MeetUp and event management careers

This post is for all those who ask me how to get involved with events.
MeetUp is the answer. If you have a passion for events and a passion for something else, whatever that is you might want to start a MeetUp.
First of all, let me clarify that I am a fan of MeetUp. I’ve talked [...]

The caviar of event managers

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Negative Feedback.
Very tough to find, very hard to accept.
Without negative feedback I think I would have been a complete uncompetent.
If I have to think back at my education as well, I still remember those lecturers who had the ability to let you understand what exactly you did wrong.
My idea is that too [...]

Networking in a nutshell

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Here we are ready for the new Linkedin question which this time gathered the attention of lots of Linkedin users. You already know we have a group there and I’ve asked questions in the past, therefore I’ll just get down to business.
Question:
The top 5 tips to make networking happen?
One of the most important [...]

The quest for an open source, free, complete event management software

The quest for a complete, free, accessible and open source software for events continues. Recently at BarCampLondon 4 I had an interesting chat with fellow campers on how to proceed. You can have a look below.

[BarcampLondon4] Julius Solaris - The Quest for a complete open source event management solution from Melinda Seckington on Vimeo.
As always [...]

Do you feel like a CD?

If 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 [...]