Conference & event attendees want to be sure internet communication with their clients or office back home will flow smoothly. But not all venues are well equipped for this. So how can meeting planners ensure they know how a venue rates for all of their technology needs BEFORE signing a contract?
Meeting technology experts James Spellos of Meeting U and Corbin Ball of Corbin Ball Associates have devised a checklist to help planners assess venue technology offerings. The TechSpec Checklist is free and can be down...
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Your attendees rate the learning impact of “massing” as superior at your event.
Massing in the education world is defined as receiving large blocks of information in condensed amounts of time.
Attendees feel that the more information they can receive, the higher their performance.
Unfortunately, the conference information tsunami is a mirage. It is a short-lived, instant gratification that quickly fades like a gummy bear sugar rush. And back in the office, it leaves the attendee feeling empty, drained and ques...
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As some of you know, I liked Event Camp so much when I attended Twin Cities 2010 virtually that I became part of the valid virtual statistic that shows virtual attendance piques interest in f2f attendance and I attended Chicago in February 2011. It was engaging both in presentations and the people present, and I returned rejuvenated and wanting more.
After asking enough times about when it would be on the West Coast (imagining myself in California in the winter) it turns out that enough people in Vancouver thought i...
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Last week I attended EventCamp Twin Cities (ECTC11) as a virtual attendee. I was both curious and excited about the experience. Several days before the event I signed up and awaited, not knowing what to expect. Let me share with you my experiences, insights and thoughts.
For those who are not familiar with ECTC, please check the ECTC website.
Beforehand I defined a few areas that I wanted to observe:
• Information Provisioning
• Technical Aspects
• Engagement and Interaction
• Overall Event expe...
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Emilie Barta says her number one goal is to engage the audience at an event...no matter where they are located. Toward that end, she has created, defined and continues to refine the role of virtual emcee for hybrid and virtual events.
Emilie's 15 years of broadcast/video experience and 13 years of live event experience have allowed her to help meeting, conference, and trade show organizers plan successful, visually stimulating, and interactive hybrid and virtual events. Known for her audience engagement expertise, s...
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As part of the Peach New Media conferencing team, Ryan Graham has been providing webcasting solutions to associations for almost 10 years, helping them to successfully adopt hybrid events as a new educational offering and significant revenue stream. He will share some of his experience with this new conferencing format in an Engage365 Webinar entitled Go Hybrid: Bring on the Green with Hybrid Events, August 24 at 12 pm et.
Peach New Media's clients use webcasting for the...
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