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It is a great idea of Lara and powered by the community.

Lara also had the idea to create an award for all the blogging #eventprofs and we were nominated in the Education Category .

You are more than welcome to vote for us if you wish, but most of all get to know other event blogs and their opinion. Some great peeps in there.

Needless to say that this is very personal and I would love to see your video responses.

10. The best poker night – Casino Royale (2006)

Daniel Craig is way too cool. Giancarlo Giannini makes a great background. Great setting and Martini.

9. The best bachelorette party – The Full Monty (1997)

We all know this scene, which started a trend. I am sure the ladies will appreciate.

8. The best theatrical performance – Young Frankenstein (1974)

An all times favourite. Mel Brooks puts together a masterpiece of comedy and Gene Wilder is unforgettable.

7. The best seminar – Magnolia (1999)

Tom Cruise is exceptionally convincing and displays great presentation skills.

6. The best wedding – The Godfather. Part II (1974)

The amazing setting of Sicily displays old style traditions, confetti (the sweets) for everyone and a glimpse at how it used to be.

5. The best secret event – Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

Very exclusive, scary, secret society meeting. Controversial scene who intrigues the viewer, amazing Kubrick indulgence.

4. The best fraternity party – Animal House (1978)

If you attended university, you aimed for this kind of party. This is a point of reference, a masterpiece, a model to follow. Below an excerpt of the event planning process.

3. The best twist contest – Pulp Fiction (1994)

Well deserved first prize for Uma and John, under the amazing direction of Tarantino.

2. The best dance night – The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

Great passion and energy in this scene. Youtube flags it as adult material, but I ensure you it is nothing you won’t see at lunchtime on Italian TV.

1. The best walk off – Zoolander (2001)

I still cry from laughing when I see this. Great inspiration for Donatella Versace, Giorgio Armani and Dolce & Gabbana.

Thanks @carmenhere for superb inspiration.

1. Top 3 non-work websites:

- Twitter

- Seth Godin

- Chris Brogan

2. Three favourite cocktails

- Black Russian

- Mojito

- Cuba Libre

3. Top 3 karaoke songs

- Don’t stop me now, The Queen

- Perdere l’amore, Massimo Ranieri

- Robbie Williams is fun as well

Let’s have fun now. I want Carmen, Dan and Peter

Today is Blog Action Day. The topic is Poverty. This post will make ad difference only if you donate.

I am a fan of collective actions and events. No event planner can motivate so many people. It is just events you enjoy, you participate in and share with everyone close to you.

Here is a list of StandUp! events, one per continent:

- North America – Stand Up Seattle at UW – Seattle, USA – Oct, 17 2008 10.30am – 2.30pm

- Central America – Human Peace & Love Sign – Mexico City, Mexico – Oct 17 2008 1:00pm – 1:10pm

- South America – Hambre no! – Mar de Plata, Argentina – Oct 17 2008 4:30pm – 7:30pm

- Europe – Manchester Stand Up and Take Action – Manchester, UK – Oct 17 2008 1:00pm – 3:00pm

- Africa – End Poverty rally events – Zamfara, Nigeria – Oct 18 2008 10:00am – 3:00pm

- Asia – Stand up Eat Lunch – Hongo, Japan – Oct 17 2008 12:00am – 1:00pm

- Oceania – Stand up against poverty – Newcastle, NSW, Australia – Oct 17 2008 3:30pm – 3:31pm

Photo by: Jeff Milner

A bit off topic, but I’ve been tagged by Dan Thorthon with a writing project about finding the best practices in social media. The project was started by Mitch Joel at Six Pixels of Separation.

It is obviously very intriguing, therefore I’ll give my effort.

I loved Dino’s reply, as well as the one of the almighty Chris Brogan.

My suggestions:

Be Real

Do not talk like advertising

Engage with people in the same fashion you would at a conference or next to a buffet.

Be Opinionated

Try to avoid all the rethorics and just go right to the point, possibly displaying an opinion. Giving other’s opinion is a good thing, it will help your linking strategy, but try to have your view and make sure that everyone around know what you are about.

Be Personal

Within your community start talking by using first names and avoid using “Dear reader”.

Be Protective

Protect your audience, get rid of spammers and naggers

Now the fun part. I am tagging Alina, Cece, Andrew, Rob and Vero

Photo by: psd

This blog started as a hobby in April 2007. At the time there were very few blogs about the subject. A year and a half later I find myself with a new job thanks to this blog and I am very happy to share that with you.

Without the thousands of readers and the popularity of the community built around the blog none of this would have been possible and the biggest ‘thank you’ goes to You reading this post.

Long story short, I got in touch with the great guys at amiando and I am now in charge of supporting the product, both online and in the UK. I would have never worked for a product that I do not believe in and amiando really nailed the issues with event platforms, firstly by listening to its customers.

What does that mean for the blog? Nothing much.

This blog remains advertising free. I’ll be talking about amiando when there will be a reason to do so and with the usual tone.

I invited you in the past to join the Linkedin Event Planning and Management Group. Most of the merit of this achievement goes to the group. I strongly invite you to join as there are other opportunities out there and in time of recession you definitely want to find new ways to improve your career or your business.

If you want to meet me to discuss further the matter, I’ll host a networking event called ‘Linked in London‘ where top professionals from Linkedin will participate, come along and mention this post, we’ll have a chat.

Thank you

Julius

4 things you like about summer:

- If you are in London it’s around 20°C (68°F) and having experienced 48°C (118°F) it’s a blessing

- If you are hosting an outdoor event you probably won’t get rain

- Swimming

- Long Daylight

4 of your favorite vacation destinations:

- Greece

- Thailand

- Paris

- Santa Monica

4 of your favorite summer foods:

- Ice cream

- Hummous

- BBQ fish

- Tzaziki

4 concerts not to miss:

- Live Jazz, whenever, wherever

- Gotan Project

- Paolo Conte

- We will Rock you, London

4 things to avoid during the summer:

- live in Southern Italy, it gets very hot and if you are working it’s bad

- rely on the fact that it is summer and you won’t get rain on your outdoor event

- taking London Tube, it’s better to BBQ yourself

- locking yourself in your place, just go out and enjoy

Now the best part, I have to choose 4 other victims and I thought of Carmen, Alli Gerkman, Rose and Rob

Good luck guys and no excuses!

I could write a very long post about Twitter but Ally summed it up very well and talked about ways you can use Twitter in your event.

I know for a fact you read blogs about events. Maybe you want to follow what people working in events share or think about events management. Twellow is a directory of Twitter users which categorizes them according to their interests.

We finally have an Event Management category and it’s a great way to see what other event peers are up to.

This is my Twitter account and I’ll be very happy if you start following me!