Maximising your potential
Those of us in the events industry are often in very high-pressure situations when all of the planning needs to... Read More
Browsing Voice
Is experience still the best education for the next generation of events professionals? (Part One)
It might seem at first glance that I’m proof of experience being the best teacher; I had not planned or... Read More
Workplace workout
A new branch of physiotherapy called “inactivity physiology” has rocked the office world. Scientists have worked out what is really... Read More
Face time face-off
At the recently concluded global meetings and events exhibition EIBTM, the top prize in its Technology Watch – a high-profile... Read More
PowerPoint “postponed”
Sitting around the campfire on a cold Gondwanaland winter’s evening, what did ancient man do to convey information to his... Read More
Q: What makes an effective Convention and Visitors Bureau? (Part One)
“With 27 years in the convention, events and business tourism industries, I have been asked this question many times. It... Read More
Courting celebrity
No matter how carefully you plan for an event, how much lead time you allow to ensure success, how many... Read More
Room to move
A couple of thousand years ago, a Greek mathematician named Euclid refined the basic ideas of geometry. Although many of... Read More
Q: What makes an effective Convention and Visitors Bureau? (Part Two)
“One of the key contributing factors to making an effective convention and visitors bureau (CVB) is proactive and innovative marketing... Read More
Q: Do ethics play a role in the business events industry? (Part one)
“For every complex problem, there is a simple solution that is wrong,” warned the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw. In... Read More