Last year Event Camp East Coast introduced the peer driven conference to many in the event industry. It didn't have hired speakers or a program listing session topics.
What it did have was a format designed to: 1- identify what attendees wanted to learn and who in the room could deliver it; and 2 - create a highly effective structure for knowledge and ideas to be shared.
Because it drew some of the most innovative thinkers in the industry, there were loads of discussions. And several people remarked that they appre...
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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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Event technology fans in California will be able to satisfy their cravings at EventCamp Silicon Valley August 24-26 with a full day of on-site programming followed by 2 days of Event Camp Twin Cities pod participation.
One of the founding members of the first EventCamp, Mike McAllen of Grass Shack Events and Media, is organizing the event.
Not only will it be the first Event Camp to take place on the west coast, EventCamp Silicon Valley will also be the first to combine a live, on-site program with a pod (remote si...
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Last year the very first Event Camp Twin Cities, #ECTC10, gained attention for it's unabashed eagerness to experiment publicly with new conference formats and technology. The experiment came off as an elegantly produced hybrid event that featured remote pods; live online streaming that combined slides, video and conference tweets; Virtual Emcee Emilie Barta; and interactive presentations focusing on ways to improve events.
This year organizers Sam Smith and Ray Hansen are determined to up the ante by adding another ...
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The event that was born from the Twitter community #eventprofs will cross the pond September 9 with Event Camp Europe, #ECEU11, a daylong conference for European event professionals interested in learning more about hybrid events and innovative meeting formats.
Like the first EventCamp, which took place in New York City in February of 2010, ECEU is being organized by a group of friends who met on #eventprofs. This international group: Ruud Janssen of Basel, Switzerland; Lindsey Rosenthal of Washington D.C.; myself...
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