NASA Is Looking For Signs Of Life…At Your Conference June 30, 2010 by Jeff Hurt The National Adult Survival Association (NASA) has decided to send the next generation of land rovers to your annual meeting. These rovers have more robust and hyper-sensitive life detecting systems than the traditional conference evaluation smile sheets. NASA is looking for signs of life…at your conference. NASA’s researchers have documented that your conference had life … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , association, community, conference community, conferences, engagement, meeting
Tackle These Four Barriers That Prevent Effective Conference And Meeting Change June 28, 2010 by Jeff Hurt When was the last time you introduced some changes in your annual conferences and meetings? Perhaps you rearranged the schedule, mixed things up or set rooms in different layouts. So how comfortable was that change for you? I’ll admit that I’m not comfortable with change unless I’m told why I need to change or I’m … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conferences, meeting, meeting planner
Three Critical Keys To Your Annual Meeting Education Success: Context, Recall And Storytelling June 23, 2010 by Jeff Hurt When was the last time you ordered something in a restaurant and the wait staff brought you the wrong dish? Go ahead and think about that for a minute. You’re probably thinking, “Uh-h, when was the last time that happened? Where was I?” French Onion Soup, Cheese Fondue And Mushroom Crepes It happened to me … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Experience Design Tagged With: , adult learning, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, conferences, content, context, learning, storytelling
Are Your Annual Meetings Producing Life-Giving Oxygen Or Life-Draining Experiences? June 22, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Oxygen, we can’t live without it. We need it to live, breath and function. This colorless, odorless, tasteless gas is the third most abundant element in the universe next to hydrogen and helium. It changes everything it touches. It forms compounds with almost everything it contacts and creates something new. Most molecules in living organisms … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , adult learning, blogs, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, conferences, Education & Adult Learning
A Blueprint For Socially Augmented Events: The Seven Stages Recap June 17, 2010 by Jeff Hurt On June 15, at the PCMA Education Conference 2010, I saw Scott Klososky present how to use social technologies in the seven stages of event planning. The title of his presentation was “A Blueprint For Socially Augmented Events.” Scott’s presentation was mind boggling, thought-provoking and progressive. He laid it all on the line and challenged … [Read more…] Filed Under: Experience Design Tagged With: , conferences, content, Education & Adult Learning, event technology, meeting planner, PCMA Education Conference, pcmaec, Social Media, social media for events, social networking, social technology for events, Twitter for events, Web 2.0
Engineering Education Strategies For Next Generation Conferences And Events – Wrap Up June 16, 2010 by Jeff Hurt On June 14, 2010, at PCMA’s Education Conference at the Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, I facilitated a discussion about the changes of learning in the digital age and their impact on conference education. We discussed these six principles of designing next generation sessions for today’s conferences. Conference education 1. Should transition from passive listening to … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, adult learning, association, conferences, Education & Adult Learning, engagement, meeting planner
Innovative Techniques In Conference Formats June 15, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Today I’m facilitating my second Peer2Peer presentation, for the PCMA Education Conference 2010 in Montreal, Canada on Innovative Techniques In Conference Formats. Here is the brief session description, the learning objectives and the slide deck I used. In a world of multi-tasking and high-tech innovations, today’s attendee wants a meeting experience which will inspire and … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Experience Design Tagged With: , brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, conferences, Education & Adult Learning
Let Your Content Run Wild And Free To Attract New Members And Retain Current Ones June 14, 2010 by Dave Lutz With the explosion of social media comes the expectation that content should be free. How do you embrace that as a way to create greater demand for your face-to-face events — and attract new members? This past summer we’ve experienced a confluence of events with significant implications for the future of the meetings, events and … [Read more…] Filed Under: Attendance Marketing Tagged With: , association, conferences, Free content, live streaming, Social Media
35 Tips To Successfully Use Twitter For Your Event June 11, 2010 by Jeff Hurt You’ve decided to take the plunge and create a Twitter profile for your event. So what’s next? Where do you start? What should you do? Here are 35 tips to help you manage your Twitter event profile and experience. 1. When setting up your Twitter account, use the full name of the conference or event … [Read more…] Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: , conferences, event, event technology, Social Media, twitter, Twitter for events, Web 2.0
Learnscaping Your Conference Education Strategies June 10, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Do you landscape your yard? If you live in a condo or apartment, you may not have a yard. Although someone is usually paid to maintain the facility’s grounds and landscaping. Landscaping involves transforming the natural environment of a specific part of land. Almost any type of land can be landscaped. It includes working with … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , conferences, Education & Adult Learning, learnscape, learnscaping your conference
