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I‘m leaving for the airport, destination Austin (Texas) for South By Southwest (SXSW). Probably one of the biggest festivals on technology (mostly web based), film and music, SXSW has been running since 1987.
This will be my first time attending and if there is something I can already report on is that the preparation process (decide [...]
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Laurent Haug (blog, twitter), French entrepreneur and founder of the LIFT Conference (Switzerland, France, Korea), thinks there are three main directions that are influencing the Future of Conferences: conferences need to be more porous, come back to the moment and decentralize. These phenomenon move in separate directions or axis and pose extremely relevant challenges to [...]
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C onferences use plenty of non-green stuff (items that might have a high impact on the environment, create too much waste or just are not recyclable or reusable). Lanyards, the cord that holds your event badge, are one of these items. Often made of synthetic or plastic materials and have a brand logo printed on [...]
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Save the date! Loic and Geraldine Le Meur, founders and organizers of the biggest Internet conference in Europe -Le Web Paris- have recently announced the dates and location of the 2010 edition: December 8th and 9th, 2010 at Les Docks in Paris, France.
The main numbers of the 2009 edition were:
2,500 participants
50 countries
300 journalists
15,000 tagged photos [...]
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A Picnic is more fun if you bring something of yourself! – says Marcel Kampman (on twitter), Picnic Festival’s new creative director (disclaimer: I work for Picnic as Marketing Manager).
Since I’ve been appointed as creative director for Picnic, a lot of people have shared their ideas and plans with me. And that’s great! This page [...]
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The tagline of your conference is responsible for giving the first impression of what it’s all about and this should not be underestimated. An effective tagline will transmit your personality, your mission and your promise. It should capture the essence of your event and help communicate it in a simple and direct way.
There are dozens [...]
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Interesting ideas on Conferences for Kids, Inflatable Multimedia, Holograms and more…
Via Trendhunter.com
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The times when you could pull off a successful conference by just gathering in the same room a speaker (good or bad), a bunch of chairs and some people are over. If it’s only about the content, you can now avoid going to an event by finding it on the web or reading the latest [...]
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Recently one of the spotters of Springwise published the eco-minded products of Fairware, which sells “promotional products for your conscience” that could be used as sustainable gadgets and giveaways for your event.
As a rule of thumb, better not to give away a crappy gadget that will have a negative effect on the environment (and taints [...]
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