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Event design is not just visuals and logistics

Conferences that Work

While its article “ 8 Fresh Faces of Event Design 2016 ” says it is about “ industry newbies who dream up and create an event’s visuals as opposed to those that handle the logistics like a planner” , this really misses the point. Event process design determines the logistics and visuals we use.

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#FICP Just Pulled Off a Masterclass in Creating Meaningful Connections

Smart Meetings

When more than 750 financial and insurance conference professionals converged at JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes the first week of November for FICP Annual Conference 2018, the message that event professionals need to move from simply managing logistics to helping people make meaningful connections was loud and clear in word and deed.

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Six reasons why unconferences aren’t more popular

Conferences that Work

Events and media consultant Julius Solaris shared at the Unforgettable Experience Design Summit that he was initially very enthusiastic about unconference format events. He thought conferences would eventually adopt unconference models. The solution to this is to design your unconference before choosing the venue.

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#FICP Just Pulled Off a Masterclass in Creating Meaningful Connections

Smart Meetings

When more than 750 financial and insurance conference professionals converged at JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes the first week of November for FICP Annual Conference 2018, the message that event professionals need to move from simply managing logistics to helping people make meaningful connections was loud and clear in word and deed.

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How to help meeting design clients figure out what they really want and need

Conferences that Work

Recently, a client asked for help designing a new conference. Because most clients engage me after they are committed to programs and logistics that are not optimum for what they’re trying to accomplish! It’s an honor to work on a classic Conferences That. Conferences That Work goes to Japan!

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10 Trends for Events in 2019

Innovatx

If it feels like events are happening more frequently and require more complicated logistics than ever before – you would be right! Events as small as 10 to as large as 10,000 are planning charity initiatives as part of their town halls, concerts, annual client conferences, holiday parties and sales meetings.

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40 Outstanding Event Industry Blogs to Follow

Endless Events

Meetings & conferences. Conferences That Work. Conferences That Work is the creation of conference design and facilitation legend Adrian Segar. His blog is a deep-dive into conference engagement and the fundamentals of successful networking like comfort, interaction and the exchange of ideas.