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Aligning Conference Schedules With Neuroscience To Avoid The Attendee Overwhelm Epidemic

Posted March 15th, 2013 by mireia.iglesias

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Too many conferences foster attendee information overload.

The plethora of presenters pushing information at warp speeds cause fragmented attention, overburden brains and data excess.

It’s a silent epidemic that cause stagnate mental engagement. And our conference schedules stretch attendees in ways that may have bigger implications than just unhealthy eating. They cause mental disconnection.

Seven Activities That Promote Good Mental Habits

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amiando launches free resources Center for Event Organizers

Posted December 14th, 2011 by mireia.iglesias

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Event organizers will have free access to a broad range of information surrounding innovative Event Management.

The new Resources Center provides event organizers with Best Practice examples and Case Studies, as well as numerous videos and Online Demos.

Once again, the business has placed particular emphasis on Social Media for Events: in addition to its established studies and reports, amiando is offering event organizers a brand-new Social Media Webinar.

The New Normal: 12 Meeting Takeaways when organizing a Meeting

Posted May 12th, 2011 by mireia.iglesias

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1. Signing venue contracts two and three years before the event is no longer the new normal.

There is too much risk for the customer regarding contractual obligations including attrition and food and beverage requirements. Some venues are suffering financially as well and want to hold the customer to their contract instead of negotiating a win-win. Things change very fast today.

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Terry Breining about the evolution in the meeting industry

Posted July 1st, 2011 by mireia.iglesias

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Brain Friendly Meeting Menus

Posted July 1st, 2011 by mireia.iglesias

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Andrea Sullivan, speaker, trainer, and president of BrainStrength Systems, says food is an excellent tool to help produce effective meetings. Her focus is “brain food,” that helps attendees focus, stay on task, and stay energized throughout the day. She was a featured speaker at this year’s International Association of Conference Centers annual conference held March 23-25 at The National Conference Center located on 110 acres in northern Virginia just outside of Washington DC.

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Six Habits Of Highly Ineffective Meeting Professionals

Posted June 7th, 2012 by mireia.iglesias

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Being a meeting professional can be hard work.

Being an ineffective meeting professional is even harder, especially for everyone involved.

Six Habits Of Unsuccessful Meeting Professionals

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In search of Learning Agility

Posted May 7th, 2012 by mireia.iglesias

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The central premise is that enduring competitive advantage must be built on organizational learning agility — meaning an organization’s ability to respond to adaptive challenge through the acquisition and application of knowledge and skills. The authors, Clark and Gottfredson, sketch three distinct stages of learning agility: 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0, and illustrate a clear path forward for the meaningful use of learning technologies in organizations.

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Lessons Learned from Launching a New Event-FRESH Conference

Posted March 7th, 2012 by mireia.iglesias

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WEBINAR Tuesday, March 13th at 11 am Eastern / 3 pm GMT
FRESH Cpnference: Lessons Learned from Launching a New Event
Guest Speaker: Maarten Vanneste, CMM, FRESH Conference Visionary Founder