Mon.Jan 21, 2019

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The Physics Of Conference Entropy

Velvet Chainsaw

In physics, the second law of thermodynamics says all things—bodies, businesses, conferences, energy, organizations, relationships—move toward chaos and disorder. This is also known as the state of maximum entropy. In one sense, entropy is a measure of uncertainty or randomness. It is the amount of confusion, disorganization and disequilibrium. As your conference matures, it experiences entropy.

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Improve meetings by de-emphasizing old-school status

Conferences that Work

You can improve meetings by de-emphasizing status. Apart from my first book , I haven’t written much about status at events. It’s time to revisit this important topic. I think about status at events as the relative levels of proclaimed or perceived social value assigned to or assumed by attendees. There are two key kinds of event status — let’s call them old-school and real-time.

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What to Do When Your Event’s Gone Wrong

GEVME

We like the event industry because you’re unlikely to find two identical events, and there is always something new to discover. But sometimes this “new” becomes a real challenge when event planning goes wrong. No one, not even the most experienced organiser, can predict that. However, facing an embarrassing situation at an event may turn out to be the best possible way for a professional planner to learn how to take risks for an event and succeed, no matter what happens.

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My review of PCMA Convening Leaders 2019

Gallus Events

I’d heard a lot about PCMA Convening Leaders. It is widely regarded as the best event in the event industry. It’s certainly the biggest, with almost 5000 event planners attending this years event in Pittsburgh. Now, that’s MASSIVE! And after attending I have to agree, it’s certainly the best event for event planners that I have ever attended.

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Unlock the Secrets of Event Marketing Masters

The greats learn from the greats. Set yourself and your team up for success with tried and tested strategies and insights from event marketing geniuses at Vanta, Partnership Leaders, Quantum Metric, Rocketlane, and Explori.

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Key Factors How the Era of Mobile Event Apps Shapes Events. Infographics.

GEVME

The mobile app industry has become one of the biggest industries in existence. Over the past few years, it has attracted literally billions of smartphone owners, who use mobile apps daily. While mobile apps were originally offered as productivity and information retrieval tools, such as e-mail and weather forecasts, the situation has changed due to user demand and availability of developer tools.

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Tracking Information in Charts and Graphs

Caterease

Tracking Information in Charts and Graphs Caterease Version: 18 Category: Miscellaneous Date: 01/21/2019. The post Tracking Information in Charts and Graphs appeared first on Caterease.

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The JSConf EU & CSSConf EU Finances

Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

At Tito, we're big fans of transparency. As probably the most sensitive subject when it comes to hosting events, a lot of organisers can find themselves alone when they're considering how much they should be spending on their conferences, and what they should be focusing on.

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Center Parcs dispels ‘Blue Monday’ myth with second Space to Breathe event at Sherwood Forest

Event Industry News

Center Parcs hosted its second Space to Breathe event at Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire on Monday 21 st January, in a bid to dispel the ‘Blue Monday’ myth by inviting attendees to step into the forest for a well-deserved breather from their daily routine. Following the success of the inaugural Space to Breathe event at Elveden Forest in October 2018, this one-day event was attended by clients, agents and local businesses, including TEDGroup, University of Nottingham and Experian, who enjoyed

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Our Can’t Miss Sessions at Southwest Showcase

a2z Innovation Insider

I’m excited to be in Austin, Texas this week for Southwest Showcase, one of our favorite events to connect with meetings, education and exhibits professionals. I’ve attended several Southwest Showcase events over the past few years, both in my previous role as a show manager and as an exhibitor with a2z. There are so many great sessions at this event that it can be overwhelming to plan your schedule.

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How to Get Speakers, Exhibitors, and Attendees to Promote Your Event With Video

In this best practices guide, you’ll learn how to tap into the cost-efficiencies of advocacy and word-of-mouth marketing with video. Examples include speakers providing a preview of their upcoming sessions, exhibitors creating “please stop by” invitations and attendees creating “looking forward to seeing you” introduction videos. Learn about best practices and programs created by leading companies and associations including ASIS, AUVSI, SuperZoo, National Restaurant Association, World of Concret

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INVNT expands global footprint with Singapore launch

Event Industry News

INVNT, the global live brand storytelling agency TM , today announces the opening of its second office in the APAC region – and eighth office globally – located in the thriving creative hub of Singapore. The move comes as the agency, which made its foray into the APAC region in October 2017 with launch of an office in Sydney, Australia, secures global contracts with a number of both new and existing clients.

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How to Reinvent Your Event Strategy and Make it Work

Eventtia

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Festivals and Tours turn travel CO2 into Solar for Schools

Event Industry News

Energy Revolution balances over three million travel miles from 2018 festivals and tours with Solar for Schools projects across the UK. Energy Revolution is a charity with a mission to help the live events industry tackle the negative environmental impacts from fossil fuel travel to events. In 2018, it helped its members, from a growing number of festivals and their audiences, suppliers and touring artists, to balance or ‘offset’ the carbon emissions from over 3 million average car miles to even

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More Than Just Fancy Acronyms!

Event Leadership Institute

As an Event Leader, becoming a member of a professional association related to the meetings and events industry needs to come from a place of self-motivation and self-advocacy. Unlike some highly regulated industries, to carry the title of Event Leader, Event Planner, Event Manager, Director of Events or Event Marketing etc. a professional in the meetings and events industry is not required to hold a membership in their professional association.

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B2B Events in 2023 - What You Need to Know

Get ahead of the curve and stay informed with Zuddl's industry report on the future of B2B events in 2023. Stay up-to-date on the latest trends and insights from leading experts in the field. Make informed decisions and stay ahead of the competition.

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Central Hall Westminster pledges to increase charity donations by 2020 following fifth record year

Event Industry News

Central Hall Westminster today announces its highest ever turnover for the year of £7.8 million with a promise to increase charitable funding to £1.7m per year. This will represent a 21% rise in donations to charity by 2020. The central London venue’s 2018 Annual Review reveals that the record turnover has been boosted by a 37% increase in high-profile concerts held in its historic Great Hall.

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Tracking Information in Charts and Graphs

Caterease

Tracking Information in Charts and Graphs Caterease Version: 18 Category: Miscellaneous Date: 01/21/2018. The post Tracking Information in Charts and Graphs appeared first on Caterease.

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A Greener Festival announce 2018 award winners

Event Industry News

International not-for-profit organisation A Greener Festival (AGF) has announced the 35 recipients of Greener Festival Awards 2018. Festivals and events from 14 countries achieved the prestigious accolade in 2018, which is awarded to those events and festivals that have demonstrated conscientiousness with regards to sustainability and a reduction in environmental impacts in 11 areas including transport, waste, power, water, and local area impacts.

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NYC Anniversary Party Event Spotlight

All Seated

Event spotlights give us the opportunity to take an in-depth look behind the planning process of an event. In today’s event spotlight, a member of the AllSeated team used AllSeated to plan a family event! Meredith has used AllSeated for previous family events, including her son’s Bar Mitzvah. This time, she used the AllSeated platform to plan a special surprise 50th wedding anniversary party for her aunt and uncle who live in Manhattan.

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Download Now: 2022 Virtual + Hybrid Event Platform RFP Template - Enterprise Edition

Download 200+ new RFP questions for hybrid and virtual event technology success. After 10,000 downloads, the SpotMe Virtual + Hybrid Event Platform RFP Template is the ultimate procurement tool for event technology. This template is ideal for companies looking for a vendor to fulfill their specific virtual + hybrid event platform needs and requirements!

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New study reveals the macro-trends set to impact the future of Business Events

Event Industry News

Biodegradable meeting spaces, artificial intelligence and serendipity will all play a significant role in the future of meetings and business events. Those trends, along with others, were discussed by leaders from a wide range of industries for a recent study supported by the PCMA Foundation and Marriott International. The “Future of Meetings & Events” identified five trends with the potential in the next five years to dramatically disrupt the business events industry.

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What is a Hybrid AGM and how do you run one?

Lumi Global

We live in a world that is increasingly a combination of the physical and the virtual – we can watch a film at the cinema or download it from Netflix, pick up a newspaper or read it online. This hybrid world is becoming more common in the world of annual meetings.

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#PowerToThePeople – Clean, green mobile phone power launches at festivals and events across the UK

Event Industry News

Electrifying startup, Lifesaver Power – a hire and return mobile phone power bank service – continue their mission to empower people in areas of need into 2019. 2018 was a huge success for Lifesaver; the year was spent keeping fans powered, online and happy, at large scale events such as the 2018 Ryder Cup, the Olympia Horse Show and the Jockey Club.

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Don't Go Cold on SEO. 7 Essential Blogs.

G2Planet

There's a very healthy trend in Event Marketing that goes overlooked. Most of the Influencers in this business have followings that have been generated organically. Contrast that to Paid Influencers who post about the latest in edible make up products to millions of followers at $25,000 a post (the going rate for the top end Influencers.).

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The Ultimate Guide to Hosting Hybrid Events For Your Association

For associations, the hybrid model is the future of the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) industry. Hybrid events provide increased reach and scalability, improved engagement with association members, and insights from real-time analytics, making them an absolute necessity. This ready-to-use playbook presents a framework for event organizers embarking on the hybrid events journey.

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tfconnect

Event Industry News

tfconnect is the events industry’s recognised global recruiter and senior executive search and selection specialist. We are in a unique position of having candid and close relationships with the best & hardest to find senior talent in the industry. This means, key players come to us first to talk about their ideal next role. Because our business is founded in 30 years direct experience of the events industry and our connections span the globe, we back ourselves to truly ‘get’ your talent re

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Book The Loft at 600 F for Your Next Event

Unique Venues

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Event Resources Group

Event Industry News

The Event Resources Group provides event management resources and expertise to the event and entertainment industry. Here are a few of our USPs. Let’s begin with the end in mind? We look at events a little differently. Are you committing resources without well defined, measurable objectives? The approach is organic, blending marketing verticals with event focussed horizontals to elicit change in your target audience; a change in attitude or action.

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Academic Venue Showcase opens for registration

Event Industry News

Registration is now open for visitors wishing to attend the 2019 Academic Venue Showcase, hosted by Academic Venue Solutions (AVS). The showcase will be returning to the ILEC Conference Centre, Ibis London Earls Court Hotel, London, on Tuesday 19 March, marking a change of venue and date for the ever popular exhibition. . Around 40 academic venues, from across the UK, will be exhibiting from the Midlands, North East, North West and London, including The Royal Society, Conference Aston, Universit

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Download 7 Exceptional Event Email Templates for Driving Attendee Engagement

Download "7 Exceptional Event Email Templates for Driving Attendee Engagement" eBook and write winning event emails right away! Relying on decades of social science research and cutting edge behavioral data, SpotMe shows you their science-based methods for creating wildly successful event-marketing email campaigns for almost any situation. SpotMe is the event management platform for B2B marketers.

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Guest Blog: Prototyping experiential design. How? Why? What?

Event Industry News

By Andy Sexton, Partner & Creative Director, 2LK. The world of experiential design is multifaceted and fast-moving, so how do we make sure everything’s fit for purpose? Over the past 25 years, most of my agency’s work has been one-off experiential projects to drive engagement. Our final ‘product’ can usually only be experienced when the opening bell rings (usually very shortly before the closing bell).

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Chime launches new inter-agency LGBTQ network

Event Industry News

Chime, the global sport, entertainment and communications group, will launch a new LGBTQ network called ‘Chime Q’ on 24 th January. The network will offer everyone across the company’s 54 agencies the chance to learn from experts, share personal experiences and build connections across the diverse LGBTQ+ community within the 2,500 Chime global workforce.