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

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But with recent trends focusing more towards personalization and customization, meetings are definitely getting a big tech upgrade this year. One thing did catch our eye from the article though: smart drugs. Read about the rest via the article up top. Catch more trends through the article we linked above.

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Something is rotten in the state of meeting industry education

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In a nutshell, I think that our industry associations have become too focused on justifying their continued existence financially, and are neglecting their core mission of supporting and representing their members and association meeting attendees. But their inclusion looks good on the promotional materials.

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The UnExpo Experiment

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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.) Most meeting conveners concentrate on feedback about meeting content (“great speakers!

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Which meeting design books should I buy?

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Here are five meeting design books I especially recommend. Into the Heart of Meetings: Basic Principles of Meeting Design ( ebook or paperback ). Into the Heart of Meetings: Basic Principles of Meeting Design ( ebook or paperback ). Intentional Event Design ( ebook or paperback ).

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Competent logistics are the new meeting minimum

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The traditional bread and butter of a meeting planner’s job. But when you’re spending all your time on these issues it’s easy to forget that they are not what meetings are about. They assume that meetings will consist of sessions with speakers on a stage. Most assume that a meeting planner is all they need.

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40 Outstanding Event Industry Blogs to Follow

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So, our blog provides comprehensive and personality-packed articles with the latest tips, tricks, and trends for event planners to create more epic events with a focus on technical production. . Speaking of opinion, here’s a great article on sustainably supporting local communities , while creating authentic experiences for event goers.