The Association for Software Testing issued a free guide to creating peer conferences. I contributed suggestions and it's well worth a look!
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2020/01/free-peer-conference-guide
#meetings #EventDesign #PeerConference #unconference #free #guide #AssociationForSoftwareTesting #eventprofs
A traditional conference is like a pharmacy. Content is prescribed, and you pick it up in a session. Hopefully, it will fix what ails you.
#meetings #MeetingDesign #TraditionalConference #versus #PeerConference #unconference #eventprofs
Software testers do peer conferences (aka unconferences) right! Here are three examples of software tester conference awesomeness.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2022/09/doing-peer-conferences-right
#meetings #unconference #SoCraTes #PeerConference #SoftwareTesting #eventprofs #assnchat
A false assumption: Supporting meaningful connections with other attendees is not the conference organizers’ job.
#meetings #EventDesign #PeerConference #connections #FaceBook #eventprofs
Scenes from a peer conference: The Third Annual Vermont Vision For A Multicultural Future peer conference, November 6-7, 2014
#meetings #EventDesign #Vermont #PeerConference #unconference #MulticulturalFuture #eventprofs #assnchat
How do you market a new peer conference? Here's an example of marketing language you can use to address potential attendee concerns.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/dear-adrian/2013/09/market-new-peer-conference
#meetings #EventDesign #marketing #PeerConference #ideas #eventprofs
My second post on implementing participant-driven breakouts in Zoom. Here, I explain how to prepare to run "The Three Questions" online.
#meetings #EventDesign #OnlineMeeting #PeerConference #TheThreeQuestions #Zoom #eventprofs
Most meeting planners think that conference session topics must be preplanned. Instead, build a program that reflects actual wants and needs.
#meetings #EventDesign #predetermined #MeetingProgram #unconference #PeerConference #eventprofs #assnchat
A detailed and candid account of the development and testing of a meeting format used by The Ministry of Testing: The UnExpo experiment
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2018/04/the-unexpo-experiment
An article in Wired Magazine argues that "Science Conferences Are Stuck in the Dark Ages." I agree — but there's some light in the darkness!
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2020/01/science-conferences-stuck
#meetings #EventDesign #ScienceConferences #improvements #PeerConference #unconference #eventprofs
Adrian Segar