Conferences that Work

APRIL 9, 2018

I’ve lost count of the conference session proposals I’ve made to meeting industry associations that have wound through multiple months-long steps only to be rejected at the last possible moment with no explanation and a boilerplate request to submit more next year. But their inclusion looks good on the promotional materials.

Education 78

Education Meeting Sponsors Speakers 78

Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Increasing attendee satisfaction increases the effectiveness of the event for all stakeholders: attendees, sponsors, and event owners. Since 1992, I’ve designed and facilitated hundreds of conferences and thousands of meetings. I make conferences better by dramatically increasing attendee satisfaction.

Sponsors 96

Sponsors Registration Conference Attendee 96

The MICE Blog

MARCH 11, 2021

We used meeting design to do that, which already had some gamification elements to it. That would also help the sponsors, who will submit a case and will have young professionals thinking about that case.’. That approach would provide more space to collaborate, network and bring bigger value for sponsors.

Contracts 130

Contracts Contracts Virtual Events Online 130

Stova

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

As F2F events reemerge, meeting designers will face a dilemma: How do you organize an event with two radically different audiences? A virtual component offers the possibility of opening up to a much larger audience with new and/or geographically dispersed markets not easily available at a F2F event.

Remote 111

Remote Audience Events Meeting Design 111

Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

07:45 Behind the scenes: How I got into designing and facilitating participant-driven and participation-rich meetings. 11:00 What participant-driven and participation-rich meeting design means, and the core components. 15:00 Why we need to have participant-driven and participation-rich meetings.

Event Design 62

Event Design Meeting Social Media Sponsors 62

MeetingsNet

MARCH 18, 2019

Time to rethink meeting environments, using spaces and room sets where people are best able to learn and network. What does this mean for meeting design, including the room layout, hosting events indoors versus outdoors, food, lights, and more. Attend this webinar to: Learn how to rethink meeting design for improved engagement.

Meeting 48

Meeting Sponsors Speakers Meeting Design 48

Motivation Excellence

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Unveiling monthly rankings promotes friendly competitiveness while memorably debuting the new location is always a highlight at the annual meeting. Design an Exciting, Motivational Getaway : Along with a desirable destination, you want to achieve a 30/70 percent balance between interactive company sessions and personal leisure time.

Incentives 130

Incentives Travel Travel Social Media 130

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. Meeting Design Trends.

Trends 167

Trends Meeting Planner Venue 167

Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2024

And it’s mostly about meeting design and facilitation, but I write about all kinds of things. Adrian Segar: The subtlety of designing meetings is that you need people who I would call facilitators. I define myself as a meeting designer and facilitator. Adrian Segar: Okay. Participants are very happy.

Conference 98

Conference Meeting Booking Audience 98

Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 21, 2024

As Freeman puts it: “It makes sense that organizers are more focused on attendee-related outcomes than exhibitor/sponsor outcomes. The barrier to becoming an Innovator I don’t want to be too hard on the majority (56%) of event organizers who want to evolve their meeting designs but continue to hold static events.

Trends 96

Trends Attendee Event Design Networking 96