Conferences that Work

MAY 16, 2016

Sometimes, the best thing we can do is to ask for help. I had been fretting for several months on how to move ahead on convening and facilitating more of the participation technique workshops that are dear to my heart. What would the interest be? How would I market them? Which countries and venues should I consider? The exploratory work involved was daunting.

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Eventinterface

MAY 16, 2016

This show is perhaps one of the largest live television productions on Earth. 172 trucks are needed to transport the equipment, and it takes a team of 220 people to run the live broadcast. Welcome to the 61st Annual Eurovision Song Contest. The Eurovision Song Contest was an annual tradition in my family. It was one of these nights you awaited with anticipation.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 17, 2016

Next month Convene will explore best practices for building internships as part of our CMP Series. Some of the meeting planners and hospitality professors we talked to think the Millennial generation gets a bad rap. Here are some common misconceptions: 1. They’re lazy A comment complaint leveled at the Millennial contingent is that they don’t take work as seriously as older generations.

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Capterra Event Management

MAY 20, 2016

As we progress toward connecting every aspect of the world to itself through the Internet of Things , one particular trend stands out for event management : iBeacons. iBeacons use bluetooth technology in your smartphone to send out signals that allow for identification, navigation, attendee messaging, and attendee location. Events such as SXSW have implemented this new technology recently with considerable results, and so can you!

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TicketBud

MAY 18, 2016

Getting customers when you first start out is one of the most difficult aspects of running a business, so it is imperative that you put time aside to nurture these clients to not only give you more business but to create a loyal bond between you booth. We’ve come up with pointers as a guide to keeping those clients close whilst building your Event Management Empire.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 19, 2016

On site for Day 1 of SAPPHIRE NOW at the Orange County Convention Center. When 19,000 attendees descended on Orlando this week for SAPPHIRE NOW and the ASUG Annual Conference — hosted by SAP and ASUG (America’s SAP Users’ Group) and billed as the largest global business technology event — they weren’t dreading long registration and check-in lines at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC). .

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b2match

MAY 18, 2016

The b2match Organiser Tool is the upcoming major relaunch of b2match with lots of new features and improvements that is about to be released in the upcoming months. Why did we decide to do a full redesign? When b2match was founded several years ago, we wanted to help event organisers make better networking events. The idea was to provide them with event websites that were capable of handling the full matchmaking process.

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EventTechBrief

MAY 18, 2016

Archived Story.

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Eventinterface

MAY 18, 2016

Eventinterface has expanded its feature offerings with the launch of Eventinterface MAIL , a new module added to its end-to-end conference and meeting planning platform. Eventinterface MAIL invites planners to manage unlimited subscribers, create visually stunning emails and track event marketing campaign progress. To celebrate the launch of this feature, Eventinterface is offering its first ever BOGO sale.

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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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PCMA Convene

MAY 17, 2016

At 8 p.m. on the last Friday night in April, thousands of diners spilled into the Garden of the Gods Pool Oasis at Caesars Palace Las Vegas , plates in hand and ready to ingest some serious calories. . In a city known for gluttony, the Grand Tasting, a culinary free-for-all that’s the highlight of the annual four-day Vegas Uncork’d food-and-wine event, may be the height of the excess.

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BizBash

MAY 18, 2016

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Tagvenue

MAY 17, 2016

With big-name clients like Selfridges, Unilever and the BBC hosting events here, the landmark Laban … Laban Building: ‘the coolest piece of architecture in the capital’ Read More ».

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EventPlanning

MAY 17, 2016

You’ve organized some events for your family, friends or community and you have gained a budding reputation for knowing how put events together. You’ve even started to entertain the idea that you could make a living doing this, but you just aren’t sure how to get started in the business. You may think that the best way to ensure you of ongoing success in the event planning business is to start marketing your services effectively and hope you get a steady string of clients out of it.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 17, 2016

CNTV’s Carrie Ferenac talks to two planners about how their organizations are working with local stakeholders to create CSR programs in the communities where their meetings will be held.

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BizBash

MAY 16, 2016

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Tagvenue

MAY 19, 2016

On an unseasonally chilly day this April, Broadway House welcomed London Marathon participants who were … Broadway House: Meet in the heart of Westminster Read More ».

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Converve

MAY 20, 2016

From shared picnic baskets to fortune cookies stuffed with conversation ice breakers, conferences like TED, PTTOW, Cisco Live and the Engage! summit are getting creative when it comes to encouraging networking. So how can you help attendees make the most of face-to-face meetings at your next event? Read on to learn the top 9 ways of loosening a group dynamic and getting people to mingle in a business or corporate setting. 1.

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Nuila Events LLC

MAY 17, 2016

We know that over the years, we’ve shared a lot of “inside scoop” stuff through these pages and in the course of working with so many wonderful organizations, but not a day goes by when we’re not asked how we manage so much “stuff” in any event – and all of them. It all comes down to understanding the scope of the job. Over the years, this has evolved into a comprehensive document that we use on any proposal so that we absolutely understand what our client needs and they know exactly what they a

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PCMA Convene

MAY 16, 2016

We’ve all been through the painful experience of being around colleagues, friends, or family members who insist on carrying a grudge. It’s a lot like carrying around a box of rocks. It drains your energy, it makes everything else harder to do, and it’s pointless. If you’re caught in a grudge match, there are two things you can do about it: Option 1: Rearrange your life so that you never have to interact with the other person again.

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Tagvenue

MAY 16, 2016

The humble gin and tonic is having a moment. Almost forgotten when classic cocktails fell … Bombay Sapphire Distillery: A mecca for gin lovers Read More ».

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Converve

MAY 20, 2016

From shared picnic baskets to fortune cookies stuffed with conversation ice breakers, conferences like TED, PTTOW, Cisco Live and the Engage! summit are getting creative when it comes to encouraging networking. So how can you help attendees make the most of face-to-face meetings at your next event? Read on to learn the top 9 ways of loosening a group dynamic and getting people to mingle in a business or corporate setting. 1.

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techsytalk tech

MAY 16, 2016

I’m a guest blogger on Elitemeetings.com. Check out this article that I shared about being productive on the go. As event planners, we are always on the go. We’re traveling from airport to airport, taking site visits at random locations and working in the closest Starbucks we can find. It’s easy to feel like we aren’t being as productive as we are when we are in the office.

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Event Geek

MAY 17, 2016

And why measuring Event ROI is Important in the First Place. On paper, the term “return on investment” sounds extremely simple. After all, we all learned how to do ratios back in grade school—what could be so difficult about applying that same concept to cost versus return? Of course, as any business owner who takes numbers seriously already understands, calculating ROI accurately presents quite a challenge.

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Tagvenue

MAY 20, 2016

London’s nightlife doesn’t begin and end with the great British pub. A bar-hopper’s dream, the … 6 nightlife trends taking London by storm Read More ».

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techsytalk tech

MAY 18, 2016

Peter Poehle from SponsorMyEvent. I’m an entrepreneur: the co-founder and CEO of SponsorMyEvent.com. I’m also the founder and director of media65 europe s.ar.l., a video-production company in Luxembourg, specialized in corporate videos, institutional films an commercials. Prior to that I studied Digitale Medien (Media-informatics) and Law and obtained a Master in Computer-Science (Diplom-Informatiker).

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