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A detailed and candid account of the development and testing of a meeting format used by The Ministry of Testing: The UnExpo experiment

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#EventDesign #SoftwareTesting #PeerConference #eventprofs
Photograph of participants reviewing posters at The UnExpo Experiment. Photo attribution: Samantha Cooper
September 21, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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A false assumption: Supporting meaningful connections with other attendees is not the conference organizers’ job.

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#meetings #EventDesign #PeerConference #connections #FaceBook #eventprofs
supporting meaningful connections: Adrian Segar's face book entry
March 30, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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A spotlight on the 2013 Community Jam Northern California Harvesting/Gleaning Conference that used the Conferences That Work conference format

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#meetings #PeerConference #CommunityJam #events #eventprofs
photograph of participants at the 2013 Community Jam peer conference
January 1, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Want to discover the experts at your conference? Peer conferences allow participants to discover the experts in the audience.

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#meetings #EventDesign #experts #PeerConference #unconference #events #eventprofs
experts conference: photograph of a "drive-by" fast food restaurant with customers' motorbikes parked inside. Photo attribution: Flickr user jannem
April 30, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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How do you market a new peer conference? Here's an example of marketing language you can use to address potential attendee concerns.

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#meetings #EventDesign #marketing #PeerConference #ideas #eventprofs
Photograph of Adrian Segar holding his granddaughter in an indoor playhouse. She is waving at the camera.
June 30, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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How do you market a new peer conference? Here's an example of marketing language you can use to address potential attendee concerns.

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#meetings #EventDesign #marketing #PeerConference #ideas #eventprofs
Photograph of Adrian Segar holding his granddaughter in an indoor playhouse. She is waving at the camera.
March 22, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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The word "unconference" is increasingly used to describe traditional conferences. These aren't the unconferences you're looking for.

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#unconference #popularity #definition #PeerConference #eventprofs #assnchat
These aren't the unconferences you're looking for : Conferences That Work
The word "unconference" is increasingly used to describe traditional conferences. These aren't the unconferences you're looking for.
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May 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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The Future Of Conferences Is Unconferences. That's the published conclusion of social and computer scholars in a 2023 #ACM paper.

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#meetings #EventDesign #unconference #PeerConference #events #eventprofs
The Future Of Conferences Is Unconferences : Conferences That Work
The Future Of Conferences Is Unconferences. That's the published conclusion of social and computer scholars in a 2023 #ACM paper.
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April 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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An article in Wired Magazine argues that "Science Conferences Are Stuck in the Dark Ages." I agree — but there's some light in the darkness!

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#meetings #EventDesign #ScienceConferences #improvements #PeerConference #unconference #eventprofs
Science Conferences Are Stuck in the Dark Ages: painting A Friday Evening Discourse at the Royal Institution; Sir James Dewar on Liquid Hydrogen, 1904 (oil on canvas)
March 2, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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A false assumption: Supporting meaningful connections with other attendees is not the conference organizers’ job.

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#meetings #EventDesign #PeerConference #connections #FaceBook #eventprofs
supporting meaningful connections: Adrian Segar's face book entry
September 18, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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Reflections on how the decades-old motto of an association encapsulates the power and empowerment of a peer conference to change lives

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#meetings #EventDesign #PeerConference #community #edACCESS #eventprofs
not crazy not alone: a photograph of two edACCESS participants walking away from the camera outside in a field. They are both wearing tee shirts that say "I am crazy…but I'm not alone!"
September 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Linda attends two different kinds of conferences and experiences the big difference that good process can have on the learning environment.

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#meetings #EventDesign #learning #PeerConference #eventprofs
good process learning environment: a photograph of a fork in a forest path. The left fork has a white barrier at its entrance and is shrouded by foliage; the right has none and is more open to the sky.
June 7, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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The Future Of Conferences Is Unconferences. That's the published conclusion of social and computer scholars in a 2023 #ACM paper.

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#meetings #EventDesign #unconference #PeerConference #events #eventprofs
Header of academic paper: The Future Of Conferences Is Unconferences: Exploring a Decentralized Network of Regional Meetups FORUM | MEANINGFUL DESIGN PROCESSES This forum is dedicated to exploring the notion of meaningfulness in design processes, taking the perspectives of community groups, nongovernmental organizations, and those who are marginalized in society as starting points. Authors will reflect conceptually and methodologically on practical engagements. — Rosanna Bellini and Angelika Strohmayer, Editors Soya Park, MIT, Eun-Jeong Kang, Cornell University, Karen Joy, Rutgers University, Rosanna Bellini, Cornell University, Jérémie Lumbroso, University of Pennsylvania, Danaé Metaxa, University of Pennsylvania, Andrés Monroy-Hernandez, Princeton University
May 7, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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Want to discover the experts at your conference? Peer conferences allow participants to discover the experts in the audience.

www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/le...

#meetings #EventDesign #experts #PeerConference #unconference #events #eventprofs
experts conference: photograph of a "drive-by" fast food restaurant with customers' motorbikes parked inside. Photo attribution: Flickr user jannem
September 17, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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Today's meetings need to give meeting-goers many options, not just a few. But not by filling the program with every conceivable session topic…

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#meetings #EventDesign #choices #EventCrowdsourcing #SessionCrowdsourcing #PeerConference #eventprofs
give meeting-goers many options: an illustration displaying fifteen different control icons
September 13, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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Four hundred scientists walk into a conference. And perhaps improve the health of the lands and waters on which all our lives depend.

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#meetings #EventDesign #PeerConference #eventprofs
Two scientists walk into a conference: An illustration of a neon bar sign that says "Two scientists walk into a bar"
September 10, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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Scenes from a peer conference: The Third Annual Vermont Vision For A Multicultural Future peer conference, November 6-7, 2014

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#meetings #EventDesign #Vermont #PeerConference #unconference #MulticulturalFuture #eventprofs #assnchat
photograph of attendees at a peer conference: The Third Annual Vermont Vision For A Multicultural Future peer conference, November 6-7, 2014
September 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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How to use sticky notes to crowdsource sessions and level of interest dot voting to choose the sessions your attendees need & want

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#meetings #EventDesign #GroupWork #crowdsourcing #SessionSelection #DotVoting #PeerConference #unconference #eventprofs
A photograph of a smiling conference participant who, with others, is dot voting on session topics written on large sticky notes posted on a wall
September 7, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Most meeting planners think that conference session topics must be preplanned. Instead, build a program that reflects actual wants and needs.

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#meetings #EventDesign #predetermined #MeetingProgram #unconference #PeerConference #eventprofs #assnchat
Image of a massive printed program full of many conference session topics
August 29, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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The Association for Software Testing issued a free guide to creating peer conferences. I contributed suggestions and it's well worth a look!

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#meetings #EventDesign #PeerConference #unconference #free #guide #AssociationForSoftwareTesting #eventprofs
free guide to creating peer conferences: Photograph of conference attendees having fun. Attribution: 2018 "QA or the Highway" software testing conference.
August 28, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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The Future Of Conferences Is Unconferences. That's the published conclusion of social and computer scholars in a 2023 #ACM paper.

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#meetings #EventDesign #unconference #PeerConference #events #eventprofs
Header of academic paper: The Future Of Conferences Is Unconferences: Exploring a Decentralized Network of Regional Meetups FORUM | MEANINGFUL DESIGN PROCESSES This forum is dedicated to exploring the notion of meaningfulness in design processes, taking the perspectives of community groups, nongovernmental organizations, and those who are marginalized in society as starting points. Authors will reflect conceptually and methodologically on practical engagements. — Rosanna Bellini and Angelika Strohmayer, Editors Soya Park, MIT, Eun-Jeong Kang, Cornell University, Karen Joy, Rutgers University, Rosanna Bellini, Cornell University, Jérémie Lumbroso, University of Pennsylvania, Danaé Metaxa, University of Pennsylvania, Andrés Monroy-Hernandez, Princeton University
August 27, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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The third in my series of 5 posts on how to implement participant-driven breakouts in Zoom. Here, I explain how to run "The Three Questions" online.

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#meetings #EventDesign #OnlineMeeting #PeerConference #TheThreeQuestions #Zoom #eventprofs
a screenshot of a group on Zoom answering The Three Questions
August 23, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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A traditional conference is like a pharmacy. Content is prescribed, and you pick it up in a session. Hopefully, it will fix what ails you.

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#meetings #MeetingDesign #TraditionalConference #versus #PeerConference #unconference #eventprofs
is a conference like a pharmacy or a bookstore: Cartoon by Harry Bliss, showing a man at a pharmacy gazing at a notice that says "STAFF PICKS"
August 9, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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The first of 5 posts on how to implement participant-driven breakouts in Zoom. Here, I explain the "Why?" and an overview of the entire process.

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#meetings #EventDesign #OnlineMeeting #PeerConference #TheBigPicture #Zoom #eventprofs
participant-driven breakouts in Zoom: a screenshot of Adrian Segar's Zoom host screen, highlighting the menu's Breakout Rooms icon
August 5, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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Linda attends two different kinds of conferences and experiences the big difference that good process can have on the learning environment.

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#meetings #EventDesign #learning #PeerConference #eventprofs
good process learning environment: a photograph of a fork in a forest path. The left fork has a white barrier at its entrance and is shrouded by foliage; the right has none and is more open to the sky.
August 3, 2026 at 7:01 PM