This article was written (well, ghostwritten by me in collaboration with Dave Lutz) for Dave’s People & Processes column in PCMA’s April edition of Convene. Every association is faced with a choice: Find ways to capitalize on disruptive technologies — which enable hybrid and virtual meetings — or ignore them at their own risk.
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Tag Archive: face-to-face event
Baseball, Children’s Counting Rhymes And Virtual Events
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe Face-To-Face or Virtual Go My mother told me To pick the very best one And you are [not] it. Often when meeting professionals consider whether to offer a face-to-face or virtual event, they feel as if the choice is best made by using a children's counting rhyme. You ...
Is It Our (De)-Fault To Distance Ourselves From The Meeting’s Content And Programming?
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 ...
8 Ways To Provide Remarkable, Purple Cow, Unique Conference Experiences
There seems to be an important theme lately in some bloggers posts. The topic de jour is the poor quality of conferences. These bloggers are tired of paying for negative conference experiences. Their posts give conference organizers some insight into what attendees really value at events.
Since When Did Virtual Not Become A Live Experience?
I’m tired of well-intentioned adults slamming adults, teens and kids that text. Especially those that text each other while in the same room. I’m sick of association and organization leaders ...
