Traditional conferences versus social conferences. Which will you plan this year? Not sure about the "Social Conference?" Read this post on "Screw Your Event Resolutions. Do You Conference Social?" Here are six things to consider when planning the Social Conference so you don't get caught with your social pants down. 1. In this new information landscape, your conference is not for a passive audience but an engaged community. No conference attendees in history have been more thoroughly … [Read more...]
Screw Your Ole Event Resolutions. Do You Conference Social?
Have you made some event resolutions for 2010? I suspect it may have included something about integrating social media into your conference format. Well, it's time to screw your event resolutions about integrating social media. No, I'm not a heretic that has moved to the dark side banning social media from events and conferences. Calm down. I'm talking about creating a Social Conference, Living Conference or Conference 2.0, as some are calling it. So, how social is your annual … [Read more...]
Four Overlooked Tips To Make Your Conference Experience More Successful
If you're like me, you're probably planning on attending at least one conference during the coming year. How do you prepare for your conference attendance? Do you make a list of goals or people that you want to meet before you attend? Or do you attend with a free spirit attitude and let spontaneity rule? Here Are Four Often Overlooked Tips To Make Your Conference Experience More Successful 1. Take The Path Less Traveled During a conference, attendees tend to travel together in packs. … [Read more...]
20 Things To Know Before Attending PCMA 2010 In Dallas
Are you attending PCMA's 54th Annual Meeting: Convening Leaders, January 10-13, 2010 in Dallas, TX? If yes, welcome to my hometown. Here are 20 things you should know before arriving in the "Big D." (If you're not attending, you still need to know these things for your next Dallas adventure.) 1. Longhorns and steer don't roam the downtown streets of Dallas...most of the time. Only during the Texas' Stampede, a Texas rodeo or Texas State Fair do you see a real cattle drive through … [Read more...]
