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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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Follow-Up on Donating Leftover Food

October 21, 2008

After I posted for Blog Action Day and recommended giving your leftover food away, green meeting expert Nancy Wilson happened to post more information on the law, the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act, that makes this donation possible. So next time you're told "it can't be done," you'll know better.

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Some Tips for Cruising Through the Economic Downturn

October 20, 2008

Image by swamibu Are you feeling the crunch of the current economic climate? If not, you're either very lucky or you're not paying attention. Most businesses are looking for ways to cut costs and many are quick to cut corners they should leave intact. Last week, I listened to a recent episode of Startup Nation, [...]

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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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Easy Ways to Track Your Event's Digital Brand on Twitter

September 16, 2008

Yesterday, I twittered the following (which is, by the way, continuing to be a true statement): Within the hour, I received a notice that SixApart, the maker of Typepad, is now following me on Twitter. Somehow, I don't think this was a coincidence. More and more companies (and people) are tracking their Twitter reputations. If issues are [...]

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Event Planners in UK Planning Less and Cutting More

September 15, 2008

Ouch. A study of 1,000 event planners in the UK found that 53% were running fewer events and 51% said their planning budgets had been cut. Isn't it funny how things work? Just as competition for attendees gets tougher, we face the need for budget cuts. And if we cut the wrong things (those things [...]

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Live Twittering During Your Presentation

September 14, 2008

Paul Gillan, blogging at Pistachio (a great resource for microsharing applications like Twitter), recently talked about the pros and cons of the instant feedback that Twitter can give presenters during their presentations. (I've talked about this before, here.) He cites the main positive as the ability to quickly tailor your presentation to the sophistication and preferences of [...]

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Event Alert: San Francisco – Event Management LinkedIn Group Party

September 9, 2008

If you are in or near San Francisco on September 17, don't miss this great opportunity to meet up with your colleagues in the events industry. The event will bring together those currently in the Event Planning and Management Group and welcomes others in the events industry who are interested in joining the group (which [...]

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