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Evolution of Spatial Design Technology Could Simplify Event Planning

Smart Meetings

“The platform shortens sales cycles, increases conversion rates, and lowers costs, all while supporting the company’s sustainable event goals ,” he explained, adding that as a budget-friendly solution that helps communication for remote teams, corporate event planners buying subscriptions for access to a set of venues with an unlimited number (..)

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How to Foster Inclusion At Events

Endless Events

“It’s working smarter, not necessarily working more” In the end, it’s all about communication and understanding the other person. But on the matter of inclusion at events, our host Tahira Endean sat down with Maarten Vannest e of the Meeting Design Institute. In this case, the other gender.

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Hub and spoke meetings

Conferences that Work

…What’s a hub and spoke meeting? A hub and spoke meeting is one where there’s a central hub meeting or event that additional groups (aka “pods”) of people join remotely. In-person meeting : participants are physically together. Hub and spoke is an event network topology. Online pods.

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Prescribing a Hub-and-Spoke Approach

Convene by PCMA

The March conference, which brought the neurologist community together to discuss progress on diagnosis and early treatment of multiple sclerosis, was not the first of its kind that AIM has organized, said Barbara Sambugaro, business manager, AIM Education. Another multi-hub AIM event connected as many as 40 venues, she told Convene.

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Elevating Virtual Events: Transforming In-Person Meetings to Digital

Brightspot Incentive Events

To execute a successful virtual event, our team was tasked with developing a strategy that enhanced meeting design, optimized the attendee’s experience, and increased attendee engagement. Sending pre-event email communications and swag bags of gifts to build excitement for the conference is key.

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Hybrid Board Meeting ‘Was Like a Zoom Extravaganza’

Convene by PCMA

For the first fully hybrid National Association of REALTORS® Board of Directors meeting on May 14, the leadership met together in Chicago, while around 800 directors were remote. ” And you want to make it very simple — there’s only one way that the voting directors can communicate, which is raise your hand and talk.

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5 Items Meeting Planners Should Factor into Budgets (Part 2 of 2)

Gavel International

Finding ways to establish face-to-face connections, even with hybrid working or remote workers, can significantly impact collaboration and productivity. ( Meeting Design Consider the format that is most likely to achieve the goals of the meeting. Encourage participation.

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