Become A Ridiculously In Charge Rock Solid Conference Leader January 19, 2015 by Jeff Hurt Every person in a team is a leader. ~ Alison Levine, 2015 PCMA Convening Leaders. Leadership matters! Whether leading an entire conference team or working in a meetings department as part of a team, leadership matters. So are you a conference leader? Do you lead others in a way to get their brains, hearts, minds … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , becoming a conference leader, Conference 2.0, conference best practices, conference leadership, leadership, meeting professional
Radically Relational: The Social Conference January 15, 2010 by Jeff Hurt The Conference As A Distribution Center Typical conferences, events and seminars can all too easily become a distribution center, a place where attendees can come and get stuff and the conference organizers can dump stuff. The attendees receive education, information, new contacts, and swag. The conference organizers secure speakers to dump their presentations, vendors and … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Networking, Experience Design Tagged With: , Conference 2.0, conferences, event, Living Conference, social conference, social networking
Social Conference Strategy Without Human Engagement = Fail January 9, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Social Conference Strategy Without Human Engagement = Fail or Why Conference Organizers Need To Think Like Community Managers Canned speeches and passive audiences are out! Conference attendees have reached keynote fatigue. Attendees want conferences that implement more social strategies. Not sure what a “Social Conference” is? Read Do You Conference Social? and 6 Steps For … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , association, Conference 2.0, conferences, content, Education & Adult Learning, engagement, event, Living Conference, meeting, meeting planner, social conference
Don’t Get Caught With Your Social Pants Down. Six Considerations For The Social Conference. January 7, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Traditional conferences versus social conferences. Which will you plan this year? Not sure about the “Social Conference?” Read this post on “Screw Your Event Resolutions. Do You Conference Social?” Here are six things to consider when planning the Social Conference so you don’t get caught with your social pants down. 1. In this new information landscape, … [Read more…] Filed Under: Experience Design Tagged With: , association, Conference 2.0, conferences, engagement, event, event technology, facebook, LinkedIn, Living Conference, nonprofit, social conference, Social Media, social networking, twitter, Web 2.0
Screw Your Ole Event Resolutions. Do You Conference Social? January 6, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Have you made some event resolutions for 2010? I suspect it may have included something about integrating social media into your conference format. Well, it’s time to screw your event resolutions about integrating social media. No, I’m not a heretic that has moved to the dark side banning social media from events and conferences. Calm … [Read more…] Filed Under: Experience Design Tagged With: , association, Conference 2.0, conferences, event, event technology, Living Conference, social conference, Social Media, Web 2.0
