Media Kit
Contact Information
Adrian is available for interviews and speaking engagements on Conferences That Work, participant-driven events, crowdsourcing, and participative techniques for conference sessions.
PO Box 86, Marlboro, VT 05344
Voice: (802)254-3566
Email: adrian@segar.com
Twitter: @ASegar
Recent media attention
22 blog posts and videos about EventCamp EastCoast, a peer conference for event professionals that I organized and facilitated, November 2010
Interview by Barbara Palmer in PCMA Convene, September 2010
Interviewed on MeetingsPodcast April 2010 (includes transcript)
Interviewed by Jenise Fryatt on Sound ‘n Sight blog, March 2010
February 2010 book review from The Conference Department
Interviewed on radio station WGDR, December 2009 (transcript)
Adrian won the 2009 European Physics Society High Energy and Particle Physics Prize for an experiment he worked on 37 years ago!
Book
Conferences That Work: Creating Events That People Love supplies a revealing look at the limitations of traditional conferences, and a complete road map to creating a more effective alternative.
Any group of people who want to meet and share a common interest can benefit from Conferences That Work, a one-stop resource of practical information and tools to help plan and facilitate a safe and supportive attendee-driven peer conference.
Inside, peer conference expert Adrian Segar shows how Conferences That Work use innovative group process to not only generate high-value content but also encourage meaningful and memorable participant interactions. Using insightful sidebars illuminating key details as well as real-world stories illustrating important concepts, he guides you step-by-step through his proven strategy for creating productive peer conferences that attendees love.
Publisher and Purchasing Information
Conferences That Work: Creating Events That People Love
Booklocker | November 2009 | 8½ x 11 Paperback 350 pages | ISBN 978-1-601-45992-3
Biography
Adrian Segar is a former elementary particle physicist who has organized and facilitated conferences for over 20 years. Dissatisfied with traditional conferences, and realizing that he loved to connect with people and to create spaces for them to connect with each other, he created the first peer conference in 1992, and has been refining Conferences That Work process ever since.
He was an independent information technology consultant for 23 years, taught college computer science for 10 years, and co-owned and managed a solar domestic hot water heating systems manufacturing company before that. He lives in Marlboro, Vermont, is active in the non-profit world, and loves to sing and dance.
