Smart Meetings
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
How to incorporate a sense of belonging into the attendee event experience The phrase “sense of belonging” is defined as the psychological feeling of connectedness to a social, spatial, cultural, professional or other type of group or community (Hurtado & Carter, 1997).
Conferences that Work
DECEMBER 25, 2023
Here’s an independent review of my conference design work, published as a case study in Chapter 25—Designing and Developing Content for Collaborative Business Events—of the book The Routledge Handbook of Business Events. Tip: The hardback version is expensive, the ebook is a quarter of the hardback cost.)
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Conferences that Work
JULY 18, 2016
You may be wondering how to effectively structure a panel where the panelists don’t necessarily dominate the proceedings, letting attendees contribute and steer content and discussion in the ways they want and need. All three panelists sat together with me, and I asked the audience to hold questions until all three had finished.
Smart Meetings
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
When 50 first-time attendees showed up, the conference design team, chaired by Joe Scully, senior director of meeting and event management at John Hancock Financial Services, made sure they were given ribbons to alert others of their status. FICP gave attendees something they will remember long beyond their Instagram pictures.
Smart Meetings
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
When 50 first-time attendees showed up, the conference design team, chaired by Joe Scully, senior director of meeting and event management at John Hancock Financial Services, made sure they were given ribbons to alert others of their status. FICP gave attendees something they will remember long beyond their Instagram pictures.
Conferences that Work
MARCH 25, 2024
A dozen years of designing and facilitating these events, together with their enthusiastic reception, had convinced me that what I’d created was valuable and important. I would never have become a writer if I had not felt this strong desire and excitement to share what I had stumbled upon with a wider audience. Nothing worked.
Endless Events
OCTOBER 19, 2018
It’s worth checking out if you’re looking for help attracting and engaging particular audiences or for tips on creating the right type of exhibition. For instance, the most recent volume is “All About Audiences” including how to attract new ones. Conferences That Work. Connect Association. The Meeting Pool. This one’s for you.
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