How to Train AI for Session Personalization October 16, 2025 by Dave Lutz Concurrent sessions are the meat and potatoes of professional conferences. Use AI to improve the recipe. Evaluating, scoring, and slotting sessions can be a monumental task for staff and volunteer peer reviewers. Here’s where AI can really help, by streamlining these processes and more importantly, raising the quality bar. To get the maximum benefit from … [Read more…]
Show-Floor Theater Best Practices October 8, 2025 by Dave Lutz Last month, I was able to experience InfoComm, billed as “The Coolest Pro AV Gathering on the Planet.” Here’s what I took away from that experience. InfoComm, held June 7-13, attracted nearly 31,000 AV professionals to Orlando. One of the events highly engaging features was the handful of large theaters on the show floor. Three … [Read more…]
Learning Business Future Outlook September 15, 2025 by Dave Lutz Our friends at Tagoras are conducting a survey to help guide your association’s future learning strategy. We’re sharing this because Tagoras has a great track record of doing high-quality research and sharing the insights with those participating in the survey. To contribute and learn about the trends that will have the most impact on association … [Read more…]
Night at the Disco August 20, 2025 by Dave Lutz **Lost Post written five years ago. This blog post was published in Convene, but not published on our site in 2020 due to the pandemic and changing priorities during that time** My wife, Margie, loves to dance. To ring in the New Year and new decade, we went to one of our favorite hangouts. As … [Read more…]
Sweat the Small Stuff July 10, 2025 by Dave Lutz **Lost Post written five years ago. This blog post was published in Convene, but not published on our site in 2020 due to the pandemic and changing priorities during that time** When it comes to making your event more attendee-centric, even adding a few inches between chairs can go far. For my first job, I … [Read more…]
Proactive Planning in Uncertain Times June 26, 2025 by Dave Lutz It’s really hard to provide advice for navigating changes that could significantly impact your next meeting’s performance. Trade shows and gatherings with a significant deal-making benefit could end up just fine. It’s the scientific, academic, and research meetings and those with a large international attendance that potentially face the strongest headwinds. We’re all seeking answers … [Read more…]
