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@segar.comSep 12, 2026, 4:01 PM

A (slightly edited) interview "Q&A with Adrian Segar on Crowdsourcing" by JT Long in Smart Meetings Magazine.

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#meetings #EventDesign #interview #SmartMeetings #crowdsourcing #eventprofs

Adrian Segar short bio and photograph from the article in the March 2019 issue of Smart Meetings Magazine. Publications: Author of Conferences That Work: Creating Events That People Love and The Power of Participation: Creating Conferences That Deliver Learning, Connection, Engagement, and Action, and Event Crowdsourcing: Creating Meetings People Actually Want and Need. Title: Facilitator at large Degrees: B.A. in Physics from Merton College, Oxford; Ph.D. in elementary particle physics from University College, London.
@segar.comSep 12, 2026, 11:30 AM

Whenever possible, avoid squaring the circle of a room set design. Here's what to do when you can't use circular seating layouts.

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#meetings #EventDesign #RoomSetDesign #CircleSeating #CurvedRowSeating #eventprofs

squaring the circle: An overhead photograph of a group of people sitting in a large circle with Leonardo de Vinci's "Vitruvian Man" superimposed at the center
@everwall.comSep 12, 2026, 1:00 AM

A one-day gathering and a major brand activation should not have the same social wall budget.

Choose self-service for simple events, add support when the stakes increase, and consider full service for major productions.

#EventTech #EventProfs

@segar.comSep 11, 2026, 11:30 PM

A potential drawback to hybrid events that hasn't been widely mentioned to date

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#hybrid #meetings #VirtualEvents #trust #safety #RemoteAudience #events #eventprofs

drawback to hybrid events: an illustration of a virtual audience of avatars. Image attribution: http://www.flickr.com/photos/public_diplomacy/ / CC BY-ND 2.0
@segar.comSep 11, 2026, 10:01 PM

Low-tech and high-tech voting solutions abound. Here's when to use no- and low-tech techniques for participatory voting.

www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...

#meetings #EventDesign #voting #NoTech #LowTech #HighTech #ARS #facilitation #eventprofs

Low-tech and high-tech voting: a photograph of low-tech RSQP voting using sticky notes on wall-mounted flipchart paper.
@segar.comSep 11, 2026, 8:30 PM

Copenhagen workshop video: I demo how to use human spectrograms to shed light on participants' viewpoints and circumstances.

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#meetings #human #spectrograms #discovery #EventDesign #events #eventprofs

screenshot from a Copenhagen workshop video where I demo how to use human spectrograms to shed light on participants' viewpoints and circumstances
@segar.comSep 11, 2026, 5:30 PM

William Gibson & Bruce Sterling's "The Difference Engine" tempts me to dream that I'm living in an alternative conference universe…

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#meetings #EventDesign #dreaming #AlternativeWorld #WakingDream #eventprofs

The Difference Engine
@segar.comSep 11, 2026, 1:02 PM

How the responsibilities of conferences mirror media platforms—focusing on transparency, collaboration, and putting participants first

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#EventProfs #Journalism #ConferenceDesign #NewsPlatforms #MediaPlatforms

@segar.comSep 11, 2026, 11:30 AM

Make it suck: a creative twist on brainstorming, from Jono Bacon's The Art of Community: Building the New Age of Participation.

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

#facilitation #brainstorming #ReverseFormat #LetsMakeItSuck #eventprofs #marketing

brainstorm: an illustration of a brain in a beaker with a cloud, rain, and lightning above it.
@letsrevel.bsky.socialSep 11, 2026, 10:11 AM

30+ organisations. 400+ users. Zero spent on advertising.

No growth team, no paid acquisition, no venture funding waiting for the fee to
go up next year.

Organisers telling other organisers. Slower, and considerably better.

#bootstrapped #opensource #eventprofs

@segar.comSep 10, 2026, 11:30 PM

Survey says the top educational meeting format is a workshop-style, participatory session. Do you incorporate such sessions into your events?

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#meetings #EventDesign #BestMeetingFormat #FacilitatedWorkshop #ParticipatorySession #eventprofs

@segar.comSep 10, 2026, 10:01 PM

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"
@segar.comSep 10, 2026, 8:30 PM

Small is the new big in the meeting industry. Learn why and how smaller, well-designed events foster deeper connections and engagement.

www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...

#MeetingDesign #EventTrends #eventprofs #NetworkingEvents

An illustration of two meetings side by side. On the left, a small group of people chat animatedly. On the right, many more people stand around, hardly talking.
@segar.comSep 10, 2026, 4:04 PM

Here's my letter to every event technology company trying to sell me stuff. Please read it, folks—what I describe is far too common!

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#meetings #EventDesign #selling #sales #products #services #pitching #freemium #NoPrices #eventprofs

sell me stuff: A photograph of an old-fashioned smiling salesman wearing a black hat and sitting on a train. On his lap is a opened brown suitcase that contains a miscellaneous jumble of items, including stockings and a box of KitKats. Photo attribution: Flickr user dswilliams
@masticot.comSep 10, 2026, 2:21 PM

💡 Your brand deserves a face. Meet Magenta velvety yak mascot.

🔗 https://l.masticot.com/92MNya

Built to make your brand impossible to ignore.
Made to win attention wherever your brand goes.

Made to order, made by Masticot 🌟

#branddesign #custommascot #eventprofs

@letsrevel.bsky.socialSep 10, 2026, 12:47 PM

#pricing #transparency #eventprofs

@segar.comSep 9, 2026, 10:01 PM

Motivational speaker topic needs a good home! Can you help? No fee, free to use, no salesperson will call! This one MUST GO!

www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/pr...

#presenting #humor #eventprofs

Motivational speaker: photograph of a paper towel dispensing machine that includes the instruction "Pull with both hands"
@segar.comSep 9, 2026, 8:30 PM

The most important reason people go to conferences is to usefully connect with others around relevant content. Here are five reasons to change conferences.

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#meetings #EventDesign #article #NSASpeaker #magazine #ReasonsToChangeConferences #eventprofs

An image of Adrian Segar's one-page article "Five Reasons to Change Conferences", published in the December 2018, NSA Speaker magazine
@globalcrowds.bsky.socialSep 9, 2026, 2:23 PM

11/11
#CrowdManagement #ExtremeWeather #ElNino #TemporaryStructures #CrowdPsychology #EventSafety #ESAC2026 #Crowds #Events #CrowdProfs #EventProfs #GlobalCrowds

@segar.comSep 9, 2026, 1:02 PM

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