Why and How to Simplify Your Event Programs

Why and How to Simplify Your Event Programs

Complexity will make your event look less attractive. Add different topics, mix different activities, and focus on quantity instead of quality, and you’ll be surprised to discover...

How to Scale Up Your Events with Special Effects

How to Scale Up Your Events with Special Effects

Once we’re ready to run physical events again, we’ll need to ramp up the special effects so our attendees can enjoy a post-crisis celebration. And although we’ll all need to respect new rules when planning and attending events, special effects can relax the mood...

How AI is Transforming the Event Industry

How AI is Transforming the Event Industry

Artificial Intelligence is not a distant future. It's everywhere these days. For the event industry, AI goes beyond personalisation of visitors and networks. Digital twins are now on the rise.

How to Make Your Large Event Feel Small and Welcoming

How to Make Your Large Event Feel Small and Welcoming

You’ve planned a major event in a huge convention hall, and thousands are expected to attend. But here’s the thing: Large events can also feel anonymous.

Facebook’s New Bet on Virtual Reality: Conference Rooms

Facebook’s New Bet on Virtual Reality: Conference Rooms

The way we work is changing. More people are working remotely, more people want flexible work options, and more people are re-thinking what it means to be in an office. But without the right connective tools, remote work ...

Join the eventplanner.net running club now

Join the eventplanner.net running club now

As an event professional you participate in top sport every day. To clear the head and recharge the batteries, many of us go for a run. That is why we present the 'eventplanner.net running club'.

Giant Video Wall Collapses Day before Music Festival

Giant Video Wall Collapses Day before Music Festival

A giant video wall collapsed at Hard Rock Stadium on Thursday, a day before the start of the Rolling Loud music festival in Miami.

How to Prepare Your Event Venue for the New Normality

How to Prepare Your Event Venue for the New Normality

Preparing a safe event venue is a top priority now we go back to physical events. And if we don’t want new outbreaks or unfortunate incidents, this new responsibility should be first on your planning list.

ID&T takes Government to Court over New Corona Rules

ID&T takes Government to Court over New Corona Rules

Festival organizer ID&T is filing summary proceedings against the Dutch government because of the tightened corona measures. "It is a disproportionate decision," CEO Ritty van Straalen told ANP news agency.

Unseen: Festival Runs Entirely on Green Energy

Unseen: Festival Runs Entirely on Green Energy

Werchter Parklife, the light version of Rock Werchter, runs entirely on green and locally generated energy. "We see it as our duty to come up with a solution for the greening of festivals as well"

How to Ensure Strong Brand Activation at Your Event

How to Ensure Strong Brand Activation at Your Event

Whether you’re running online or physical events, you can always find ways to ensure strong brand activation. Brand activations are in-person events, experiences, and interactions that forge lasting emotional connections. Why do you need it?

How to Produce Unique Events to Promote Your Brand

How to Produce Unique Events to Promote Your Brand

What makes your event different from the rest? Will your attendees remember it as something special? Will the experiences you’re providing set your event apart? Are you truly leveraging the power of event marketing to make your brand or company known and loved by your target audience?

Tomorrowland Itself Pulls the Plug on the Festival

Tomorrowland Itself Pulls the Plug on the Festival

"Given our long cooperation with the municipalities, we do not want to turn it into a legal battle," it reads in a press release. "Challenging the decision of the mayors with the Council of State is a path that we do not want to take. We respect the citizenship of the mayors, but also our neighbors ..."

How to Make People Trust In-Person Events Again

How to Make People Trust In-Person Events Again

Who would ever think that we wouldn’t have events in 2020? Just saying those words out loud sounds crazy. But how do we get people comfortable with the idea of attending events again?

Heavy Blow to Event Industry: "Mayors Ban Tomorrowland"

Heavy Blow to Event Industry: "Mayors Ban Tomorrowland"

The mayors of Boom and Rumst have refused the permit for Tomorrowland to organize a postponed edition of the dance festival at the end of August and the beginning of September.

Yes it's real! Book SCALA now

Yes it's real! Book SCALA now

"The most beautiful coronaproof theater in the Netherlands opens its doors again. Are you also ready to look your colleagues in the eye again and meet them live?"

New Logo and Brand Identity for eventplanner.net

New Logo and Brand Identity for eventplanner.net

eventplanner.net will blow out 20 candles early next year. We will celebrate that extensively and start with a brand new logo and brand identity.

Results Fieldlabs: "This summer events possible up to 100% normal number of visitors"

Results Fieldlabs: "This summer events possible up to 100% normal number of visitors"

With the right measures, events can accommodate 50 to 100 percent of the normal number of visitors this summer.

eventplanner.net Launches 6 New Sites in 3 New Languages

eventplanner.net Launches 6 New Sites in 3 New Languages

We already announced it on eventplanner.live, and now the time has come. Our Belgian, Dutch and international websites get 6 new sites in one fell swoop and 3 new languages at the same time.

What does the Corona Protocol Look Like during the Eurovision Song Contest?

What does the Corona Protocol Look Like during the Eurovision Song Contest?

The organization of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 does not take any risks. Quarantine obligation for artists and a safety protocol of no less than 46 pages.