Archive: April 2010

Who needs a printed version of the Bible anymore? You have your iPhone. And a business card? Just give me your Twitter handle. What about a map of the trade show floor? There’s an app for that. [...] Read more

Matt Markins, D6 Conference director, shares tips on using social media to connect with attendees. [...] Read more

Simply Youth Ministry’s focus is intimate relationships, so it might be surprising to hear that the ministry’s conference, in its fourth year of existence, chose to stream its evening general sessions live online while 2,500 attendees met in Chicago Feb. 26-March 1. [...] Read more

From a hashtag on Twitter for attendees already engaging in the social network to creating a custom app for your event, applications are redefining how events are planned, the attendee experience and the ongoing conversation. [...] Read more

Audience participation has come a long way in today’s high-tech environment. Attendees can now participate in sessions in real-time from their seats, using a smartphone, keypad or some kind of “clicker” device to provide feedback to a presenter. [...] Read more

Following Jessica Levin on Twitter, it’s easy to see the association marketer, meeting planner and owner of 7 Degrees Communications consulting company wears a lot of hats, but it is also apparent she has fully taken hold of social media and its benefits in every role she takes on. [...] Read more

Industry leaders and meeting professionals chimed in “Twitter-style” on their meeting technology dream of the future. [...] Read more

After months of renovations, the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, N.C., reopened to the public April 21. [...] Read more

The Convention Industry Council and its 32 member organizations in the meetings, conventions, exhibitions and events industry is surveying meeting planners to determine the economic significance of meetings. [...] Read more

With all the news about fees for checked baggage, food and beverage, and now carry-ons, meeting planners have new budget considerations for their events. [...] Read more