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1 year ago
in How To Make Conferences Great on AttentionMax
Excellent piece! As the Chair of a number of conferences, I appreciate your many good thoughts here. I particularly concur with point #3 regarding PowerPoint abuse. This is a systemic problem with most speakers today. I do think paying for key speakers has its place in certain kinds of conferences and events, especially at the keynote or general session; however as a frequent speaker, I know having a platform upon which to present is valuable. The way we approach it at the Wine Industry Technology Symposium™ (WITS) and at Wine 2.0™is we generally do not pay, but will comp attendance fees and pick up out of town travel expenses and hotel rooms for key speakers. More important than pay in my opinion is your point #1. Being the authority or expert gathering in any industry draws the best talent to both speak and attend. Well done Max and do come back to one of our conferences soon!
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