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JULY 9, 2025
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inVOYAGE
JULY 9, 2025
EXPERIENCE IT FOR YOURSELF: Join us in London 20-21 October and be a part of our new MBA-Style networking conference, designed for events leadership teams, luxury hoteliers and destination specialists.
inVOYAGE
JULY 9, 2025
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inVOYAGE
MAY 15, 2025
Find out more about this inaugural event and discover The Chancery Rosewood firsthand by joining our modern, MBA-style education and networking conference designed for Events Leadership teams, luxury hoteliers, and destination specialists.
Conferences that Work
MARCH 3, 2025
However, my peer conference designs go even further, embedding fluid attendee status that adapts moment-to-moment throughout the event. Traditional events benefit from innovations like those described by Priya, while peer conference designs bake flexible, dynamic attendee status into every aspect of the event.
Smart Meetings
DECEMBER 28, 2023
How emerging AI and other technology will boost event humanity by putting attendee needs at the center of conference design Attendees expect more from events today and emerging technology is helping to deliver on those demands.
Smart Meetings
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Spatial Design for the Subconscious Mind Cookie-cutter conference designs can be mundane and predictable to an attendee.
Conferences that Work
JUNE 12, 2017
Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! Want to see my 6 minute 40 second Pecha Kucha presentation Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! given at EventCamp Twin Cities on September 9, 2010? If so, download.
Conferences that Work
APRIL 29, 2024
This calendar provides strong evidence that any group with something in common who wants to connect and learn can benefit from peer conference designs. Seeing how peer conference designs benefit these folks when they come together warms my heart.
Conferences that Work
JUNE 22, 2020
I’m leading a free online workshop on Friday, June 26, 12 – 2 pm EDT, that will give you a unique opportunity to experience The Three Questions : in my opinion, the best way to open a conference designed for active learning, connection, and engagement. The workshop is limited to sixty people, and you must register to attend.
Conferences that Work
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016
I’ve run the core Conferences That Work design in a day numerous times, and it’s always a rush. A peer conference design such as Open Space doesn’t need so much time—a few hours can be useful—though it omits some of the features that make Conferences That Work so effective.
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.)
Conferences that Work
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
” —Jeff Jarvis At conferences, the “users” are primarily participants. For decades, I’ve championed responsible conference designs that prioritize participants. Jeff Jarvis Similarly, peer conference designs are transparent. Screw your users, screw yourself.”
Conferences that Work
JANUARY 28, 2019
Here’s the text version: Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Making large scale change happen appeared first on Conferences That Work. Related posts: Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! given at EventCamp Twin Cities on September 9, 2010? If so, download.
Conferences that Work
FEBRUARY 26, 2018
Traditional conferences focus on a hodgepodge of pre-determined sessions punctuated with socials, surrounded by short welcomes and closings. Such conference designs treat openings and closings as perfunctory traditions, perhaps pumped up with a keynote or two, rather than key components of the conference design.
Conferences that Work
AUGUST 6, 2018
Image attribution: Marisha Aziz Read the full article at Conferences That Work Related posts: Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! Want to see my 6 minute 40 second Pecha Kucha presentation Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! given at EventCamp Twin Cities on September 9, 2010?
Conferences that Work
AUGUST 19, 2024
Forged ahead and wrote what eventually became a series of three books on conference design. Consequently became a valued resource on meeting design and facilitation for thousands of people and organizations. Thanks to my mentors, I: Set my professional fees at the right level when I began consulting in 1982.
Conferences that Work
DECEMBER 10, 2018
Can we overcome bias against truly creative event design? Though millions of meetings take place every year, thousands of meeting organizers know how to create truly create conference designs. The steady rise in popularity of participant-driven and participation-rich designs like Conferences That Work continues.
Conferences that Work
APRIL 24, 2017
Read the full article at Conferences That Work. Related posts: Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! Want to see my 6 minute 40 second Pecha Kucha presentation Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! given at EventCamp Twin Cities on September 9, 2010? If so, download.
Conferences that Work
MAY 20, 2019
Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Events operate by stories appeared first on Conferences That Work. Related posts: Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! Want to see my 6 minute 40 second Pecha Kucha presentation Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design!
Conferences that Work
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
The Solution Room—a powerful conference session There’s been a lot of interest in The Solution Room, a session that I co-facilitated last July at Meeting Professionals International World Education Congress in Orlando, Florida. Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! If so, download.
Conferences that Work
FEBRUARY 19, 2018
, June 2, Indianapolis and you'll leave with the key to successful 21st century conferences: knowing how to truly satisfy attendees by adding effective participation, learning, connection, and engagement to. Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! given at EventCamp Twin Cities on September 9, 2010? If so, download.
Convene by PCMA
AUGUST 4, 2022
In a post on his Conferences that Work blog , conference designer Adrian Segar writes: “If you want maximum learning, interaction, and connection at a meeting, small meetings are better than large meetings. Adrian Segar. Pod Perspective.
Conferences that Work
OCTOBER 31, 2016
Related posts: Participation techniques you can use in conference sessions Here’s the summary handout for my workshop on participation techniques you can use in conference sessions that I’ll be leading at MPI’s World Education Congress 2011. Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! If so, download.
Conferences that Work
JULY 2, 2018
The needs assessment trap Conference design clients who “know what they want” have already decided on their “ why? Because most clients engage me after they are committed to programs and logistics that are not optimum for what they’re trying to accomplish! ” and “ who? ” and “ where?
Conferences that Work
JUNE 27, 2016
Next Tuesday, August 16, in Atlanta, I’ll be leading a three-hour workshop for the Georgia Meeting Professionals International Chapter (GaMPI) on participation techniques you can use to transform your conference sessions. Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! I’ll. If so, download.
Conferences that Work
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
As you’d expect from LLMs these days, NotebookLM provided a good written summary of the post: “The sources compare the responsibilities of news organizations to the responsibilities of conferences, arguing that both should prioritize their users and be transparent, open, and reliable. ” So far, so good.
Conferences that Work
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
I’m indebted to Martin Sirk for sharing remarkable information about an 1828 conference designed by the German geographer, naturalist, and explorer Alexander von Humboldt. Read what follows to discover that Humboldt was also a meeting designer way ahead of his time! Martin Sirk Modern meeting design!
Conferences that Work
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
The solution to this is to design your unconference before choosing the venue. When this doesn’t happen (sadly, most of the time in my experience) the conference design, no matter how good it is, suffers. The result is that novice-organized unconferences rarely have the venue space they need to work well.
Conferences that Work
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
Traditional conference designs also adopt this model. This is a common model in organizations, where high-level executives meticulously plan a change “that will go into effect on January 1” Here’s Jerry’s drawing of how this supposedly works. Obviously we can make plans to initiate change.
Conferences that Work
AUGUST 29, 2016
Related posts: What I learned about event professionals at EventCamp East Coast One of the reasons I love to facilitate Conferences That Work is that I get to learn interesting things about the culture of the participants. Whoever they are—young developing leaders, Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design!
Conferences that Work
MARCH 25, 2024
His enthusiasm for my conference design work was a huge boost. (I didn’t, but the right one would have helped.) In particular, share your plans for the book with people and writers you respect. I had lunch alone with Jerry during his workshop. Find your own mentors and use them sparingly and with appreciation.
Conferences that Work
JULY 18, 2016
The Solution Room—a powerful conference session There’s been a lot of interest in The Solution Room, a session that I co-facilitated last July at Meeting Professionals International World Education Congress in Orlando, Florida. Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! If so, download.
Bizzaboo
DECEMBER 26, 2018
Join 5,000 fellow marketers and creators at the mega-conference designed to empower you with business-building ideas. One of the biggest European marketing conference. June Conferences 2019. SMX Advanced is the only conference designed exclusively for experienced search marketers. San Diego, CA. back to top.
Conferences that Work
JANUARY 11, 2021
What makes attending conferences worthwhile? As I described in Conferences That Work , the two most common reasons for attending conferences are to learn useful things and make useful connections. But there are numerous other ways that conferences provide value to stakeholders.
Bizzaboo
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Curated by Jeff Hurt, an in-house expert in conference experience design, Velvet Chainsaw Blog is ideal for those wanting to dive below the surface of conference planning and create richer networking and educational experiences for attendees. Read Now 18. What’s so special?
Conferences that Work
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Can you see why software testers like Lisi think that peer conferences rock?! Here’s another example from a software testing peer conference, TestBash Brighton 2018. The conference designers invented a way to create “highly engaging, interactive and fun” poster sessions. The Unexpo Experiment.
Bizzaboo
JANUARY 2, 2023
Women in Data Science (WiDS) central conference is a technical conference featuring outstanding women discussing their exceptional work in data science and related fields, in a wide variety of domains. 9 to 11—The Women of Power Summit is a professional leadership conference designed especially for executive women of color.
Bizzaboo
DECEMBER 29, 2023
Women of Power Summit 2024 March 27-30, 2024 Las Vegas, NV The Women of Power Summit is a professional leadership conference designed especially for executive women of color. It also serves as a platform to address the unique challenges women face in leadership roles and explore strategies to overcome them.
Bizzaboo
DECEMBER 22, 2020
The goal of the Devnexus Conference is to connect developers from all over the world, provide affordable education, and promote Open Source values. eTail is a three-day conference designed to help you increase the profits from your business.
Bizzaboo
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
eTail is a three-day conference designed to help you increase the profits from your business. Join us in Seattle and immerse yourself in three days of non-stuffy networking and expert sessions delivered by industry leaders in SEO, search marketing, mobile, conversion optimization, local search, and more. eTail Boston 2023. August 2023.
Innovatx
JANUARY 22, 2019
Innovatx Events is a global full-service event planning and design firm, that can help your marketing, sales incentive and internal events sizzle in 2019. We have team members who specialize in pop-up event creation, incentive trip planning, multi-day conference design, and trade show event planning.
Bizzaboo
NOVEMBER 15, 2018
Hustle Con is a conference designed for entrepreneurs and professionals who want to take their business to the next level. Berlin, Germany. Two days of Qt training, insightful keynotes, development topics for embedded, desktop, mobile devices, and more. Hustle Con. Brooklyn, NY.
Stova
MARCH 20, 2023
Business of Software USA March 27 - 28, 2023 – Cambridge, England The Business of Software (BoS) USA is a friendly conference designed for founders, CXOs, and emerging leaders in software and SaaS companies who want to run very successful software businesses and learn from others like them.
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. Provide Positive Initiation.
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