Smart conference organizers don't just leave the networking and community building at their events to chance encounters among attendees. Instead, planners are facilitating one-on-one connections and communication by creating niche environments within the scope of a larger event or offering innovative ways to interact off site.
From shared picnic baskets to fortune cookies stuffed with conversation topics, here’s how conferences like TED, PTTOW, Cisco Live, and the Engage summit encouraged attendees to make the most of face-to-face gatherings.
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