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5 Reasons I’m Grateful for My Clients After 40+ Years of Consulting

Conferences that Work

” I became fascinated by the culture of organizations. The result was that I wrote two supplements to the book that I published in 2013 and 2015. But last week I received a long email from a client whom I’d consulted a couple of times on the design of her organization’s online conferences.

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Cvent’s ‘Top Meetings Destinations’ and ‘Top Meeting Hotels’ Returns: Nashville and San Diego Move Up

Smart Meetings

1 in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Nashville was named No. Orlando has retained its #1 spot this year, after being named the “Top Destination” in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019. This is the first time Cvent has generated the list since the pandemic halted events. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S. after being named No.

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Everything You Need to Know About GMID 2023

MeetingsNet

Travel umbrella since November 2021) organizes the event and has decided on March 30 for GMID in 2023. The 2022 GMID toolkit will remain online until the 2023 version is available early next year. million people. The Meetings Mean Business Coalition (under the U.S.

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Marriott Plans to Win War for Talent by Emphasizing Culture

Smart Meetings

A More Flexible Organization. New training helped employees identify their passion and try new roles within the organization. A significant number of training classes are online and many teams work remote exclusively. Even the design of the building is a testament to the priorities of the evolving organization.

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Meetings and Your Brain: Drawing a Joy Connection

Convene by PCMA

In 2016, the Montreal-based entrepreneur created Piccles, an interactive online platform where users create and share computer-generated drawings, as an outlet for his own creativity. The session was part of a course on transforming events organized by the Palais de congrès de Montréal.

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8 Ways to Plan Face-to-Face Events for 2023

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He encourages organizers to thread networking opportunities throughout the event experience rather than confining them to networking lounges or receptions. What should organizers be doing now? To delight attendees, you must know what makes them tick. Does anyone really need another water bottle, notepad, or plastic tchotchke?

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How MAKERS Created Year-Round Engagement

Convene by PCMA

The MAKERS Conference launched in 2015 as a way to bring attendees who are making a difference in their own fields and communities into the conversation. In May, the annual MAKERS Conference was held over three days online, with such speakers as actor Gabrielle Union, Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, and author Luuvie Ajayi Jones.