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The Rise of LinkedIn

Convene by PCMA

Corbin Ball, a leading event-technology consultant, deleted his 16-year-old Twitter account at the end of October, writing that Twitter, now X, has “gone off the rails” under owner Elon Musk’s leadership. After Slido was acquired in 2021, Holub cofounded Remote People, a consulting and training company for remote teams, based in the U.K.

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The job you’ll be doing in the future hasn’t been invented yet

Conferences that Work

1984: I begin IT consulting for clients using personal computers. 1992: I organize a conference where there are no expert speakers available (it’s a new field, there are no experts). I quickly discover the size and interest of the meetings industry. Five years earlier, there were no such businesses in the United States.

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40 Social Media Influencers Every Hospitality Professional Should Follow

Social Tables

Tahira Endean tweets about the intersection of experiential, immersive meeting design and technology. Dahlia is an event technology evangelist, speaker and educator. Events Uncovered is an innovative space for event experts to meet, discuss, learn and share their knowledge of the event industry. TahiraCreates.

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The UnExpo Experiment

Conferences that Work

During my 20+ years as an IT consultant and developer, I fell in with a delightful international crowd of software testers: those all-important people responsible for the impossible task of making sure that software works the way it’s supposed to.

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5 Ways the Meetings Industry is Changing the Face of Events

Social Tables

All of the above is driving the generation’s expectations in regards to meetings and events, ultimately redefining the industry as a result. Control over the meeting agenda is moving to attendees. Gone are the days of static schedules that shuffle through speaker after speaker while attendees remain seated.

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40 Outstanding Event Industry Blogs to Follow

Endless Events

Gallus Events are UK-based event consultants with an event management blog. Corbin Ball is an international speaker, consultant and writer dedicated to helping clients use technology more efficiently for improved productivity. Velvet Chainsaw Consulting. Gallus Events. All about event tech. Corbin Ball’s TechTalk.

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Peer Conferences Deep Dive—Meeting Doctors transcript and video

Conferences that Work

Paul Nunesdea : And hello, hello, dear viewers, this is a soft start of our third episode in 2024 of Talk to Your Meeting Doctors. As you probably know by now, we are pleased to entertain today our guest speaker Adrian Segar. Lovely to meet you, Adrian. I define myself as a meeting designer and facilitator.