Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Beware of “experiential” events that are just razzle-dazzle. “Experiential” has become a buzzword to use to describe hip events. The problem is that most events touted as experiential simply add irrelevant novelty to a familiar event process. Sounds so much better, doesn’t it?

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

” —Ian Bogost, Gamification is B t (2011). The rhetorical power of the word “gamification” is enormous, and it does precisely what the b *s want: it takes games—a mysterious, magical, powerful medium that has captured the attention of millions of people—and it makes them accessible in the context of contemporary business.”

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Maritz Global Events

DECEMBER 18, 2018

In this edition of The VIP Lounge podcast, we’re thrilled to showcase an interview with David Peckinpaugh, President of Maritz Global Events. Our chat with David starts with a closer look at his career journey, as he shares more about what he enjoys about the events industry. Then it’s on to Experience Design.

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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. One of the ways to achieve these goals is by hosting events. Event topic: bedload management – background. Event objectives. Event format.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 22, 2019

Related posts: Participation techniques you can use in conference sessions Here’s the summary handout for my workshop on participation techniques you can use in conference sessions that I’ll be leading at MPI’s World Education Congress 2011. The notes at the.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

April 2018, Meetings and Conventions Magazine Do you incorporate participatory sessions into your events? I’ve been designing and facilitating workshop-style, participatory sessions since 1992, and participants love them ! Smart conference producers incorporate participatory sessions into their events.

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JULY 8, 2019

They persist in seating attendees in long straight lines whenever possible, ignoring the benefits of curved and circular seating at their events. Meeting planners typically default to squaring the circle when specifying room sets. See Paul Radde’s Seating Matters: State of the Art Seating Arrangements for more information.) The notes at the.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2016

So how can you get authentic audience engagement at your events? When I facilitate longer conferences I can assure you that almost everyone will ask questions in public at some point during the event. Most people won’t ask questions at meetings. Conclusion. Read the full article at Conferences That Work.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 20, 2016

Who owns an event? The usual answer to this question is “the event’s sponsors”, i.e. the people and organizations that decide to hold the event and contribute the resources needed for the event to occur. Increasingly we are moving to event models that make participants generators of event value.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 14, 2019

Related posts: Participation techniques you can use in conference sessions Here’s the summary handout for my workshop on participation techniques you can use in conference sessions that I’ll be leading at MPI’s World Education Congress 2011. The notes at the. Sue, Conferences That Work goes to Japan!

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 16, 2017

Think about your experience of such events. Giving up control over the choices at your conferences by handing it over to the participants — using proven process, of course —is one of the best ways to build trust, connection, and engagement at your events. .” —Naomi Karten, The Importance of Giving Others a Sense of Control.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 21, 2019

Apart from my first book , I haven’t written much about status at events. I think about status at events as the relative levels of proclaimed or perceived social value assigned to or assumed by attendees. There are two key kinds of event status — let’s call them old-school and real-time. The notes at the.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 21, 2018

Invented at MPI’s 2011 European Meetings and Events Conference, the session fosters active meaningful connections between attendees, and provides peer support and solutions to the real professional challenges currently faced by participants. Want to learn more about how to incorporate The Solution Room into your next event?

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Conferences that Work

JULY 9, 2018

Designing Participation Into Your Meetings No, that’s not me up on the stage, and that’s not the kind of session I’ll be leading next Tuesday, May 22, at the MPI New England 2012 Northeast Education. Sources for additional information.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 15, 2019

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 13, 2017

They are also far more likely to make valuable connections with their peers during the event. Every time I find myself wishing for an external event, I realize that I’m way better off focusing on something I can control instead. Ask a hard question every time we go to a meeting…. Sources for additional information.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 13, 2016

Why mention this on an event design blog? As I’ve explained elsewhere , good covenants publicly clarify the freedoms that attendees have at an event, like the freedoms to speak one’s mind , ask questions , and share feelings. The Chinese government runs a massive online censorship program.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 19, 2018

How much value would that add to your event; for your attendees, your sponsors, and your bottom line? Participation techniques you can use in conference sessions Here’s the summary handout for my workshop on participation techniques you can use in conference sessions that I’ll be leading at MPI’s World Education Congress 2011.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 3, 2017

Participation techniques you can use in conference sessions Here’s the summary handout for my workshop on participation techniques you can use in conference sessions that I’ll be leading at MPI’s World Education Congress 2011. Sources for additional information.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 29, 2019

Participation techniques you can use in conference sessions Here’s the summary handout for my workshop on participation techniques you can use in conference sessions that I’ll be leading at MPI’s World Education Congress 2011. The notes at the.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 14, 2018

Mythodology: Event socials are a good way to meet people. Reality : People tend to stay with people they already know at event socials. Participant-driven and participation-rich events provide far more opportunities to meet people you actually want to meet. Mythodology: Learning occurs through events.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 19, 2017

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 11, 2018

Sue, Participation techniques you can use in conference sessions Here’s the summary handout for my workshop on participation techniques you can use in conference sessions that I’ll be leading at MPI’s World Education Congress 2011. Sources for additional information.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 23, 2016

Plus/Delta : A review tool that enables participants to quickly identify what went well at a session or event and what could be improved. the number of years they’ve been in their current profession.). Post It! : A simple technique that employs participant-written sticky notes to uncover topics and issues that a group wants to discuss.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 29, 2019

This did not happen at Traci’s event! Related posts: Participation techniques you can use in conference sessions Here’s the summary handout for my workshop on participation techniques you can use in conference sessions that I’ll be leading at MPI’s World Education Congress 2011. The notes at the.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Read the full article at Conferences That Work Related posts: Participation techniques you can use in conference sessions Here’s the summary handout for my workshop on participation techniques you can use in conference sessions that I’ll be leading at MPI’s World Education Congress 2011. Sources for additional information.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Participation techniques you can use in conference sessions Here’s the summary handout for my workshop on participation techniques you can use in conference sessions that I’ll be leading at MPI’s World Education Congress 2011. Sources for additional information.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 6, 2017

Uncovering and working on group outcomes, however, is one of the best ways to build community at a conference, which increases the likelihood that participants will see the conference as professionally valuable and makes it more likely that they will attend future events. I’m so glad you asked! Sources for additional information.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Did you know that at Axon’s annual user conference, Accelerate , participants help design new company products that address their needs? This is clearly a potential win-win for both Axon and its clients, and it surprises me that more organizations don’t use their events to improve their products and services.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Related posts: Participation techniques you can use in conference sessions Here’s the summary handout for my workshop on participation techniques you can use in conference sessions that I’ll be leading at MPI’s World Education Congress 2011. Sources for additional information. I’m excited!

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AUGUST 6, 2018

Summary Given the sheer volume of information available from the assembled scientific minds at this event and the considerable investment of time and money to hold this conference, it’s important to use session formats like these. Sources for additional information.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 10, 2016

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 25, 2019

When meetings don’t stay on time, the event is out of control. Ultimately this is a matter of careful planning, firm and effective time management, and simple respect for everyone who spends time, energy, and money attending and producing an event. .”) Participants don’t know what the actual schedule is.

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DECEMBER 19, 2016

If you think of a meeting primarily as a way of transferring content , then online meetings seem attractive, inexpensive alternatives to face-to-face events. Such meetings require little commitment, so it is harder to successfully engage participants when the cost of leaving is so low. Sources for additional information.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 31, 2016

In the first two parts of this series on participatory voting at events, I introduced the concept and compared low-tech and high-tech approaches. Now, let’s explore an issue that should (but often doesn’t) determine the specific voting methods we choose: knowledge about how other participants have voted.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 18, 2016

Each session was designed to discover and meet wants and needs of the executive officers and volunteers of the association’s regional chapters’ members in an area of special interest. Room set has a huge effect on the dynamics of a session. give everyone a sense of the distribution of chapter sizes represented.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Today, planners are racing to adapt to trends that make conferences and events more engaging and dynamic than ever before. While the shifts are plentiful, there are five that stand out from the fold when it comes to modern event design. Events became the professional development pipeline for that generation.”

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