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Why you should hire curious people

Conferences that Work

If you had told me forty years ago, a freshly minted high-energy particle physics postdoc, that I’d go on to have four additional careers (owner of a solar manufacturing business, computer science professor, independent IT consultant, and meeting designer/facilitator) I wouldn’t have believed you. Hire curious people.

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Designing conferences to solve participants’ problems

Conferences that Work

Obvious problems (“known knowns”) have known solutions, often called “best practice” For example, how do I: Determine what employee data to store in the human resources system? Provide frequent and timely feedback to my staff? Maximize milk production on a New England dairy farm?

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40 Outstanding Event Industry Blogs to Follow

Endless Events

also share ways to improve audience interaction on their helpful blog, “where meeting design meets technology” – a front-of-mind concern for most event planners today. Out of all the event industry blogs out there, this one is our go-to resource for news, trends and helpful advice on planning exhibitions.