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You Wish You Did Conferences Like These Guys

December 18, 2008

And maybe you do, but you should still take a look at their blog. Like so many organizations, 360Conferences offers specialized tech conferences to developers. But unlike so many organizations, they do it really, really well. How? By putting customers first. By focusing on content. By building community (both in their conferences and beyond) into [...]

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Great Tips for Making Your Events Eco-Chic

November 21, 2008

From natural grass mats in place of table cloths to tableware made from potatoes, this article by Andrea Doyle has some great ways to green things up.

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Lessons Learned from the Obama Campaign

November 5, 2008

I'm sitting here at Denver International Airport (using its free WiFi, by the way) a bit bleary-eyed after a long U.S. Election Day. I'm headed to Baltimore to run a conference and I'm thinking about what effect, if any, this election has on the events, meetings, and conferences industry. A suffering economy, an energy crisis [...]

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10 Ways to Build Poverty Awareness in Your Events – Blog Action Day

October 15, 2008

Image by jamesfischer Back in June, I interviewed Tamara Kennedy-Hill, the Executive Director of the Green Meeting Industry Council, and something she said has stuck with me: “Profit is good—but it’s also about the environment and your impact on the community. Have you left the community you were in better off or worse off?” When [...]

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Are you LinkedIn to the Industry Questions of the Day?

October 8, 2008

As you probably know, one of the largest professional online networks out there is LinkedIn (you can reach my profile by clicking the LinkedIn button under my photo to the left). As a social networking tool, it is often criticized because it doesn't allow as much interaction as other sites, but you can't beat it [...]

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Thanks to Meetings & Conventions Magazine

October 2, 2008

It's always great to be recognized, but it's especially great when you're recognized by others in your own industry. Meetings & Conventions Magazine just published a list of event planning blogs to watch and Next Generation Event was among them. Click here to see who else made the list.

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What Not to Do in a Poor Meetings Economy

September 15, 2008

Earlier this morning, I noted a study about the sad state of the events economy. Then I came across this list from Unique Venues of what NOT to do when the meetings industry goes from a seller's market to a buyer's market. Included on the list? Don't offer deep discounts. Don't become invisible. Don't overlook [...]

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Get a Jump Start on All that Networking with EventVue

May 22, 2008

A few years ago, I read Keith Ferrazzi's Never Eat Alone (NEA) and it forever changed my approach to conferences. Pre-NEA, I basically met whoever I sat by during the first session of the first day and my nights were spent reading the materials for the next day's sessions. I had just graduated from law [...]

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