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"But Our Model Doesn't Work Online"

January 21, 2009

Image by kevindooley Last Friday, I started a new position with the continuing legal education arm of our state bar association (more on this to come but, generally, I'll be working on online strategy for CLE programming). When I saw this post from Seth Godin today, it was a reminder–not that I've needed one–about why [...]

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Do You Poken?

December 5, 2008

Or so asks the URL of a new company that is sick of business cards. I was turned on to Poken by Streamlined Mind, a great productivity blog for students. The author, Hugo, used Poken at a recent conference in Amsterdam. The device allows users to exchange social networking information instantaneously. I hate business cards. [...]

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Just Because It's LEED-Certified Doesn't Mean It's Green

December 5, 2008

Image by Kim Scarborough News of a soon-to-be-LEED-Certified hotel came across my news reader this morning. This is great news. Since I started blogging back in March, the number of properties seeking LEED certification (or, at the very least, the number of properties getting press for seeking LEED certification) has really gone up. I think [...]

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Consider Sending Out an Attendee List in Advance

December 5, 2008

Great tip from Sue Pelletier today, highlighting a post from Association Executive Management that talked about sending the attendees a list of attendees in advance as a means of ensuring attendance. Those of us who have planned an event (especially a free one) know that those who say they're coming don't always come. And I [...]

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Resources for Running Effective Meetings

November 20, 2008

Image by clagnut If you're an event planner, you know how to plan events. When you're planning an event, you leave no detail undefined. When you execute the event, you follow clearly-defined schedules and guidelines. But do you sometimes neglect those standards when running small meetings within the office? I've thought about this before (mostly [...]

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So Many Tools, So Little Time

October 6, 2008

Image by Jungle Jim's International Market I've recently taken a look at a number of tools designed to make the lives of event planners just a little bit easier. There are a lot of tools out there and it can be overwhelming to pick the ones you want to try. I'll try to make it [...]

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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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