Not long ago, Eventwist’s Deborah Pannell, an event planner herself, took a cruise which gave her new insight about her profession. She shares her experience here.
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Shawna McKinley chats with Marion Ancel of Tourisme Montreal about what the Canadian province is doing to help sustainable meeting planners.
Next week I have the pleasure of joining the Future Leader’s Forum at the GMIC Sustainable Meetings Conference. I’ve been asked to take participants on a ‘sustainable event roadshow’, sharing examples from around the world of how cities are making it easier for event planners to be sustainable. I’m excited to be tag-teaming a session with Marion Ancel from Tourisme Montréal, the host city for this year’s conference. To prepare for our session, Marion was kind enough to familiarise me with what Montreal is doing to support more sustainable events.
Deborah Pannell has taken her years of experience working in a holistic health practioner’s office, and boiled them down into tips to help you navigate the chaotic world of event planning. She shares them here.
Kristi Casey Sanders @PYMLive was our guest on the September 10 #Eventtable chat, Event Industry Pet Peeves. Our intrepid guest moderator was Karen Irving, Managing Editor at The Conference Publishers.
Ever wonder what young genius startup entrpreneurs look for in a meeting space? Well wonder no more. Kenji Crosland explains why Seattle’s “The Easy” has become a haven for startuppers looking for the perfect place to network, collaborate and work.
Social Media & Content Marketing
On this week’s #Eventtable Twitter chat, Mariela McIlwraith wanted to discuss how connecting with industry outsiders can increase the impact of our events.
So we started by sharing about communities outside of our field that we enjoy engaging in. We discussed the reasons outside groups can benefit us and shared tips for interacting with them.
Social Media & Content Marketing
Event hashtags are great ways to corral social media communication about your your event in one place. But they can also be used for marketing; building community; disseminating information; networking; onsite games; monitoring attendee complaints and issues; and so much more!
Social Media & Content Marketing
How has event sponsorship changed over the last few years? What should event professionals consider when approaching potential sponsors? Event sponsorship specialist Lindsey Rosenthal shared her thoughts on this topic at this week’s #Eventtable Twitter chat.
This week’s guest at the #Eventtable Twitter chat was Kimberly Ritter of Nix Conference & Meeting Management, who is working hard to raise awareness and institute changes that will end child exploitation and sex trafficking at venues where meetings & events take place.
Quick thinking, flexibility, agility, focused listening and the ability to interpret and bring client ideas to life: these are just some of the many skills required of an event planner.
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