Do you feel like a CD?
6 comments so farIf you are a traditional event manager (or studying to become one) and think that recession is the major threat for your career, I think you are not on the right track.
There are several trends in event management that are making the role as we know it obsolete. I am convinced that we are trying [...]
ecoCamp: a case study
3 comments so farMost of my afficionados know that I’ve worked in the past two months at ecoCamp, a BarCamp about the environment, ecology, sustainability and energy. The event took place yesterday 29th of March 2008 in Conversano - Italy. This post sums up what happened before, during and after the event, from an event management perspective. As [...]
When going green is not enough
3 comments so farLast week I had the chance to read about De-growth. I am very convinced now that less is actually more. I think the concept behind the movement outperforms every green/sustainable theory so far. It is quite embarrassing there is no Wikipedia entry about it in English. I will commit to translate it from Italian.
There are [...]
My local bakery rocks
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Few months ago I remembered reading astonishing news while I studied for my MBA in Australia. A McDonald’s shop was closed after few months of fierce competition from the local bakery. It all happened in Italy and few miles away from where I live. The story got so popular that even the NY Times wrote [...]
Events and communities: councils and permissions
No commentsAs previously analyzed, communities have a significant impact on the success of an event. Councils around the globe adopt policies toward particular kind of events that might e.g. attract large audiences or have an impact on the environment.
What is councils’ decision process toward events?Of course a big portion of it it’s contextual and needs to [...]
