April 2013
CONVENE IS TWEETING ABOUT MEETINGS
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- "The critical thing about design is that it is a both a noun and a verb," @FastCompany's Alan Webber
Tag Archives: meeting planners
Marshmallow Dodge Ball, and Other ‘Playspace’ Possibilities
This morning at the 2012 Convene Forum — held Oct. 28-31 at the Gaylord Opryland in Nashville, Tenn. — Pamela Meyer, Ph.D., author and director of the Center to Advance Education for Adults at DePaul University, invited attendees to go … Continue reading
Bikinis + Burkas
We couldn’t have picked a better keynote speaker to kick off the inaugural PCMA Global Corporate Summit in late July at the Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre in Glasgow, Scotland, than Frans Johansson. For the first time, we were bringing … Continue reading
A wiser way to meet
I’ve been intrigued with Wisdom 2.0, a conference that explores the intersection of wisdom, technology, and neuroscience, since its inaugural conference in 2010. I particularly liked how founder Soren Gordhamer jumped in with both feet from the beginning — the … Continue reading
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Tagged Buddhist, Convene, Dalai Lama, Event Professionals, meeting planners, PCMA, Soren Gordhamer, Wisdom 2.0, Wise
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On Apple in the Big Apple
“Look at this,” my dad said to me recently, pointing to the new digital camera he had purchased. “It’s a Japanese camera manufactured in China. What else is new?” I thought about that frequent lament — that all the manufacturing … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, Convene, Event Professionals, meeting planners, PCMA
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The Ideas-Conference Boom
New York magazine landed in my mailbox this week, with a story, “Those Fabulous Confabs,” that comes straight from the heart of the meetings industry. It’s a gossipy look at the growth and evolution of the TED conference, and dozens … Continue reading
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Tagged Convene, Event Professionals, meeting planners, PCMA, The Ideas-Conference Boom
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Recipe for Engagement
Meredith Rollins, left, and Mona Simon (in toque) As editors, we’ve often written aboutthe benefits of interactive experiences at meetings — of how a shared activity can strengthen relationships more effectively than just bringing attendees together in a meeting … Continue reading
Sebastian Thrun’s Big Idea
> Today is the first-ever national Digital Learning Day, a good day to talk about computer scientist Sebastian Thrun, a Stanford professor who is leaving a tenured position and will teach free online computer science classes to a global audience. … Continue reading
A Second Chance at San Diego
Everyone loves a second chance. Here’s yours (and mine, too). On Jan. 31, PCMA is hosting a free virtual extension of several sessions from Convening Leaders, held Jan. 8-11 in San Diego. You can link to register for the virtual … Continue reading
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Tagged Convene, Event Professionals, meeting planners, PCMA
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Scholarship Funds Support Digital Certification Program
Meeting professionals eager to develop the skills required in the quickly expanding hybrid and online events arena could soon get support from an industry leader. Michael Doyle, founder of the Virtual Edge Institute (VEI), announced today that bXb Online … Continue reading
What’s Ahead for Virtual in 2012?
Image by Solfrost As Michael Doyle, founder of the Virtual Edge Institute, prepared for the 2012 Virtual Edge Summit next week, co-located with PCMA’s 2012 Convening Leaders in San Diego, he took time to look ahead with his top seven predictions … Continue reading
