Conferences That Work

Event attendees need to be aware of the growing trend of unannounced use of facial analysis technology at meetings. And if you plan to attend the International Association of Exhibitions and Even...

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-professionals/2024/11/facial-analysis-technology/

What ChatGPT doesn’t know about me could fill a book—or at least the extensive neural network of an LLM. As people increasingly experiment with asking LLMs personal questions, some have taken...

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/learning/2024/10/what-chatgpt-doesnt-know-about-me/

I’ve not always agreed with Freeman’s Reports, but, if you’re in the meeting industry, Freeman’s Trends Report Q4 2024 is a must-read. “We’ve calibrated our research and confirmed our...

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2024/10/freeman-trends-report/

Dear colleagues and friends, I hope you’re thriving in your event industry endeavors! I’m excited to share that I’ve been nominated again for the Eventex Index as one of The Most Influentia...

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/promo/2024/10/most-influential-people-in-the-event-industry-for-2024/

Here’s a simple plea to journalists, interviewers, and podcasters: After you interview me, please let me know when your article or interview will be published! This blog is one of the most popu...

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/soapbox/2024/10/journalists-interviewers-podcasters/

: The other day, I had the incredible opportunity to attend a mesmerizing performance of Tuvan throat singing by the Alash Ensemble at the Marlboro Elementary School, a small pre-kindergarten thr...

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/connection-2/2024/10/tuvan-throat-singing/

Why are people raving about the conversations produced by Google NotebookLM‘s Audio Overview? Because Google’s Audio Overview is an AI love-bath! I can’t take credit for characterizing Audi...

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/technology/2024/09/ai-love-bath/

Here we go again—another generative AI service churning out plausible-sounding, but misleading content. This time it’s Google’s NotebookLM, branded as “your personalized AI research assis...

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/technology/2024/09/notebooklm-generates-bogus-output/

Rereading a 2012 post by Jeff Jarvis, I was struck by the parallels between his take on news organizations’ responsibilities to their platforms and the responsibilities of conferences. Here’s...

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2024/09/responsibilities-of-conferences/

There’s no shortage of confident futurists. Unfortunately, based on results, we’re not particularly good at predicting the future. Why is Predicting the Future Important? Predicting the futur...

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/soapbox/2024/09/predicting-the-future/