The MICE Blog

AUGUST 26, 2022

I took the train from Heidelberg and had a very smooth journey. The train stop Basel Badischer Bahnhof is the closest to the main event venue, Basel Exhibition Center. Sustainable stand design by Expomobilia. Afterwards I viewed the event spaces at the Congress Center Basel and continued on to the Design Miami show.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 28, 2017

In May 2017 Liz Lathan, Tom Spano, and Nicole Osibodu invited me to design and facilitate the session crowdsourcing at the first Haute Dokimazo unconference in Austin, Texas. After quickly introducing and having the group commit to six agreements to follow at the event, we had forty-five minutes available for The Three Questions.

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Conference Booking Publishing Training 15

Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

While the shifts are plentiful, there are five that stand out from the fold when it comes to modern event design. As Janet Sperstad’s white-paper Purposeful Meetings: How to Plan With Deeper Meaning, Innovation, & Insight shows, the concept of “purposeful meetings” became the theme of IMEX America 2017.

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Trends Meeting Trade Show Events 157

Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

While the shifts are plentiful, there are five that stand out from the fold when it comes to modern event design. C2 is pushing the envelope for event experiences. But make no mistake, the networking is there: over 3,000 face-to-face meetings were scheduled at C2 2017 alone. Events won’t ever be the same.

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Meeting Trade Show Events Planner 158

Bizzaboo

JULY 18, 2022

Director, Experiential Marketing, VMware + Founder, Event Content Council. Allison Crooker currently manages the development and production of content for VMware’s annual global events. She is a certified Entertainment Marketing Professional and a two-time Emmy Nominated Event Producer. Allison Crooker. Yvonne McNair.

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