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Thank you to the Working With Crowds team for such thorough work in service of our profession.

Access it, here 👉 www.workingwithcrowds.com/astroworld-page-1/

#GCMA #USA #Astroworld #WorkingWithCrowds #CrowdManagement #EventSafety #CaseStudy #Crowds #Events #CrowdProfs #EventProfs #GlobalCrowds
Astroworld Page 1 - Working With Crowds
Astroworld Festival · Houston, Texas In Memoriam In memory of the ten people who lost their lives following the Astroworld Festival tragedy in Houston, Texas, on 5 November 2021. Axel Acosta Mirza Dan...
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November 2, 2026 at 1:59 PM
v-u-this.bsky.social
Know exactly where you stand.
Everyone sees the count change the moment it does.
Open vuthis.com on a screen and show it from your phone. No apps, no cables.
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#EventProfs #Counter
November 2, 2026 at 1:59 PM
peerx.ai
What waits for you: booking any vendor, spending past a budget category, sending any document to your client, changing the timeline in the last two weeks before the event. The agent drafts. #weddingplanner #eventprofs General information, not legal advice.
November 2, 2026 at 7:27 AM
segar.com
A reprint of the start of Kelsey Ogletree's CONNECT article "How We Learn: Books That Changed Meetings" about my first book

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#EventDesign #book #review #learning #change #meetings #events #eventprofs
"How We Learn: Books That Changed Meetings" article cover from CONNECT magazine January/February 2014.
November 2, 2026 at 12:30 AM
segar.com
How well do 4-hour lectures work? Not well! Instead, use flipped classroom and active learning to help students learn better.

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#learning #lectures #FlippedClassroom #MedicalSchool #eventprofs
How well do 4-hour lectures work: photograph of a college classroom full of students staring forward toward the front of the room
November 1, 2026 at 11:01 PM
segar.com
Stop networking at meetings! Instead, use formats that encourage and support connection around relevant content in the sessions.

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#meetings #improvement #networking #connection #eventprofs #assnchat
A pointillistic illustration of people networking at meetings (and maybe connecting too)
November 1, 2026 at 9:30 PM
segar.com
Almost all attendees prefer a real-time, interactive, relevant conference experience to a traditional, broadcast-heavy event!

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#meetings #broadcast #Olympics #NBC #streaming #EventDesign #events #eventprofs
canned or live content: screenshot of tweet from @NormanChad "In effort to realize record profits from Rio 2016, NBC to become first network to air more than 60 minutes of commercials in a single hour."
November 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
segar.com
Learning is messy. When we embrace this reality, we become open to event designs that provide the flexibility and openness to address it.

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#meetings #learning #RiskyLearning #serendipity #events #eventprofs
Learning is messy: illustration of the myth and reality of success and learning. On the left, a straight arrow represents what people think the path to success looks like. On the right, an arrow with a messy detouring center represents what the path to success really looks like. Sketch attribution: Babs Rangaiah of Unilever ("& learning" added by me)
November 1, 2026 at 5:02 PM
segar.com
An interview with journalist Jeff Jarvis highlights some of the fascinating parallels in the ways that journalism and events are evolving

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#journalism #EventDesign #events #meetings #JeffJarvis #eventprofs
journalism and events: Photograph of journalist Jeff Jarvis being interviewed
November 1, 2026 at 3:30 PM
segar.com
Your meeting evaluations may not be reliable because attendees are biased toward easy feedback. Instead, focus on the intangible aspects of the event experience.

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#evaluations #ROI #events #eventprofs
are meeting evaluations reliable? drawing of a five smiley face evaluation scale: 4 "love love love", 2 "meh", 0 "hate hate hate"
November 1, 2026 at 12:30 PM
segar.com
How are group culture and event leadership interlinked? Organic leadership can create an event environment that empowers people.

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#leadership #meetings #events #culture #influence #eventprofs
Photograph of a group of three Playmobile model firefighters facing each other. Photo attribution: Flickr user bdld
October 31, 2026 at 10:01 PM
segar.com
Would you like to create breakthrough meeting designs? Here's how Elementary Meetings suggest environments for participation at events.

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#meetings #EventDesign #ElementaryMeetings #metaphors #events #eventprofs
create breakthrough meeting designs: photograph from above of the end of a hockey match with the players going through a handshake line. Photo attribution: Flickr user clydeorama
October 31, 2026 at 5:30 PM
segar.com
I was honored to be included on MeetingsNet’s annual Changemaker list, which "recognizes 20 outstanding meetings professionals…"

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#meetings #EventDesign #MeetingsNet #award #changemaker #eventprofs
MeetingsNet’s annual Changemaker list: photograph of Adrian Segar in front of the Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen, Denmark
October 31, 2026 at 2:30 PM
segar.com
What's the best way to hold a discussion online? I explain how to use the tried-and-true in-person fishbowl process online.

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#facilitation #online #discussion #HowTo #fishbowl #FishbowlSandwich #Zoom #eventprofs
best way to hold a discussion online: a screenshot of a Zoom participant gallery. Participants currently in the online fishbowl have their cameras on; everyone else's camera is turned off.
October 31, 2026 at 11:30 AM
segar.com
An organization fears connecting when its leaders prize control, creating disconnects between members' wants & needs and the form of its meetings

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#leadership #fear #connection #eventprofs #assnchat
Photograph of a small group of people in a sunlit room. Three people are standing, the rest sit gathered around a set of tables pushed together. Several flipcharts are full of writing. People are talking, listening, and taking notes.
October 30, 2026 at 7:02 PM
segar.com
When you stop seeing events as rituals, you open up a whole new realm of possibilities to make your conferences memorable.

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#meetings #EventDesign #MemorableConferences #spectacle #ritual #eventprofs
make conferences memorable: a screenshot of the iconic "JK Wedding Dance" video on Youtube
October 30, 2026 at 2:30 PM
segar.com
My personal “Good” from IMEX America 2025—Part 1—reconnecting with old friends, deep conversations, and joyful moments that remind me why meetings matter.

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#IMEX #IMEXAmerica #EventDesign #MeetingDesign #EventProfs #HumanConnection
A photo composite image of Clint Eastwood in his role as Blondie "The Good" in the movie "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", the IMEX America (Las Vegas) 2025 logo, and the title "THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY" with "THE GOOD" emphasized.
October 30, 2026 at 11:30 AM
peerx.ai
AI has risks and all actors must be accountable, the OECD says: those operating AI systems should be held accountable for their proper functioning. Our reading: a person checks each AI draft before it goes out. #AIethics #eventprofs General information, not legal advice.
October 30, 2026 at 7:16 AM
segar.com
Bandwidth that's sufficient for basic tasks like checking email should be available for free at every event. That's my Event Wi-Fi manifesto.

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#meetings #free #Wi-Fi #manifesto #events #eventprofs
Wi-Fi Manifesto: photograph of a brick wall with a chalk drawing labeled "FREE Wi-Fi". Photo attribution: Flickr user waitingpictures
October 29, 2026 at 8:30 PM
interimcoo.bsky.social
Catering food costs spike when you prep to an inflated guarantee plus safety stock. Contract a prep-to number and price the guarantee window explicitly. https://businessconsultant.services/small-business-operations-questions/catering-companies/ #Catering #EventProfs #Hospitality #FoodService
Where Does Event Size Stop Paying? Ten operations questions for catering companies.
October 29, 2026 at 8:22 PM
globalcrowds.bsky.social
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#GCMA #USA #TurnItPink #PinkBowsFoundation #Crowds #Events #CrowdProfs #EventProfs #GlobalCrowds
October 29, 2026 at 4:34 PM
segar.com
Small is Beautiful: Conferences As If People Mattered

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#meetings #events #small #beautiful #eventprofs
Small is Beautiful. Photograph of crowded shelves at a convenience store. Image attribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcmaster/ / CC BY-NC 2.0
October 29, 2026 at 2:30 PM
segar.com
Develop products and services with clients at conferences so company representatives and participants can work on possible future directions and outcomes

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#meetings #EventDesign #ClientConference #ProductDesign #ProductDevelopment #eventprofs
A black-and-white photograph of a smiling British police officer wearing a helmet and multiple items of equipment around his body.
October 29, 2026 at 11:30 AM
segar.com
How to run a human spectrogram map that allows participants to quickly discover others who live or work near them — plus some new ideas I haven't tried yet!

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#meetings #EventDesign #HumanSpectrogram #map #BodyVoting #eventprofs
A map of the United States with a location pin labeled "We are here!"
October 28, 2026 at 8:30 PM
segar.com
Why you should provide clearings for your event. Physical, freedom, and permission clearings make space for something new to happen.

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#meetings #EventDesign #physical #freedom #permission #clearings #events #eventprofs
clearings for your event: photograph of a grassy clearing in the middle of a forest. Image attribution: Flickr user sheepguardingllama
October 28, 2026 at 5:30 PM