In this blogpost, I want to share with you a way you can incorporate a facilitated networking session in your next event. Networking can be a daunting thing – at least for the more introvert people among us. Not everybody like walking up to a stranger asking ’personal’ questions. But …
After the successful execution of a large conference, we all feel like resting and getting through that inbox overload…or maybe we are already on to the next event. But just because the conference is concluded, the work is not. So, have you thought about spending more time on your follow …
Today, I want to tell the tale of a great host. A host who turned a situation that could have been a great failure into a great success. Here is how it went! In a professional network of people with same job-related interest they had invited their members for a …
Last week, I read a very interesting article on Fyens.dk about Denmark’s newest convention and culture center, Odeon (sorry, guys, the article is in Danish). A great place where you can have your meeting (large or small) or go to a concert or musical. Apparently, Odeon – who opened its …
The other day I signed up for attending MPI’s World Education Congress in Las Vegas in June…and it got me thinking about us meeting planners, and if we remember to take our own medicine and continue to educate ourselves? I know, I don’t always take the time to do so. …
Is risk management part of your vocabulary? If you are American, I am sure it is (even here in Denmark we hear about all the interesting lawsuits in which you can end up!) – but if you are Danish, I bet it isn’t! This blog post is NOT going to …
I recently wrote a blog post about a multi-hub meeting I had, and next week I am having another one. And this time you are invited! April 6 is the Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) where meeting professionals gather for events all over the World to focus on what the …
A few weeks ago, I wrote about turning your meeting upside down and how/why we do not implement new meeting formats on a larger scale. I also mentioned how this approach might take a little more effort from both us, the meeting planners, and the speakers. And if you do …
Ever attended or planned a multi-hub meeting? I had one on Monday: the annual technology debate conference or TEKDEB in short. It was only our second time to plan this event, which started with TEKDEB16 in two cities last year. This year we expanded a bit and went live in four …
We hear a lot about the sharing economy these days – and I am not even going to mention the examples that everybody bring up each time we talk about this subject. You know, these two huge companies that have had quite an impact on the meetings industry! No, today …
