An introduction to Conferences That Work. Their history, why their popularity is growing, and how to get stakeholders to buy into participant-driven events.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/interviews/2012/12/conferences-that-work

#meetings #EventDesign #introduction #eventprofs

Here's how the Fisch Flip sparked an idea for conference design

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2010/09/how-the-fisch-flip-sparked-an-idea-for-conference-design

#meetings #FischFlip #EventDesign #events #eventprofs

Avoid the common mistake of choosing a venue before designing a meeting. Instead, involve an experienced event designer early.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2017/06/design-your-meeting-before-choosing-the-venue

#meetings #EventDesign #CommonMistake #DesignBeforeChoosingVenue #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

The event sponsorship psychology of giving swag works. And the beauty is that recipients don't even believe it influences their decisions!

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2013/01/the-psychology-of-event-sponsorship

#meetings #marketing #swag #event #sponsorship #psychology #bias #eventprofs

How can we create a safe environment for learning at events? Respect attendees' choices and make it easy to risk trying something new.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/learning/2013/12/safe-environment-learning

#meetings #EventDesign #safety #improv #learning #mistakes #eventprofs

Here's why the quality of meeting industry education has deteriorated significantly over the last ten years and what we can do about it

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/soapbox/2018/04/something-is-rotten-in-the-state-of-meeting-industry-education

#meetings #EventDesign #MeetingIndustry #education #deterioration #eventprofs #assnchat