Blue Spark Event Design

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Are you tired of repeating the same annual conference-style each year? Use these steps to help evolve your annual conference into an experiential design. Think about ways to create interactive activities, scavenger hunts, and other engaging activities that will draw attendees in and keep them engaged throughout the conference.

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Blue Spark Event Design

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

These top five mistakes in conference planning can be a downfall to any conference or event. It is essential to be aware of these common mistakes in order to ensure that the event runs smoothly and successfully. and providing entertainment or activities for guests during the conference.

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The MICE Blog

JULY 27, 2022

One of the presentations that highly inspired me to think differently about event design took place in 2019 at the MICE Forum at ITB Berlin (Organised by VDVO ). The conference programme was designed to highlight the importance of the individual who is the centre of every live event.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Event planners and organizers are always considering how to push the envelope of event design. C2 Montreal is an event known for pushing the boundaries of events and inspiring industry-wide progress. Anick is an accomplished event professional. Anick is an accomplished event professional.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

For event planners, reality-shifting exhibitions are about experiencing a space, destination or concept, as the virtual exists as a thin film does, covering, challenging and contesting reality. The evolving VR technology supports experiences that teach and connect people—a practice at the heart of event planning.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 5, 2023

For the International Conference for Software Craft and Testing held annually in Germany—known as SoCraTes—event coordinator Tobias Goeschel has a notably less-complicated job than most other business-event planners have. The attendees themselves take care of those things. Easing Attendees into the Atmosphere.

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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. Industry providers of goods and services.

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Travel Daily Media

MARCH 26, 2023

The post Arinex heads to Cairns for 50th anniversary conference appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. In a significant milestone in the 50 th anniversary year of Australasian event management company Arinex, around 55 team members will gather in for their first face-to-face conference.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

To her, being an event professional is much in the same vein. There, she began working closely with the event planner. “As Where She Is Now Dolecki now serves as director of conferences and events for The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME). She leads successful events with the help of the AttendeeHub app.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 5, 2023

For the International Conference for Software Craft and Testing held annually in Germany—known as SoCraTes—event coordinator Tobias Goeschel has a notably less-complicated job than most other business-event planners have. The attendees themselves take care of those things.

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Endless Events

APRIL 13, 2023

Amid industry-wide event budget cuts, global inflation, and nationwide layoffs, teams across the events industry are forced to decide which things to keep, remove, or reduce in the budget. So in this episode of the Event Brew podcast , the crew shares their thoughts on what they’d keep, cut, and remove.

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Skift Meetings

JUNE 30, 2022

More than 35,000 attendees from 130 countries involved in the global tech ecosystem gathered in Toronto at the Enercare Centre for Collision , a Web Summit event. These numbers buck the trend across the industry for deflated in-person event numbers post-pandemic. Event Tech Supports the Experience. Intentional Event Design.

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 16, 2023

One way to plan an event with empathy is to consider meeting in a vibrant destination where attendees could bring their families and stay for a vacation after the event. Let’s pick up where we left off, just as they address the challenge of bringing workers back to physical offices and how that crosses over into the business of events.

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Endless Events

JUNE 20, 2023

They grew up in the age of 24/7 social media and COVID-19, which gives this generation a unique perspective on marketing—including live events. For event marketers, it can be tricky to understand this up-and-coming generation entering the workforce. What events do they enjoy? How can you market to Gen Z? Who Is Gen Z?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2022

The 1,700 attendees checking in live at Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Conference ( WEC ) at Moscone Center in San Francisco this week were treated to a performance in three acts designed to provide “perspective,” “approach” and “action,” according to Paul Van Deventer, MPI president and CEO. Forward Looking.

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Travel Daily Media

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The post Advantage to bring together two of its flagship events for 2024 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. Representative Image The Advantage Travel Partnership has announced plans to enhance the experience for its global community by combining two of its flagship conferences for 2024.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 3, 2023

This historic and solemn event will be a singular challenge for them and other London hoteliers and the special event designers managing every detail. Today’s London hoteliers will be setting a few precedents, writing a new playbook and bringing that expertise to the creation of new and dynamic events and meetings.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 24, 2018

Here’s my article “ Five Reasons to Change Conferences “ , published in the December 2018, NSA Speaker magazine. But our conference programs still focus on lectures, where a few experts broadcast their knowledge to passive listeners. Related posts: Conferences That Work goes to Japan!

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2021

What diversity, equity and inclusion ( DEI ) plans did you make for your next event? 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.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 9, 2021

There’s often a budget for a dramatic big-name speaker or two. If you ask about a budget for event design, stakeholders think you’re talking about decor and drama. But “there’s no budget” for core event design, which is actually about designing great meeting process.

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Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

We encourage every event planner to mark their calendars for the following 35 events and conferences in 2020. We know how hard it can be to find great events to attend, so we’ve made it easier for you. Attending these conferences will allow you to learn more about the events industry and meet other event professionals.

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 2, 2023

The explosive adoption of ChatGPT and other generative AI tools brings enormous opportunities and challenges for all industries, events included. Much like the pandemic and pivot to virtual events, this disruption will have winners (those who lean in, embrace the change & adapt) & losers (those who choose to ignore it).

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Conferences that Work

JULY 12, 2021

Is the end of an event important? 8 years ago, I wrote about how to create especially memorable events. Including many different kinds of short experiences during our meetings, allows us to hack the peak-end rule to maximize the impact of an event on attendees. Hack the peak-end rule to maximize conference impact , April 2013.

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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. Nearly any event can be live streamed.

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Social Tables

APRIL 20, 2023

Event planning consistently ranks as one of most stressful jobs in the U.S. Whether planners find themselves forced to work with difficult personalities, try to juggle juxtaposing requests, fix event planning mistakes, or balance dozens of last-minute event changes, event planners have plenty of reasons to feel stressed.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Wouldn’t the world be perfect if every person out there felt event FOMO? In particular for the event that you’ve put together? But the truth is, as event planners, we all wish we could snap our fingers and make everyone in our target audience feel it. And how to create those moments within a live event.

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Eventtia

MAY 11, 2022

One of the biggest challenges when running an event is the planning stage: even organizing a fairly small and seemingly simple event can be a very challenging task with all the different details to consider and adjust. First, decide on a primary goal for the event. Sell more of your products/services during the event.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

We’re tapping the talent of PCMA’s staff so they can share the design thinking and process behind the innovative experiences they create for PCMA events. In other words, we’re showcasing the event professionals behind the events for event professionals. The event’s themes were belonging, impact, and future.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Join us for an insightful discussion on how Interprefy is transforming the world of localization at global events and conferences. Learn how Interprefy’s cutting-edge technology is helping event planners break down language barriers and create truly inclusive experiences for all attendees, regardless of language or location.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 18, 2019

“Experiential” is the new hot adjective used to describe events. “No more listening to speakers; you’re going to have experiences !” ” Sadly, many of these so-called experiential events are phony. Conferences That Work goes to Japan! The promoters slap a novel environment (e.g., Here are three.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Event innovation has to be more than giving attendees souvenirs. Extending your event brand. Similarly, to successfully extend your event brand you need to design appropriate additive and new experiences into it over time. But conferences, where people come to learn and connect, are a different matter.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

For over thirty years I’ve been making clients’ conferences significantly better, for about the cost of a conference coffee break. I make conferences better by dramatically increasing attendee satisfaction. I’d argue that hiring me is the most effective and cost-effective way to improve any event.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 22, 2024

My January 15, 2024 article “ Concerns about using facial analysis at events ” generated much discussion. Because, as I explained in my original post, combining Zenus facial analysis data with other attendee identification technology allows event owners to associate Zenus data with individual attendees.

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Bizzaboo

AUGUST 4, 2023

Even in our increasingly digital world, face-to-face interactions can never be replaced, making B2B event marketing essential to your larger marketing strategy and to business success overall. Although marketers understand the importance of B2B event marketing — 80% say they are crucial to company success — they face many challenges.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

The barriers to attending events, learning and networking have been lowered thanks to the virtual and hybrid event solutions available. With these new tools and knowledge base at their fingertips, association event planners can truly excel at delivering events in 2022 and beyond.

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Social Tables

MARCH 17, 2021

The church seating layout is used for houses of worship, but it’s also found in lecture halls, performing arts centers, and conference spaces. You may already recognize it from an event you’ve planned or attended at a university, seminar, or yes, church. Church seating layout design made easy. Draft a seating plan.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 3, 2018

And I’ve come to learn that I think a desire to learn makes doing something new just a little less scary.” ——Jony Ive, Apple designer Jony Ive explains how ‘teetering towards the absurd’ helped him make the iPhone At conferences we also learn better when we learn in community. Conferences That Work goes to Japan!

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