The Mercian Trust’s Post

How can I extra-leverage being on a conference panel or speaking? That is the most common initial question I answer in my advisory sessions and am just out of another one. You've got the stage, the actual physical platform, for an hour. Is that it? No. There's so much more you can do beforehand to reach prospective audience members. And, there's so much more you can do post-panel to be of even more value to the folks who really resonated with what you had to say. It is big-time conference season. I am here to help a lot in one session.

🚫 How NOT to Host an IS Panel (Our way of reminding you - panel submissions are due March 11th) 🚫 1. Monologue Marathon: Ensure each panelist speaks for so long, attendees can watch their entire professional life flash before their eyes. 2. Prep-Free Zone: Skip the prep! Real excitement comes from watching panelists squirm when asked about topics they've never heard of. 3. The Jargon Jungle: Use as much obscure jargon as possible. If someone understands what's being said, you're doing it wrong. 4. No Questions, Please: Who needs audience engagement? Keep the Q&A session purely hypothetical to maintain an aura of mystery. 5. Tech Glitches Galore: Ensure the audio cuts out every few minutes. Bonus points if the presentation slides are from a completely different conference. Now that you're well-versed in what NOT to do, it's your turn to shine and show us how it's done right. Submit your proposals to the panels track at ECIS 2024 and contribute to a lively, engaging, and insightful discussion. See details here: https://lnkd.in/dNyBZEVe 🌟 #ConferenceTips #PanelDiscussion #ECIS2024 #CallForSubmissions

The speakers have been selected for KCDC 2024 and what a competitive year it has been! We want to share with you how we did the selection process. A thread: Selected speaker stats: 588 speakers submitted 1900 talks 30 volunteer track content evaluators 100+ hours evaluating 148 speakers accepted 180 talks scheduled 15 content tracks 27% female/non-binary 21% non-white minorities 17% traveling internationally 10% chance of selection KCDC runs blind evaluations with an evaluation committee of several people assigned to each track. This means your name is removed from your abstract and put up against 3 other randomized sessions in the track and the evaluator selects the session they'd want to see the most. The title and abstract are absolutely crucial here. An evaluator continues until they have all sessions ranked in the track. All evaluations are combined and ranked to establish an average score per track. Evaluators may provide comments to explain any nuance in their rankings. Sessions are finalized by the organizing team, respecting the ranking the evaluation committee did. Tracks have 6-15 slots based on trends and attendance. At this phase, speaker names are revealed on their session, with 30 sessions per page listed for the track (up to 10 pages!) Knowing individual speakers is important because it: A) Vets the qualifications of the speaker for the subject B) Ensures a speaker is not assigned too many talks C) Reveals if the talk was given before D) Allows intentional, diverse representation, geography, and experience So many excellent speakers this year, many of whom have joined us in the past - did not get accepted THIS TIME. Abstracts must rank high blindly to even make it to the first page, and if several speakers ranked high on the same subject matter, we had to only choose one. 440 speakers were not accepted. Two of our organizers discuss the process: https://t.ly/V7f3b If you didn't get selected this year, we assure you, that we want you to submit next year! The evaluation committee is different each time, and the industry needs different voices. Please come as an attendee for this year. It's your voice in the halls that makes this a community event worth putting on. ❤️ Congrats to our 2024 speakers - we'll see you in Kansas City in June! #kcdc2024

Today's Beyond Sight blog contains the link to the speech I gave at the Seeing Ability conference. I hope you enjoy the article and watching the speech. https://lnkd.in/dJnTxHqS

How do you make the most out of conference experiences? 🤔 Take a look at these dos and don'ts that help you make the most of your time, and if you see us around, stop by and say, "Hi!" #ConferenceSeason #DosAndDonts #VizionX #VizionXFees

Its 30 days to our 20204 conference 😊 hope you are registered 👏 As we plan to bring you our amazing lineup for this conference, we want to see how much you know us. Guess a speaker in the comment section! Guess them and tag them in this post, then go to our website to get a ticket and learn more! #SpeakerReveal #ConferenceCountdown #ConferenceSeason #GetYourTickets #IndustryInsiders #yyc #YYZ #conferencesinalberta.

Next week Luminous will be hosting a breakout session at the The Investor Relations Society conference! The focus of the session will be on providing investors with decision-useful information. Stephen Butler, Kay Kayachith and Lucy Hagger will also tackle all things #CSRD - discussing how early adopters have incorporated elements of the CSRD and IFRS 1 and 2 into their annual reports. If you have any questions ahead of the session, please feel free to drop them below. #irchat #investorrelations #sponsoredbyLuminous

✨️ BLOG ✨️ How do you turn trade show interactions into valuable opportunities? Check out our blog to see how you can make the most of your time at your next show.👇️ https://lnkd.in/gsSzYx5x #WeAreE3 #Blog #DifferentTheExperience #TradeShowExperts

Headed to a conference anytime soon? Check out Evolve's YouTube channel for some of our conference survival tips! Only a few more weeks until #ATD24, these videos are the perfect way to prepare 😎

When it comes to organizing community events, the true measure of success goes beyond just attendance. Understanding the full impact on visitor behaviour, engagement and the local economy is crucial for effective planning and future growth.    Medway Council’s recent collaboration with Visitor Insights Ltd for Chatham's Chinese Festival is a prime example of how data-driven decision-making can enhance event management and strategic planning. https://lnkd.in/e-R3rgrz Get in touch. [email protected] #mobilitydata #footfall #eventmanagement #datainsights