Convene by PCMA

JUNE 27, 2023

’ Part 3: What the Back-to-the-Office Challenge Has to Do With In-Person Events Let’s pick up where we left off, just as they were diving into creating memorable events for a post-COVID audience. So often in planning events, it’s the organizer really functioning from a position of how do we get butts in seats?

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Traveler's Q

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

One of the most effective ways to achieve this is through event branding. When executed correctly, event branding can help to establish a powerful connection between your brand and your target audience, building credibility and increasing brand recognition.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In the app, participants build their schedules, check in to sessions, complete surveys and connect with speakers, sponsors and one another. To manage the team communication necessary to execute a great event, Dolecki develops a staff playbook. For these reasons, event design only grows more imaginative and experiential.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Circularity will potentially become the largest Unique Value Proposition (UVP) for trade shows, with some leading events, such as Pack Expo Las Vegas, CES , and World of Concrete , already starting to market the actions they are taking around sustainability as a benefit for their audience.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

So how can you get authentic audience engagement at your events? In a thoughtful article “ Audience Engagement – at the Heart of Meetings “, Pádraic Gilligan writes: “…We all want audience engagement so why doesn’t it take place?…While ” I disagree. ” I disagree. A different workshop.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 29, 2021

A well-designed stage can help you stand out from the crowd and can be a make or break factor of the experience for your audience. But before you commit to an event stage design, it’s important to consider all the factors that go into creating one. How is it different from event design? Use audience POV.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 17, 2023

Increase your visibility and share your knowledge: The call for speakers is now open for the MeetingsNet track at The Special Event. Session proposals are now being accepted for the MeetingsNet track at CaterSource + The Special Event show happening February 12 to 15, 2024, in Austin, Texas. The deadline for is June 16.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2021

“Bringing diversity and inclusion into your workplace, or events is a journey; a thoughtful, meaningful, inclusive process is essential,” Dasher said. “It In 2020, nearly 2/3 of global speakers were men, and 35-40 percent of panelists were black. Does your planning team reflect the community and audience that you are serving?”

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Blue Spark Event Design

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Take a look at how we transformed a flexible pool space into a customized branded event design launch pad for a client in Houston. Content Diversity and Inclusivity Embracing diversity and inclusion extends beyond attendee demographics to encompass content representation and speaker diversity. Need Help with Your Next Event?

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Live streaming events is a great way to expand your reach and make your content and programming available to a new audience. There’s a lot of benefits to live streaming events, but truly successful live streamed events are more about audience engagement and less about technology. Create a Strategy.

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Endless Events

MAY 7, 2020

” “The only problem is that the people that have that kind of content that have been speakers for a long time”, he adds. Thuy agrees and adds that “it goes back to you can be an expert but it doesn’t mean you’re a speaker or you can really engage and really captivate and alter someone’s thinking.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

Secrets to Engaging and Retaining Members, a recent event by Hubilo, shared best practices with its industry associations attendees to help them increase member engagement and retention. Attendees heard from speakers from two major associations, the PCMA and National Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Association.

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Endless Events

JUNE 20, 2023

In this guide, we’ll give you a quick primer on Gen Z, plus actionable tips to help you better engage this crowd at your next corporate event. Before you market to any audience, you need to understand who they are and where they come from. You’re marketing to a more educated audience, which should impact how you present your brand.

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BCD Meetings & Events

AUGUST 22, 2022

There’s a wealth of data at your fingertips when delivering events - from the attendee information you gather at registration to post-event analysis. These data points can help to guide every element of event design - from how a teaser campaign is performing to which speaker resonated best with your audience.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Event creative is what makes the attendee experience immersive from start to finish. It includes everything from graphic design and video production to branding, scriptwriting, and consulting. In short, event creative is all about event design ! It’s what sets your event apart. 3D Event Renderings.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 3, 2019

But the question is, what are the right tools to address the typical mistakes made when designing experiences? In this session, we will explore some common myths about event design, and evaluate tools and design principles that can be leveraged to improve the dynamic—and ultimately help us deliver more impact for our business and audiences.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

With Parallel, Bluewater is pivoting once major in-person events to successful virtual ones with undeterred audience engagement. The VR programming gave participants the ability to virtually explore the interior and exterior of Ford’s vehicles and watch the on-demand virtual Ford stage for speakers and presentations.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

There are different ways to set up event registration, but generally speaking, there are two ways event planners can implement registration: set up a microsite : an event website that highlights certain aspects of their event, such as their speakers, community page, FAQs, and more.

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Blue Spark Event Design

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Use these steps to help evolve your annual conference into an experiential design. Understand Your Target Audience Start by understanding who your target audience is and what their needs are. Try connecting people by their home location, their industry sector, their job title, or their level of experience Know your audience.

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 25, 2023

Parker is today’s keynote speaker at PCMA EduCon 2023 in Montréal. Steve Rogers photo) It’s no stretch for today’s opening keynote speaker, Priya Parker, to connect her area of expertise to the business events industry: She is the author of the highly acclaimed bestselling book The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters.

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ITA Group

APRIL 12, 2022

Defining Hybrid Events With Attendee Experience in Mind. Defining “hybrid” could be its own category in event design “Jeopardy!”. Excited about the possibilities of hosting hybrid event programs , but daunted by managing the dynamic components? Put your audience and objectives first. You’re not alone.

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Endless Events

JUNE 13, 2022

A list of their amenities includes: event technology solutions (LED signage, Sonos Soundsystem, TV screens, live streaming services), a variety of spaces (green rooms, an office for event coordinators, separate entrances for speakers, a mother’s room), furniture, whiteboards, and other presentation essentials, in-house catering.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 14, 2022

“Re-introducing a million speakers and sessions after the content overload we experienced during the pandemic can be dangerous to the wellbeing of our attendees. Adjust Your Event Design Tactics Towards Liminality. Liminality is an important event element that has a significant role in the way you design virtual events.

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Convene by PCMA

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Conversation pods are a great way to keep attendees from feeling overwhelmed at events. We must re-evaluate our pre-COVID event models and restructure them to meet audiences where they are today.” — Beth Surmont. We do not want to provide the same one-way speaker experience that they get online.

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Traveler's Q

MAY 1, 2023

Through effective event branding, companies can communicate their values, mission, and vision to their target audience while providing them with an immersive experience that resonates with their brand. Effective event branding is a vital component of a successful corporate event.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 12, 2021

Planning and planning for weeks on end, getting everything in order—vendors, speaker, planners, F&B, those little odds and ends. I’m in the middle of planning an event for about 80 people. It might depend on your audience, and the goals and objectives of the meeting,” she said. You’ve been here before. Katie Bohrer. “I’m

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 18, 2021

Why people continue to speak for free at meeting industry conferences : Another issue of an occasional series— Dear Adrian — in which I answer questions about event design, elementary particle physics , solar hot water systems, and anything else I might conceivably know something about. an unknown level of expertise.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 1, 2022

I interviewed the event organiser, Dr. Carlos R. Wyss, Project Manager at Wasser-Agenda 21, who gave insights into the event design process. Target audience. Online streaming allowed remote speakers to give their talk virtually. Gave options for speakers from abroad to deliver their presentation virtually.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

So, choosing the stage you want for your event can be dreadful. Should you get a small one even though you have a lot of keynote speakers? You want to make sure that your stage height is appropriate for the people that are going to be onstage to be at the correct level for your audience’s eyesight level.

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ITA Group

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Clients want direction on experience design with ideas of how to improve their event and how to engage their audience. The event vision is developed by threading together the client’s goals, how they want attendees to feel during the event and key messages they want attendees to walk away with.

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Eventbrite

MARCH 1, 2021

Ready to set aside those snore-inducing lectures, and make your events fun and interactive? Start with these 9 fun workshop ideas:

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Social Tables

JANUARY 17, 2018

Naturally, you will determine the date, time, location and type of the event. However, there are other details just as vital to a successful event that need to be established — event goal, objectives, and audience. Event Goal. The event goal is the overall reason for hosting an event. Click To Tweet.

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Eventtia

MAY 11, 2022

Sell more of your products/services during the event. Educating your target audience about something. Speaker session. You can then start planning for the target sponsors, event speakers, and exhibitors. Makes top-level decisions including managing the event budget. Increase brand awareness. Competitions.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Convening EMEA attendees join in singing “What a Wonderful World” to open the event. During the conference opening session, most of the 500-person audience stood to sing along to Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World.” One participant later said she cried during the song. I don’t know if nervous is the right word.

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 3, 2024

Attending these conferences will allow you to learn more about the events industry and meet other event professionals. Besides access to great networking opportunities and innovative content, the following 60+ events will also provide attendees with great speaker lineups and the chance to travel to amazing locations!

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Heather Lishman, ABPCO association director, said: “Cvent CONNECT is a key date in the European event industry calendar. It offers unique learning opportunities, ranging from top level keynote speakers covering issues that impact us all to highly focused industry specific sessions that develop core skills.

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Bizzaboo

AUGUST 4, 2023

Identify Your Target Audience and Goals Every successful B2B event marketing strategy begins with clearly understanding the target audience and the specific goals you hope to achieve. Setting reasonable goals — like lead generation or revenue — gives your team a clear idea of event success.

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