Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

We love that they place a spotlight on recent events and what organizers did well, helping event profs everywhere find inspiration for improving their own events. Event professional turned full-time blogger Irina Graf has created an event industry networking and destination focused blog with an international view. Plan Your Meetings.

Trade Show 333

Trade Show Events Planner Trends 333

Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

One of Skift’s “ 10 event trends for 2020 ” is networking. Because good event design is about how a conference works. Participant-driven and participation-rich meeting designs incorporate a braindate’s purpose — one-to-one or small group connection around relevant content — organically into every session.

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Conference Trends Event Design Meeting Design 122

Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 2, 2024

Others brought up approaches to conferences — which have stood the test of time but are as flat as stale beer — that are within event organizers’ power to rework or at least to advocate for their re-imagination. So employees took sledgehammers to a wall instead.” Sound familiar?

Social Media 119

Social Media Events Consulting Culture 119

Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

LinkedIn’s growth spurt is evident in the business events industry as well: When we asked meeting organizers what new social media channels they were using to promote events in Convene ’s 2023 Meetings Market Survey , the leading response — chosen by three out of five respondents — was LinkedIn. It’s part of the game.

Social Media 105

Social Media Consulting Platform Remote 105

Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Community versus audience I began my first book with the research finding (and common observation) that people go to conferences to network and learn. When the attendees are the owners, meeting designs that build and support community are the obvious way to go. Active learning occurs almost exclusively in community.

Audience 98

Audience Meeting Manufacturing Meeting Design 98

Convene by PCMA

APRIL 4, 2022

USTA also has compiled a database of case studies describing meetings of all sizes that were safely and successfully conducted in a variety of formats — in-person, all-digital, and hybrid — since May 2020. Instructions for how organizations can add their events to the database are available on the Meet Safe website.).

Meeting 116

Meeting Trade Show Social Media Hospitality 116

The MICE Blog

JULY 27, 2022

According to Felix, the term ‘participant experience design’ is a work in progress. It was established based on the theory of meeting design, a well-known ‘tool kit’ used by planners worldwide. These elements — curiosity, openness, flow and willingness to learn – can be planned with the methods of ‘meeting design.’

Events 147

Events Speakers Conference Attendee 147

Social Tables

APRIL 17, 2019

Some seating issues we heard back about in our seating survey included participants having trouble understanding the layout, not being connected enough to the speaker, and needing more spatial/seating flexibility for networking. Traditionally, event teams have seated attendees based on elements such as relationships, titles, or industry.

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Proposal Communications Communications Venue 149

Conferences that Work

MAY 20, 2024

I was your guy if you had a problem with personal computers, flaky local area networks, or database systems. ” I became fascinated by the culture of organizations. ” I became fascinated by the culture of organizations. Here are five reasons why I’m grateful for my clients. industry education ).

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Consulting Social Media Publishing Conference 96

Social Tables

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Event organizers and attendees alike can use the event hashtag to find out who else will be in attendance and engage with one another beforehand. After an event, organizers can share valuable recap content, like videos and blogs, with their attendees and give them previews for the following year’s event, if held annually. Networking.

Audience 68

Audience Social Media B2C Networking 68

Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Industry Performance Trends Attendee Experience Trends Meeting Destination Trends Event Technology Trends Meeting Design Trends. The unprecedented rise in demand for meetings and events will continue this year, with CWT Meetings & Travel predicting a robust 5-10% growth in demand. Industry Performance Trends.

Trends 167

Trends Meeting Planner Venue 167

MeetingsNet

MAY 29, 2019

With a format called conversations & input (C&I), though, event organizers can radically improve audience activation and interaction, and deepen learning by orders of magnitude. However, event organizers should explain C&I to presenters and ensure that they are comfortable adapting their presentation to use it.

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Attendee Meeting Audience Meeting Design 85

Motivation Excellence

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

For decades, high-performing organizations have used incentive travel as an effective management strategy, but the program is largely misunderstood because there is so much diversity in how it is implemented. The group also helps organizations develop effective strategies for improving employee productivity. Industry on the rebound.

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Incentives Travel Travel Social Media 130

Conferences that Work

APRIL 8, 2019

1992: I organize a conference where there are no expert speakers available (it’s a new field, there are no experts). Organizations hear about these conferences and ask me to design and facilitate them. I quickly discover the size and interest of the meetings industry. This is something new.

Publishing 66

Publishing Consulting Manufacturing Conference 66

Conferences that Work

JULY 1, 2024

PSFG has a deep appreciation for the importance of meeting design. So that, we see as the core of our work, is not just to design a whole bunch of programs, but to design them well, to bring the right people around the table together. …In In networks, the strength is in the collective wisdom of the participants.

Conference 96

Conference Speakers Proposal Online 96

Convene by PCMA

MAY 19, 2023

After all, when event organizers choose host cities that embrace innovation and forward-thinking ideas, those values inevitably set the tone for their event programs and become part of the attendee experience. Meeting planners can easily tap into this impressive network of industry leaders for collaboration.

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Sustainability Attendee Fashion Panel 52

Gavel International

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

12 ) Culture is not evenly distributed, but rests in pockets within the network. Understanding these cultural clusters and their influence on organizational behavior can help organizations drive desired cultural changes. ( This is critical to cultural changes within an organization to drive speed, innovation and growth.

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Planner Meeting Vendor Culture 52

Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 21, 2024

I’ve not always agreed with Freeman’s Reports , but, if you’re in the meeting industry, Freeman’s Trends Report Q4 2024 is a must-read. “We’ve calibrated our research and confirmed our hypothesis: many organizers are operating on outdated definitions of attendee and exhibitor value. The good news?

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Trends Attendee Networking Event Design 96