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Try New Event Ideas For 2018: Create a Roadshow, Book Underrated Venues, Create a Unique Event Experience

Endless Events

As we kick off 2018, we’re excited to discover a lot of new event ideas for 2018 to energize our event planning. Get Ready for the Top Meeting Trends in 2018. Meetings have always been more intimate affairs compared to events. Brand New Destinations That Will Attract Avid Travelers in 2018.

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The UnExpo Experiment

Conferences that Work

Fun fact: the testing community often uses my term “peer conferences” for their get-togethers, due to a chat about meeting design I had with tester James Bach at the 2004 Amplifying Your Effectiveness conference.) Did the #testbash #unexpo work?

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Something is rotten in the state of meeting industry education

Conferences that Work

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.

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Event Tech Trends to Watch in 2019

Meeting Tomorrow

There are a number of meeting design elements that need to be accounted for, but the cost savings and expanded participation seem well worth it. For evidence, take Cvent’s big acquisitions in 2018 and the PSAV / Encore merger just this past month. Rising: Industry consolidation opens up space for innovators.

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5 Ways the Meetings Industry is Changing the Face of Events

Social Tables

But make no mistake, the networking is there: over 3,000 face-to-face meetings were scheduled at C2 2017 alone. Held annually, C2 2018 congregated 7,000 event professionals at the cross-section of commerce and creativity, dishing up a delightful event that’s part performance, part professional development event, and party party.

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