We love to hang out at our Linkedin Event Planning & Management Group. Apart from great discussions and networking, we do create tangible knowledge.

The following is the effort of 15 event professionals willing to share with the World their passion for events.

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Software:

- OurWeddingDay: Complete wedding planning, from task management to budget tools
- iDo Wedding Couple Edition: planning software complete of wordings and songs widget feature. Free 20-day trial
- EZ Wedding Planner: Free online wedding planner software
- Perfect TablePlan: As seen on this blog

Google Docs Wedding Templates

- Free Gantt with Google: As featured on this blog
- Guest List
- Photo Album
- Planner
- Budget Manager
- Checklist

Free online tools

- Wedding Mapper: Create free maps, add markers for your ceremony, reception, hotels, etc.
- Mrs To Be: Virtual wedding planner
- pingg: Create invites, send online or print, manage RSVPs…just brilliant!
- MyPunchbowl: Design invites, manage guest list, share memories after the party
- Complete Wedding Checklist: Basic yet effective

Website builders

- Momentville: Create your own free and carbon neutral website
- Weddingpath: Free wedding websites
- Wedding Websites: Free customizable websites creator

3 irriverent and out-of-the-ordinary inspirations

1. Set a Wii Corner and Guitar Hero Station
2. Tie the knot over Skype
3. Say ‘I do’ on Second Life

Online Gift Registries

- MyRegistry: Create your own gift registry from any store in the world. Includes Green Registries
- Buy our honeymoon: Self explanatory
- Wishpot: Free Honeymoon, Wedding and Bridal registries

Green Weddings

- Great Green Wedding
- Ecofriendly Weddings
- Offset Your Wedding

Photo Sharing & Photobooks

- Picasa
- Flickr
- Wedding Photo Swap
- Bob Books: Simple and straightforward to create the perfect photobook
- Smile Books: Great flexibility and Mac software availability is a plus!

Social Networks

- Planaganza: Social network and planning resource for all events. Special section on weddings.
- Get Married
- You and Your Wedding

YouTube

- How to create own wedding decorations
- Decorating for wedding reception table sizes
- Wedding bouquets creation demo

iPhone

- iWedding

Books (via amazon)

- Wedding Planner: Everything you need to plan your own wedding
- The Step by Step Guide to Planning Your Wedding
- Wedding Etiquette
- Organic Weddings
- Wedding Planning for Dummies
- Cyberbride: The Complete Online Guide to Planning Your Wedding

Here are the slides for my presentation. If you attended and had questions, now the time to comment.




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Update: Here’s a transcript of the presentation. Click here for the pdf.

Here is yet another free list that will help you to be more productive.

Remember to save it in your del.icio.us for future reference and to let others know through StumbleUpon.

Project Management Software

- OpenProj and our template

- OpenWorkbench

- dotProject

- Vitalist

- GanttProject

- Project2Manage

- Redmine

- ProjectThingy

- ProjectPier

- Qtask

- Basecamp

- WhoDoes

- GanttPV

- Faces

- PHProjekt

- TeamSCOPE

- NetOffice

- TaskJuggler

- GroupTweet

- JoinContact

To do lists

- Remember The Milk

- Ta-da List

- Zoho Planner

- HiTask

- Blist

- Listphile

- Wipee List

- Toodledo

- Bla-bla List

- Tudu Lists

Mind Mapping

- mind42

- XMind

- bubbl.us

- Wisdomap

- Mindomo

Paper

- PocketMod

- Compact Calendar 2009

- Concrete Goal Tracker

- Task Progress Tracker

- Task Order Up

Blogs

- Lifehacker

- Dumb Little Man

- 43 Folders

- David Seah

- Zen Habits

- Lifehack

- To-Done

- Tim Ferriss

- LifeDev

- LifeClever

Presentations

- Inbox Zero

- Social Project management

- The PM Process

- PM: State of the art

- The clutter is in your mind

- Managing teams

- Stop Wasting Time

- The 4 hour Workweek

- 7 Habits of highly Ineffective People

- Social Productivity Tips

Books

- Getting Things Done

- The 4-hour Work Week

- Brilliant Project Management

- Lifehacker

- Mastering the Art of Delivery in PM

- The Power of Less

- Mind Performance Hacks

- The Definitive Guide to PM

- Project Management for Dummies

- 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

iPhone

- Getting Tasks Done

- GTD Wallpaper

- reQall

- do.Oh

- EasyTask Manager

Blackberry

- Got-2

- Pocket Express

- Google Sync

- iSkoot

- gRef

Online Communities

- Gantthead

- IT Toolbox

- Professional PM Networkign Group

- 43 Folders

- David Allen’s GTD

A little bit more indulgence. Hard days of researching to bring you effective tools for your event planning business or career.

Download them on your PC, ipod, pda and read them. I am sure you will get inspired and remember that every little bit counts.

Management

1. Practical Project Management
2. Event Management Tips and Guidance for Success
3. A Project Management Primer or “a guide to making projects work (v2.0)”

Planning

4. Event Planning Checklist
5. Event Planning Guide – Successful Meeting and Convention Planning
6. Inclusive and Accessible special Event Planning

Wedding Planning

7. Wedding Planning Workbook

Fundraising

8. Fundraising Guide for NGOs
9. Volunteer Management Practices and Retention

Networking

10. The 10 Mistakes We Make at Networking Events and How to Avoid Them
11. Smart Networking: End the Resistance, Prepare for Success and Get 24/7 Results Without the 24/7 Effort

Marketing

12. The Effects of Sponsorship and Experience on Customer Attitudes
13. How to Write a Marketing Plan
14. The New Rules of Viral Marketing : How word-of-mouse spreads your ideas for free
15. Let’s Talk. Social Media for Small Businesses

Here is my gift for the holidays, the largest collection of tools you will find on this blog to organize your next event.

I filtered almost two years of blogging, working and experimenting with events. I hope you will like it.

To show your appreciation I invite you to share it , bookmark it on delicious or stumble it on StumbleUpon.

Registration-Ticketing

1. amiando
2. eventbrite
3. eventwax
4. eventorb
5. Ticket Leap
6. Eventbee
7. Acteva

Communities

8. Linkedin Event Planning and Management Group
9. Facebook Events 2.0 Group
10. Xing Events 2.0 Group
11. Speakersite
12. EventPeeps

Slides

13. 15 ways to promote your event offline
14. 25 signs your event SUCKS
15. 5 ways to promote events you don’t know

Tools and Productivity

16. Events Toolkit
17. Carpooling
18. PerfectTablePlan
19. Moreganize
20. Gathergrid
21. Compact Calendar 2009
22. Google Maps
23. Gannt Google
24. IPhone Apps
25. OpenProj
26. Wedding WBS
27. Budget Template
28. Marketing Campaign Template
29. Whodoes

Online Promotion

30. Meetup
31. Facebook
32. Linkedin Events
33. Xing Events
34. Upcoming
35. Eventful
36. Twitter

In-event technology

37. Rezpondr
38. Qik
39. Ustream
40. Seesmic
41. 12 seconds
42. Flickr
43. On24
44. TwitterCamp
45. Crowdvine
46. Coveritlive

New Trends

47. Pecha Kucha
48. BarCamp
49. Unconference

Offline promotion

50. Moo
51. MikonMixers

Other Interesting Events blogs

52. Australia Entertains
53. Bonjour Events
54. Event Management UK
55. Event Secrets
56. Event Solutions Magazine
57. Events Authority
58. It’s a Jaime thing
59. Meeting and Events Thoughts
60. Next Generation Event
61. Ready to spark
62. Trade Show Help

Event Reviews, learn best practices and avoid mistakes

63. LeWeb
64. Xing London Event
65. Smirnoff @ Bloggers Meetup
66. Twestival
67. Google University @ ad:tech
68. ad:tech London

Interviews, true experiences by true leaders

69. Leo Babauta, Zen Habits
70. Sandra Sims, Fundraising
72. Allison, Events in Second Life
73. Sarah Haywood, Wedding planning
74. Carl George, Fashion Shows
75. Harrinson Owen, Open Space
76. Jurgen Rollman, Soccer World Cup 2006

Honorable mention

77. BusyEvent, great guys and great registation tool

The Slideshare love continues. Here is another one on how to promote your event offline.

One of the most crucial aspect of event promotion is what you do offline. This is a handy template you can use as checklist.

I recently produced a checklist to make your event compliant with new technologies and trends. I also made a slideshow to make it more interactive.

Google just introduced a gadget to easily create Gantt charts.

The Google Docs Blog inform us that Gantt charts are now easy to create and shareable. If you mess up with offline spreadsheet you possibly want to look at this option.

Gantt charts are useful for a number of events, from wedding planning to conferences, from parties to fundraising events.

To be up and running in few moments:

- Get yourself a Google account. It can be whatever, Gmail, Youtube, Picasa, Google Reader, etc.

- Log into Google Docs

- Hit “New” -> “Spreadsheet”

- A new window will open with your brand new spreadsheet

- Click on “Insert”-> “Gadget”

- Scroll down and you’ll find a handy Gantt Chart option

- Follow the video above to create yours

Cons:

- It’s not the most advanced and precise software/online solution of Gannt

Pros:

- It does the job

- You can share it easily online and collaborate with your colleagues

Link to Google Docs Blog

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Mark just got me in the world of Mikons, a great way to communicate, but most of all a tremendous networking ice-breaker.

When you are networking reaching out to people at events it is always difficult to skim your targets. Most of us do that with appearances but possibly there is no worst method. There is a clear need to identify who is in front of you, at least in a simple way. If I am vegetarian, I want no meat lovers in my network, at least not for the night. Event professionals can definitely help in making things easier.

Introducing Mikons

“It’s an idea in the form of a picture” they say at their website. Nice. I want to know more.

How can you use Mikons to tell your story?

- Create or use a Mikon for your club
- Create or use a Mikon for your clan or guild
- your hobbies: biking, scrapbooking, book clubs, drinking, chess, reading, movies
- your beliefs: religion, political affiliation, gender identification,
- an experience or aspect of your personal story,cancer survivor, entrepreneur,
- a concept you want to share
- your preferences: paper or plastic? coffee or tea? vinyl or digital?

How can I use Mikons in my event?

During event registration, attendees get a custom sheet of iconic stickers that relate to the theme of the event and their personality traits. Event planners can create custom sheets for any type of event and personality traits or professional skills they wish to expose between attendees.

Planning my next networking event it’s definitely easier.

Link to MikonMixers