Key note presentation by Maarten Vanneste.

Tuesday September 16th, 13:00 - 14:00
EventUK sponsors the book "'Meeting Architecture" for participants.

More books available in the ADVICE CENTRE during the show.

the definition

Meeting Architecture is the profession that focuses on the content side of meetings and conferences: al meeting objectives in the Learning, networking and motivation of participants.

The Identification of objectives, the meeting design (formats, conceptual and practical building blocks), the execution of the conference and eventually the assessment of results (evaluation and measuring of meeting results up to level 5 ROI).

Like an architect that helps the house owner to build a house, a meeting architect helps the meeting owner (who is never a professional in meetings) to build a meeting in four (IDEA) phases:

1 Identifying the meeting objectives: expressed known objectives and the non-expressed potential objectives

2 Designing the meeting based on those objectives using Conceptual, Human, Artistic, Technical and technology tools.

3 Executing the meeting: producing and making sure all is done according to plan

4 Assessing the measured end results and reporting

the book

Meeting Architecture is an illustrated book published by the Meeting Support Institute in april 2008. It has almost 156 pages and contains 9 chapters.
ISBN/EAN 978-90-9022985-0

the Meeting Architecture Initiative

The Meeting Architecture Initiative is a project run by MSI and started by Susanna Kanervo. The aim of the initiative is to create the building blocks for universities and other institutions to create their master degree, certification etc.

In January 2008, Susanna Kanervo is organizing the sponsorship and welcomes your support.

the White Paper

A dinner in Las Vegas on monday August 11 will started the development of a White Paper called 'Meeting Architecture 2020' by a Think Tank of senior meeting professionals.

By the end of 2008 a group of individuals look to present the white paper, defining the long term future of Meeting Architecture and suggesting goals and opportunities for academia, associations, trade shows and other meeting industry organizations.

Las Vegas Dinner sponsored by:

comments and reviews

Professor Rob Davidson from the Westminster University in London wrote:
“I could see from the very first pages that you put a huge amount of dedication, enthusiasm and hard work into the writing of ‘Meeting Architecture’, so my sincere congratulations on this major achievement! You have certainly produced a book that is rich in new ideas and practical advice (and useful acronyms) for future readers. I found it very thought-provoking and stimulating to read."

the blog's

the presentations

A presentation is developed based on the book. And The author is available for presentations in English, Dutch and French.

- for senior meeting planners: becoming a meeting architect and finally plan the whole meeting (not only the logistics).

- for industry leaders: You can impact the industry, create a profession.

- For Meeting Academics: Discover the project that will create a new profession called Meeting Architect.

Key note presentation by Maarten Vanneste. Tuesday September 16th, 13:00 - 14:00
Event UK sponsors the book "'Meeting Architecture"for participants.

More books available in the ADVICE CENTRE during the show.

MPI's WEC in Las Vegas, August 2008:

- Maarten Vanneste in Mary Boone's "Master Class on Meeting Design"

- Book available at the MPI bookstore
- Discussion dinner about "Meeting Architecture, 2020"

the song

 dEUS - The Architect 

 Music: Barman / Janzoons / Misseghers / Pawlowski / Gevaert
Lyrics: Barman  

Published by EMI Music Publishing   Belgium NV      © 2008 Universal Music Nv

Lyrics:

What is the architect doing?

He is by the riverside

What is he thinking out there?

He is committing egocide

Now isn’t that a strange thing?

Well to him it feels just

Well we guess a person’s gotta do,

What a person feels he must

He said:

I won’t throw myself from the pier

I’m gonna go home and shut up for a year

And when that year is over I’ll reappear

And have a solution

I’ve reason to believe that what I find

Is gonna change the face of human kind

And all these years before well I was blind

That’s my conclusion

Cause I’m the architect

Now the man has understood

That outer space is overrated

About all the problems on this earth we should

Worry now to solve them later

And so he’s brooding and alluding on a perfect design

He thinks that working on behalf of himself is a crime

He flashes out by the water, a view so divine

He’s the architect of his own fate, a man in his prime

He said:

I won’t throw myself from the pier

I’m gonna go home and shut up for a year

And when that year is over I’ll reappear

And have a solution

I’ve reason to believe that what I find

Is gonna change the face of human kind

And all these years before well I was blind

That’s my conclusion

And so he drew a pentagon

Thinking it through a geodesic dome

From the coast of Tahiti, to the hills of Rome

Step aside cause the man will take the Nobel prize home

Now if these aspirations bother you

Well you are just you, you don’t have a clue

I’m sticking to the plan I will see it through

Let there be no confusion

Cause I’m the architect

the Sponsor

Abbit Meeting Support applies the Meeting Architecture Process (MAP) to enhance turnout of meetings.

the Author

Maarten Vanneste, CMM

the Publisher

MSI is publisher and handles distribution globally. Contact Stijn Paridaens at

+32 1 444 88 31 (gmt+1)

this web site started with the publication of  the book "Meeting Architecture"

on April 18th 2008 .