How Do Hybrid Meetings Fit Into Associations?

hybrid events & associations

How can hybrid meetings help associations grow and thrive in a rapidly changing world? David McKnight, President of Digital Publishing Innovation, will help us tackle this question on the next #eventtable Twitter chat, Monday, May 14 at 3 pm est. McKnight has been helping associations manage content and create value for members for more than [...]

#Eventtable LIVE! From GMIC: A Chat on Take Aways From the Conference

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To accommodate a special Sustainable Meetings Conference edition of the #eventtable Twitter chat next week, the chat will change from it’s regularly scheduled time of 3 pm est, to 5 pm est Monday April 22 and will focus on takeaways from the conference. The Sustainable Meetings Conference, hosted by the Green Meetings Industry Council (GMIC), [...]

Create More Brain-Friendly Events With These #Eventtable Tips

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Creating a more brain-friendly event doesn’t have to be difficult or expensive. Led by insights from our guest, Neuroscience Researcher Andrea Sullivan, participants on the March 9 #eventtable chat came up with some simple, cost effective tips that are sure to make your next event a neuron haven. For instance, have you considered adding more [...]

Tips for Creating More Brain-Friendly, Engaging Events on the Next #Eventtable Chat

How can event professionals more easily create engaging events that employ brain-friendly techniques? Neuroscience researcher Andrea Sullivan will join the #eventtable Twitter chat to discuss this hot topic Monday, April 9 at 3 pm est. “Engagement in meetings and conferences is a function of a great many factors, as it involves overall meeting design and [...]

Chat Participants Share Favorite Events & How They Elicited Good Feelings

During the last #eventtable Twitter chat, our opening question “What was the best experience you’ve had at an event?” drew a similar response from many of the event professional participants – Event Camp. For a chat titled “Increasing Good Feelings for Attendees,” it seemed significant. Our guest on the chat, Neuroscience Researcher Andrea Sullivan of [...]

Increasing Good Feelings for Attendees at Events – Next #eventtable Chat

Smiles, laughs, blissful productivity: we know these are indicators that attendees are having a memorable experience. Such good feelings also increase learning.  But how can event pros create situations where good feelings are more likely to be a result? Andrea Sullivan of BrainStrength Systems and Lynn Randall of Randall Insights will help us tackle this [...]

Content Capture and the Certified Conference Centre

I recently had a great e-mail conversation with Sarah Vining, the amazing and tireless social media manager at the National Conference Center in Leesburg, VA. Sarah published the interview  summary today. I particularly liked the way she connected an effective content capture strategy with the focus on learning design and lasting outcomes that organizations can [...]

How Social Media is Changing Humanity and Events

This weeks #eventtable chat featured guest Lynn Randall of Randall Insight’s, a company that helps planners apply the lessons of neuroscience and macroergonomics to supercharge engagement. Lynn helped us tackle the subject of how social media is changing humanity and how this is affecting events. The discussion was a lively one which ran the gamut [...]

How Social Media is Changing Humanity & How This Changes Events

Society, education and even the way our brains work have all been strongly impacted by the advent of computers and social media. So much has changed so quickly that we have barely had time to ponder it all. Last fall at Event Camp Twin Cities 2011, Lynn Randall of Randall Insights, Andrea Sullivan of BrainStrength [...]

Pros, Cons of Gamification for Events Discussed at #Eventtable Chat

This week’s #eventtable Twitter chat featured guest Elizabeth Henderson sharing what she’s learned about gamification for events as both a researcher and as an event designer. Lindsey Rosenthal filled in as moderator for the chat which yielded some fascinating insights.