That mantra has been flipped on its head lately—it used to mean if you set up the right programming and trade show, attendees will flock to it. Now event organizers are concentrating on getting the right people to come, and relying on the audience...
According to the Times-Picayune, New Orleans officials and hoteliers are hosting some meeting planner fams over Mardi Gras both to thanks those who have committed to bringing groups to the city, and to show those still on the fence that it's ready...
As of today, it's official: The Center for Exhibition Industry Research and the International Association for Exhibition Management have agreed to tie the knot as of March 1. Under the agreement, CEIR will give IAEM its research library and "new...
What amazed me most about this post from Bruce Schneier about conference badge security wasn't so much what he had to say, though it's interesting for sure. It's how many other people chimed in on the comments section. Wow, this one hit a lot of...
So many meetings get this so wrong: The music surrounding an event. E-venting has a great post about what to remember when creating an event mix. Here's my favorite point from his post...
That's what the good folks over at We Have Always Done It That Way are proposing: That meeting organizers shouldn't line up all their sessions six months before the conference, but just let the topics to be covered bubble up from the attendees on...
A new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology bolsters the importance of reflection to learning and retaining what you learn—at least, it does if you're a rat, according to this article in the Boston Globe. The researchers found that...
For anyone who works in a cube farm, check out the short (3.5 minutes) film by Mitchell Rose called Modern Daydreams 2: Unleashed, about a Dilbert-type guy finding his inner puppy. Maybe I just loved it because I'm a dog person, but it's terrific...
If you want to make your event an experience, not just an event, check out The Art of Experience Design from Digital Digressions (with a tagline like, "A testament to the need to play, experiment, and stay curious," I couldn't resist this one)...