 Event Trend: Increased Need for Event Security .

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Endless Events

MAY 19, 2020

This year events will start thinking more holistically about what we can do to improve our impact from banning single-use plastics, and educating out attendees, to offering more plant-based catering. We will also see a rise in using recycled materials for event design. 2020 Event Trend: Increased Need for Event Security .

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Event designers have the option of using the side tray or removeable arm rests. The tray is also a great platform for attendees to place beverages, bags and notebooks. Each seat contains a high-capacity USB port powered by a rechargeable battery located underneath a removeable side tray.

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Bizzaboo

JULY 8, 2024

By directly influencing attendee engagement and satisfaction, event design plays a critical role in the success of your events — or the lack thereof. A well-designed event ensures that all elements align with event objectives and the target audience, creating a cohesive and memorable experience.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

She is co-chair of Events Industry Council’s Meeting and Event Design Group Covid-19 Business Recovery Task Force and now consults leading companies on their return to events approach. Content needs to be considered for appropriateness to company messaging, current events and brand.

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Bizzaboo

JUNE 3, 2024

At its core, event design is all about deliberately crafting every aspect of an event to achieve specific organizational objectives and create memorable event experiences. Successful event design seamlessly integrates all of these elements to reflect the event’s purpose and create a truly unique experience.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Companies bombard me with offers to check out online meeting platforms. But every once in a while I hear about a platform that intrigues me enough to schedule a demo. Butter is an online meeting platform that is designed to support the facilitation of great interactive meetings. The usual caveats. I explain why below.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

I am Nick Borelli, and we’re going to be talking to you about event FOMO, which I think most people know is fear of missing out. And how to create those moments within a live event. So, it’s really a strategy that takes intuitive design and human behavioral psychology. Pay Attention To The People.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Earlier this year I reviewed ( 1 , 2 ) three online conference social platforms: Gatherly , Rally , and Wonder ( the new name for Yotribe since September). So here’s a review of the updated versions of these platforms, including comparisons with the relatively unchanged Wonder service.

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2018

There are also more event-centric platforms like Hubilo, Eventzilla, 123Signup, Ovelt, and many more that not only cater to your specific event needs but also integrate with other tools like analytics and tech interfaces. Event marketing is both art and science, and the latter means there’s a lot of strategizing involved.

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Skift Meetings

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The second in our four-part series of recordings from the Event Innovation Lab at IMEX America, this post will share expert insights on experiential and hybrid event design. The post Going Above and Beyond to Design Inclusive Experiential Events by Lori Cioffi appeared first on [link].

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 2, 2021

You could post once per day on each one of the social media platforms to give you a thousand steps. ” Trade Shows & Event Design. Nick thinks that the way trade shows are designed hasn’t changed all that much in the last 100 years. And I asked Rachael how that equates to steps. It seems antithetical.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 1, 2022

I interviewed the event organiser, Dr. Carlos R. Wyss, Project Manager at Wasser-Agenda 21, who gave insights into the event design process. Wasser-Agenda 21 provides a platform for the stakeholders to meet and exchange about current and future water management challenges, aiming to provide solutions.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Comparing the events industry to what recently happened in the world of streaming, Edo has a hopeful vision for the future. “I think that we’re going to see a resurgence of demand because a good event, there’s just no replacement for it.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 5, 2021

Event platforms for connection. The pressure to find comprehensive replacements for face-to-face meetings has sped the development of technology platforms that better support connection between participants. Pre-pandemic online platforms were designed to provide broadcast-style meeting formats.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

As long as that promise comes to pass” Storytelling & 2020 Event Tech Trends. “Are the event designers going to forget about all of this and just case it to make it look pretty?”, A member of the audience wonders if all this shiny new technology will impact storytelling. ”, he wonders.

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Endless Events

MAY 9, 2023

Every event planner wants community, but you need to match the right types of people together to form that community — and that’s no small feat. If you use the right event platform , an AI engine can recommend new connections to each attendee based on shared attributes.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 19, 2018

The stage featured a humble rug and sofa on a platform. Get more stage design inspiration by diving into the article up top. If you want to grab the attention of people, if you want to promote your event, if you want to delight people at your event—you need to take the time to do it well.

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Endless Events

MARCH 29, 2021

” Will says it’s important both audiences share the same platform so they can interact with each other. Is it really happening between the in-person audience and the online audience, or are we giving two separate opportunities to network and hang out?” “Don’t put them on separate apps, make them all be together.

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Endless Events

JULY 27, 2018

Facebook Finds a New Event Rival in Pinterest. Facebook has long been known as a major platform for planning and promoting events, but a new challenger now wants in on the action. Pinterest has just launched new tools that allow professionals to plan events on the platform. Get More People in Your Free Events.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The perfect union of these two (seemingly mutually exclusive) event trends are hybrid events. After all, in the events industry, we are all united and dedicated to bringing people together. Today, we’ll focus on the latter.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 10, 2020

If you arrive early for an online meeting, you may find the meeting host hasn’t opened the online meeting platform yet. And if there’s a glitch in the meeting platform technology or connection, you may end up being late. You have no idea if anyone else may be early, which gives you little incentive to be early.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 12, 2018

If you know you’ll be live streaming a large portion of your event to people around the world, make sure the venue’s internet can handle it before you sign the venue contract. Provider platform. Allowing them to send questions via chat or instant messenger can help them feel like they are part of the event.

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Blue Spark Event Design

AUGUST 16, 2021

Like many professionally produced virtual conferences , this required a higher level of speaker preparation than would be needed for live events. The first hurdle our team encountered was the resistance of speakers to training on the virtual platform. Utilizing session engagement features like chat and speaker Questions & Answers.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 21, 2022

Earlier this month, the folks at Gatherly kindly invited me to host an event of my choosing for their clients and potential users. I decided to facilitate an online workshop in Gatherly that took full advantage of the platform. So I designed the workshop as an “ Ask Adrian Anything ” about meeting design and facilitation.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 16, 2020

The pressure to find a replacement for face-to-face meetings may speed the development of technology process for connection that current platforms lack. All major online platforms support broadcast-style meetings. In my opinion, we can significantly improve virtual meetings process technology.

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