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Attendee driven conferences: An interview with Adrian Segar

Adrian Segar is a former elementary particle physicist who, dissatisfied with traditional conferences, created the first peer conference in 1992, and has been refining it ever since. His book, Conferences that Work, is a one-stop resource of practical information and tools to help plan and facilitate a safe and supportive attendee-driven peer conference.

I was fortunate [...]

Lyksumlikrish’s Top Links March 7 – 13, 2010

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1 – Top 10 dirtiest hotels

2 – Dressing for success in 2010

3 – Leadership, marketing & stupidity: An interview with Justin Locke

4 – 4 ideas for charitable activities at your event

5 – Ideas for cutting costs from your printed program

6 – 3 reasons why you should speak the universal #tradeshow language>

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Emilie Barta on Tradeshows: 3 tips for attracting people to your booth

Tradeshow presenter Emilie Barta shares her three favorite methods for attracting people to a tradeshow booth.

Lyksumlikrish’s Top Links Feb. 28 – March 6, 2010

1 – Face to face marketing: Why it matters now more than ever

2 – 5 rules of etiquette for the tradeshow floor

3 – The best and worst of tradeshow giveaways

4 – Online communities for events: An interview with Clinton Bonner

5 – Article marketing on Twitter: The art of the retweet

6 – 2 ridiculously simple keys [...]

Leadership, marketing & stupidity: An interview with Justin Locke

Folks in the #eventprofs Twittersphere may be familiar with Justin Locke. Justin’s event profession is that of a speaker. He tells amusing stories of his life as a professional musician, and shares a unique artistic approach to management, leadership, marketing, and creativity. He’s also been known to drop in on the #eventprofs Twitter chat from [...]

Lyksumlikrish’s Top Links Feb. 20-27, 2010

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1 – Treat your AV company like your hairstylist

2 – Study: Electronic brainstorming yields better results than verbal brainstorming

3 – Top ten most outrageous venue charges

4 – How to make a name for yourself:Liz King on the value of branding

5 – 8 meeting planning steps that will save you money

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Lyksumlikrish’s Top Links Feb.13-20, 2010

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1 – Eventprofs Facebook group discussion of Seth Grodin’s call for no more big events

2 -26 things I learned about #eventprofs at Event Camp

3 – Events Industry Thoughts: Seth’s blog – No More Big Events

4- Seth Grodin’s Blog: No More Big Events

5 – Seth Grodin’s Blog: The Best Reason for a [...]

8 #EC10 takeaways on hybrid events and backchannels

Hybrid events are where the new internet technologies meet with audio visual. So naturally, I was very interested in this component of Event Camp,#EC10, the event industry’s first unconference focusing on social media for events and originating from members of the Twitter group #eventprofs. I’d read a lot about hybrid events, but hadn’t experienced one [...]

I’m going to camp!! The very first Event Camp is just days away

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I’m excited. In just a few short days I will be on a plane headed for NYC to attend the event industry’s first ever unconference, Event Camp.

I’m excited because I will get to meet people face to face with whom I’ve been talking on Twitter for months. I’m excited because I get to [...]

6 tips to improve sound quality when using a hand held mic

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As we all know, quality audio makes your message crystal clear to your event attendees and can even enhance it. That’s why microphones and speakers are a given, even in a small break out room where a little more lung power might do the job just fine.

Audio takes away the guess [...]

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