Monthly Archives: June 2010

Engineering Education Strategies For Next Generation Conferences And Events – Wrap Up

Tweet 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…

Innovative Techniques In Conference Formats

Tweet 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…

Let Your Content Run Wild And Free To Attract New Members And Retain Current Ones

Tweet 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…

35 Tips To Successfully Use Twitter For Your Event

Tweet 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…

Learnscaping Your Conference Education Strategies

Tweet 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…