Conferences that Work

MARCH 29, 2021

If you had told me then that I’d leave that career (my fourth) to write a book about meeting design that would catapult me into the heart of the meeting industry, I’d have said you were crazy. What has surprised me during this journey is meeting so many meeting professionals I like along the way.

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Meeting Communications Communications Logistics 121

Travel Daily Media

AUGUST 16, 2020

Marina Bay Sands has launched a state-of-the-art hybrid event broadcast studio at Sands Expo and Convention Centre in a first for the industry, as the award-winning venue paves the way to redefine the future of meetings. To prepare its MICE talent to embrace the future, the hotel is investing in upskilling its MICE workforce.

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Certification Events Audience Tourism 40

Social Tables

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Ray helps prepare the #IMEXrecipes enchiladas at the #ICCAWorld lunch #IMEX14 pic.twitter.com/a3du23RyAR — Mark Mulligan (@IMEXMark) November 3, 2014. Those items matter less than the very simple, but oft-overlooked foundational elements of a meeting: the chairs and/or tables at which attendees spend the majority of their time.

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Audience Social Media B2C Networking 68

The MICE Blog

MARCH 11, 2021

We used meeting design to do that, which already had some gamification elements to it. In regard to content, instead of offering multiple hours of live-streamed content in two days, it may be better to spread the event over two weeks and allow attendees to reflect on the sessions and be better prepared for the next ones.

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Contracts Contracts Virtual Events Online 130

Conferences that Work

MARCH 28, 2022

My work at a pre-con is different from that of a typical meeting planner since I focus on the meeting’s design and facilitation. I’ve been convening meetings for decades, though, so I know a fair amount about meeting planning. Most assume that a meeting planner is all they need.

Logistics 169

Logistics Meeting Meeting Design Site Selection 169

Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

An entrepreneur since he was only 18 years old, Maarten has over 35 years of experience in meeting design. Ready to hear all about the ground-breaking magic of multi-hub meetings? In 2006, Marteen started the Meeting Design Institute. Meeting Architecture: A Manifesto by Maarten Vanneste. We can do this.

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Meeting Speakers Meeting Design Regulations 176

Conferences that Work

AUGUST 16, 2021

And it made me think about meeting design. And, me being me, I thought about what Marcy had just said in the context of meeting design. And meetings are no exception. The art and craft of the meeting designer. It’s a meeting designer’s job to create these contextual layers.

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Rehearsal Meeting Design Conference Planner 126

Endless Events

JULY 19, 2019

This time around, we welcomed Maarten Vanneste of the Meeting Design Institute to go over a topic we’re all too familiar with – internet connectivity. But as stunning as the place was, it simply wasn’t prepared to have dozens of tech-savvy people using the Internet on multiple devices.

Events 199

Events Platform Publishing Technology 199

Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2024

Maybe it’s kind of prepared, maybe not, but would you like to fire it? And it’s mostly about meeting design and facilitation, but I write about all kinds of things. Adrian Segar: The subtlety of designing meetings is that you need people who I would call facilitators. Paul Nunesdea : It’s so beautiful.

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Conference Meeting Booking Audience 83

Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 2, 2021

If you’re using a laptop to view the meeting or you’re using a mobile device to submit the voting, that’s what we go through in our pre-meetings so that they’re well-prepared for the actual meeting. But then the backend has staff who were supporting these meetings.

Meeting 98

Meeting Rehearsal Remote Production 98

Motivation Excellence

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Unveiling monthly rankings promotes friendly competitiveness while memorably debuting the new location is always a highlight at the annual meeting. Design an Exciting, Motivational Getaway : Along with a desirable destination, you want to achieve a 30/70 percent balance between interactive company sessions and personal leisure time.

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Incentives Travel Travel Social Media 130

Conferences that Work

JULY 15, 2019

Twenty-five years ago I was a college professor who spent hours preparing classes, fearful that students would ask me a question I couldn’t answer. Fifty years ago, I was a teenager who, after a single embarrassing moment, gave up dancing in public. For forty years.

Preparation 58

Preparation Conference Audience Meeting Design 58

Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Industry Performance Trends Attendee Experience Trends Meeting Destination Trends Event Technology Trends Meeting Design Trends. The unprecedented rise in demand for meetings and events will continue this year, with CWT Meetings & Travel predicting a robust 5-10% growth in demand. Meeting Design Trends.

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