A false assumption: Supporting meaningful connections with other attendees is not the conference organizers’ job.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/uncategorized/2009/12/unquestioned-traditional-conference-assumption-3-supporting-meaningful-connections-with-other-attendees-is-not-the-conference-organizers-job

#meetings #EventDesign #PeerConference #connections #FaceBook #eventprofs

In 2011, I wrote about why hybrid events "aren't going away". Tech has significantly improved since then…but the article is still relevant.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2011/01/why-hybrid-events-arent-going-away-soon

#hybrid #meetings #connection #EventDesign #events #eventprofs

What do Anguilla supermarkets have in common with the future of conferences? Read on to find out!

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/uncategorized/2010/03/anguilla-supermarkets-and-the-future-of-conferences

#meetings #EventDesign #future #ParticipantDrivenConferences #Anguilla #supermarkets #eventprofs

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

If you aren't getting excellent audience engagement, don't blame the audience! Change the session processes you use to guarantee engagement.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2016/11/guaranteeing-audience-engagement-at-your-events

#meetings #EventDesign #engagement #connection #workshop #eventprofs

Want to get a taste of what I do? Here's a two-minute video of some scenes from a peer conference (with cameo appearances!)

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/peer-conference-2/2016/03/scenes-from-peer-conference-2

#meetings #EventDesign #Vermont #unconference #eventprofs #assnchat

It’s not a festival, it’s a funeral. When conferences stop serving their core audience, communities don’t disappear—they go elsewhere.

#EventDesign #eventprofs #community #GDC #GameDev #post

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2026/03/its-not-a-festival-its-a-funeral

It’s not a festival, it’s a funeral. When conferences stop serving their core audience, communities don’t disappear—they go elsewhere.

#EventDesign #eventprofs #community #GDC #GameDev

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2026/03/its-not-a-festival-its-a-funeral

Many so-called experiential events are phony. Genuine experiential events satisfy attendee wants & needs, impact lives, & build community.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2019/03/genuine-phony-experiential-conferences

#meetings #EventDesign #conferences #phony #experiential #genuine #community #eventprofs

It’s not a festival, it’s a funeral. When conferences stop serving their core audience, communities don’t disappear—they go elsewhere.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2026/03/its-not-a-festival-its-a-funeral

#EventDesign #eventprofs #community #GDC #GameDev #newpost