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Make the meeting bigger!

Conferences that Work

Online and hybrid meetings have seen less drastic reductions. One bright spot has been the normalization of online meetings for routine connection and collaboration. We have also seen the emergence of new forms of online events, supported by solid business models. So don’t try to make the meeting bigger.

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Don’t keep me a secret!

Conferences that Work

Increasing attendee satisfaction increases the effectiveness of the event for all stakeholders: attendees, sponsors, and event owners. Since 1992, I’ve designed and facilitated hundreds of conferences and thousands of meetings. In-person, online, and hybrid. It’s a win-win-win. What do my clients think?

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Anca Trifan interviews me about participation-rich meetings and event design

Conferences that Work

07:45 Behind the scenes: How I got into designing and facilitating participant-driven and participation-rich meetings. 11:00 What participant-driven and participation-rich meeting design means, and the core components. 15:00 Why we need to have participant-driven and participation-rich meetings.

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Working with suppliers and practitioners at meetings

Conferences that Work

By “suppliers” I mean vendors of products or services, and sponsors. By “practitioners” I mean the folks who do what the meeting is about; e.g., doctors at a medical event or scientists at a conservation conference. Recently I attended an online speed dating platform’s meeting industry event.

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Humanity’s problem is a meeting problem

Conferences that Work

It’s why businesses sponsor meetings. It’s why we judge meeting experiences largely based on how they were perceived at their peak and at their end. All meeting design needs to recognize this reality. Yes, humanity’s problem is a meeting problem. Institutions. But we have the tools to solve it.

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40 Outstanding Event Industry Blogs to Follow

Endless Events

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.

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Peer Conferences Deep Dive—Meeting Doctors transcript and video

Conferences that Work

And it’s mostly about meeting design and facilitation, but I write about all kinds of things. Adrian Segar: The subtlety of designing meetings is that you need people who I would call facilitators. I define myself as a meeting designer and facilitator. I [design and facilitate them] online as well.