In an interview with Lindsey Rosenthal of Events for Good, we discovered the details of her fund-raising experience for “Show Me” Support for Joplin, a red-tie event she planned in less than 3 weeks for Joplin residents and sisters Kiki L’Italien and Kylee Coffman (former Joplinites now living in D.C.). I attended the fundraiser at Union Station’s St. Columbus Club to support Lindsey and this cause. Executive Chef Craig Mason was also the featured chef who prepared Spaghetti Red for the taste-off. Hear ab...
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I don't know about you, but I go cross-eyed just thinking about the many app choices there are out there, let alone trying to figure out which of them best meets my needs.
That's why I yelled "YES!" when I literally StumbledUpon a site that compares free apps.
According to the site, "CatchFree is an online service that makes it easy to find the best free solution for anything from streaming music to managing projects online."
While it doesn't list every app category under the sun, the categories CatchFree does lis...
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I recently had a great conversation with Jenise Fryatt, in which we discovered our common path from a background in theater to our work in special events production. Having worked with a number of crews and participated in a number of online chats and discussion groups, I know that we are not the only ones who also took this route to our current careers...
My early days in theater actually evolved out of an even deeper background in music - listening to it, making it, and later mixing it! I can remember the early da...
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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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In the ongoing blogalog with Tahira Endean, we’ve been exploring the different ways we find inspiration for our work in the events business. Now that Jenise Fryatt has also joined the conversation, we’ve gotten back to something I blogged about a while back – the theatrical roots of the special events world. To me, the central theme here is that an added dimension of fun and enjoyment helps inspire us to do our best work.
I think we can all agree that putting on a special event is tantamount to producing a sho...
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Life-long learning is no longer an option. It is a mandatory part of being involved in business.
With the world around us rapidly advancing, and statistics that show we may have up to seven careers, over a life-time, continuous professional development is more critical than ever. The learning can happen formally, through either a traditional classroom, or on-line, or at meetings and conferences. One of the keys to learning is creating opportunities for meaningful engagement with your community of learners and...
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