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 [...]
About being disruptive
9 comments so farBoring endless presentations. This is what modern conferences are all about.
This trend needs to be stopped as soon as possible. As more people put their hands on Powerpoint/Keynote/Impress and so forth, more bullet pointLESS productions arise.
If you attend regular conferences and maybe you paid to participate I think that this is the ultimate masochistic practice [...]
Sorry but you’re not on the list…
1 comment so farI’ve worked for more than 5 years with entertainment and being more specific with discos and clubs. I became what was and still is called a “PR”, a person that gives away “invites” to cool friends to populate the night. I earned a small percentage on every invite turned in with my name on [...]
ecoCamp: a case study
8 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 [...]
The Club Factor
2 comments so farA new club is out on Linkedin and if you are in events you can’t miss out.
For those of you who study or work in events you are probably aware of what Linkedin is.
I’ve been using Linkedin for 2 and a half years now and I must say it is a great service. It [...]
