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09May

The best event you attended

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This is a collective effort of the Linkedin community to figure out what makes an event outstanding. We have a 1000+ Event Planning & Management Group there which I invite you to join.
If you’d like to answer to the next question and be featured on a post like this check out this link.
Here is the [...]

08May

Zen Event Managers

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When I think about productivity, GTD, being organized and blogging, I think about Zen Habits. It is the best written blog about all of the above (and more) topics. No surprises it won the award as Best Overall Blog in 2007.
I am one of the thousands fan of Leo Babauta, its editor, who has accomplished [...]

06May

Work Breakdown Structure and Details

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Events are about details. If you don’t pay attention to details I strongly suggest you pursue another career path, or alternatively read below.
If you are convinced that details are indeed a priority I strongly suggest you think about using a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to manage your next event.
Project managers use WBS to break down [...]

21Apr

Is Multitasking good for you?

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Lately I have been having a great conversation with few of you on what were the top 5 qualities of the successful event manager. Although not in the Top 5, a lot of you named multitasking.
I agree. Even if you are involved with planning a dinner with friends, tasks will include collecting RSVPs, arranging food [...]

17Apr

Top 5 qualities of the successful event manager

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This post is a collective effort of the Linkedin event community trying to identify the attributes that make an event professional stand out.
A few comments. Read all the answers as you may be inspired by the very latest and I can tell by the quality that every single participant made an effort in writing. I [...]

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