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Cal Poly Students Gained Experience and Confidence at Visit California Outlook Forum 2025

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To find out what the university is teaching future meetings and event professionals and what they gleaned from the two days of sessions and networking, we asked Ryan Becker, senior vice president of communications and strategy with Visit California. They were also encouraged to attend sessions, network and take it all in.

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Are Networking Events Worth It for Your Business?

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Networking events are always a useful way to get people to come together and form professional and personal bonds. Otherwise, it’s just a social event with no direction. We’ll explain all there is to know about these come-togethers and how to follow up after a networking event for best measurable results. Not-So-Instant Results.

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How to Transform Your Attendees into Networking Butterflies

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Thanks to social media—and a whole host of event marketing platforms—it’s never been easier to set up a networking event. Will there be a good balance between party and genuine networking opportunities? A lot of networking events take place on weekday evenings. Will there be enough engaging activities?

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Event Planner Networking: 4 Creative Ways to Connect Attendees

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Networking is often listed as the number one reason people attend conferences and events. Unfortunately, event planner networking often falls to the bottom of event planners’ priorities. Technology is starting to play a big role in event planner networking. But it shouldn’t. That’s saying a lot. Personalized agendas?

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The Future Is Now: Networking For Hybrid Events

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And one of the most complex pertains to networking for hybrid events. And because networking is one of the main reasons people attend events in the first place, coming up with strategic solutions that allow for everyone to make the most of the experience isn’t just optional – it’s crucial. The Virtual Audience.

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Events Of The Future: How To Plan A Virtual Event

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Because NPI has 18,000 members and you feel like you’re having a customized educational networking experience. What we found is that it really does us no good to source the speakers more than six months out because something will come up then they’re not able to do it. “Our speakers have fancy microphones.

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How To Use Event Gamification and Boost The Energy Of The Attendees

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Trust and cooperation: games are incredible platforms for social networking, collaboration and interaction. having 50% more social media impressions than your previous event). The main reasons why event goers attend is for learning or networking purposes. Networking with other attendees.

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