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How can we provide new experiences at meetings? Not new F&B, decor, or glitz. But something deeper. Here's a story and an answer…

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2021/09/new-experiences

#meetings #EventDesign #NewExperiences #eventprofs

new experiences at meetings: a blurred image of two people meeting and connecting in a crowd

Why do people continue to speak for free at meeting industry conferences? Since they do, why would the organizers change their practice?

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-professionals/2021/01/speak-for-free

#speaker #compensation #presenting #speaking #eventprofs

Conferences That Work continually evolve. That's why I published and then updated a free supplement to my first book on meeting design.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2012/07/why-conferences-that-work-continually-evolve

#meetings #EventDesign #evolution #learning #emergence #events #eventprofs

Conferences That Work continually evolve. Rather like how the design of Apple mice has changed over the years. Photograph of the first nine versions of the Apple Mouse displayed on a plexiglass board. Photo attribution: Flickr user raneko

The Solution Room is a powerful conference session that engages & connects attendees, & provides peer advice on their most pressing problems

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2012/03/solution-room

#meetings #plenary #SolutionRoom #engagement #connection #events #eventprofs

A black and white photograph of participants seated at a round table during a Solution Room session, with one of them giving the thumbs-up sign

How to create great name badges, including content, design, layout, attachment method, recycling, and other considerations

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2010/10/anatomy-of-a-name-badge

#meetings #events #NameBadge #NameBadgeDesign #eventprofs

name badge design: a photograph of a large, clear, informative name badge for Adrian Segar

How can we build great conference programs? By creating programs at the event, which, IME, are better than those chosen in advance.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2012/04/building-conference-programs

#meetings #EventDesign #unconference #Netflix #eventprofs

Building conference programs: A photograph of Netflix's iconic red envelope used to mail DVDs.

Here are two novel hybrid meeting formats where the in-person and online participants are the same people!

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2022/04/hybrid-meeting-formats

#eventprofs #assnchat #hybrid

Someone wanting to get started in the meeting industry asked me: "How do I break into the event services industry?" Here's my answer.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/dear-adrian/2013/01/dear-adrian-how-do-i-break-in-to-the-event-services-industry

#events #career #GettingStarting #eventprofs

Photograph of Adrian Segar holding his granddaughter in an indoor playhouse. She is waving at the camera.

We often let the tech tail wag the event dog. Instead, incorporate processes & formats that improve the quality and value of learning.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2013/02/dont-let-the-tech-tail-wag-the-event-dog

#meetings #EventDesign #EventTech #events #eventprofs

Screenshot from the movie WALL•E showing two large future citizens living in their chairs. Photo attribution: Scientific American

What's the relationship between conference size and "success"? My experience? Small well-designed conferences beat the pants off huge events!

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2014/03/conference-size-and-success

#meetings #success #EventSize #status #SmallMeetings #usefullness #relevance #events #eventprofs

Does the world of events need more exposure to the new? Not necessarily!

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2018/03/does-the-world-of-events-need-more-exposure-to-the-new

#meetings #EventDesign #reseeing #InvisibleTechnology #eventprofs

Does the world of events need more exposure to the new? A photograph of an old three-sided inn sign mounted on a wall with the words "OLD" and "NEW" on the left and right sides and a model of the inn on top. Photo attribution: Flickr user 64700647@N06

What's the best way to fundamentally improve a dull conference? Facilitate the discovery of interesting people, ideas, and resources!

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2018/02/improve-dull-conference

#meetings #MeetingDesign #FacilitatingConnection #eventprofs #assnchat

The best way to fundamentally improve your dull conference: Photograph of Adrian Segar [back to the camera, purple shirt] facilitating at a Conference That Work. Participants are sitting in a single large circle in a large wood-paneled hall.

Good design can improve a humble bucket. Good meeting design can radically improve conferences. Why not add it to your bucket list?

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2014/01/if-we-can-improve-a-bucket-we-can-improve-conferences

#meetings #EventDesign #redesign #eventprofs

improve conferences improved bucket: an illustration of an improved redesign of a bucket

Do great speakers just provide a better emotional experience? How much have you learned from presentations, compared to interactive workshops?

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/presentations/2013/06/speakers-emotional-experience

#meetings #motivation #speaker #learning #eventprofs

speakers emotional experience Black and white advertising poster with a picture of a bowler-hatted man. The text reads (typos are left in): Motivational Speaker for the Professional Hair Stylist Do’s & Don’ts plus more 1. Learn to be on time 2. Learn to respect 3. Learn to attend shows 4. Learn to have confidence and common sense 5. Learn to respect yourself & never use profanity 6. Learn business sense 7. Learn marketing Go to the bank every day and smile there & back Jose LaCrosby Internationally known, award winning educator and instructor. The master stylist, master weaver and consultant WITH OVER 50 YEARS EXPERIENCE AND WINNER OF OVER 100 WARDS Classes Sundays or Mondays From San Francsico and Berkeley, CA Do’s & Don’ts poster Coming Soon Photo attribution: Flickr user psilocybes

Supplying small bites of learning during your conferences is an effective way to feed the minds and souls of your participants.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2014/07/small-bites

#meetings #EventDesign #learning #dining #SmallBites #events #eventprofs

small bites: photograph of a Spanish bar with plates of tapas. Photo attributions: Flickr user kudo88

Here are four core requirements that should guide design for powerful connection and learning at large meetings

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2018/07/connection-and-learning

#meetings #EventDesign #crowdsourcing #interaction #connection #eventprofs

connection and learning at large meetings: a photograph of a large conference session with participants meeting around round tables. Arrowed notations "learning" are scattered throughout the room.

We often let the tech tail wag the event dog. Instead, incorporate processes & formats that improve the quality and value of learning.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2013/02/dont-let-the-tech-tail-wag-the-event-dog

#meetings #EventDesign #EventTech #events #eventprofs

How to use a two sides fishbowl to explore opposing viewpoints in a group

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2012/12/how-to-explore-opposing-viewpoints-in-a-group

#facilitation #GroupWork #ExploringOpposingViewpoints #fishbowl #eventprofs

explore opposing viewpoints: Photo of Jan Steen's "Argument Over a Card Game" c.1665. A crowd of people indoors, two fighting around a backgammon table with some pieces of the game on the floor. Flickr user johnmcnab

Human process technologies can fundamentally improve your events at far less cost and in ways that a new device or app cannot. Don't reinvent the wheel!

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2013/11/event-technology-dont-reinvent-the-wheel

#meetings #EventDesign #EventTech #technology #events #eventprofs

$EVENT TECHNOLOGY: DON’T RE-INVENT THE WHEEL Meeting professionals are focusing too much on new event technologies, and ignoring existing methods that will improve events—at a fraction of the cost. REMEMBER THE 1970S TELEVISION SERIES The Six Million Dollar Man? It featured a former astronaut whose limbs and eye were replaced with bionic implants, allowing him to perform super-human feats. The show’s opening catch phrase “We can rebuild him…we have the technology” highlights our fascination with improving our lives via better gadgets and software. Today’s event professionals aren’t immune from the allure of new technology. Industry conferences incorporate the latest and greatest mobile and gamification apps, video-streaming platforms, attendee tracking systems, audience response systems, mobile networking and registrant analytics. Suppliers are happy to sponsor these events, using them to showcase their wares and, hopefully, convince participants that their new technology is worth buying…$