Is It Our (De)-Fault To Distance Ourselves From The Meeting’s Content And Programming? February 19, 2010 by Jeff Hurt What event professional do you know that takes full responsibility for the entire attendee experience at their face-to-face event or meeting? What would meetings and events look like if meeting professional’s quit blaming others for the content, programming and experience of the event? For the past 18 months I’ve consistently heard meetings and event professionals … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , association, content, Education & Adult Learning, engagement, event, face-to-face event, meeting, meeting planner, meeting professional
The Audience Talks Back January 29, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Have you ever passed a note to another person during a meeting? I’m not talking about the love notes we used to pass in high school. Nor am I talking about the origami paper fortune teller you used to create in junior high to pass the time and ask questions of your neighbors during boring … [Read more…] Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: , attendee engagement, backchannel, conferences, engagement, event technology, Social Media, twitter, Web 2.0
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
