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How PowerPoint Makes us Dumb
Andrew Smith wrote an amazing column in The Guardian on how PowerPoint makes us dumb and irresponsible.

Organizing Events in New York, the Sequel - Part 2: Trendy Locations
Which locations are hip and trendy if you're organizing an event in New York? Our reporter flew to the Big Apple to explore.

Be Inspired by this Original Star Wars Brand Activation
Admit it, an interactive laser adventure in a bus (?!) packs a bit more impact than flyering…

What Men Ought to do in Bed, Instead of During Meetings
Video conference company Highfive studied the level of concentration and online distraction during meetings. There was a significant difference between men and women...

WANTED: Thought Provoking Stories for eventplanner.tv
eventplanner.tv is looking for compelling stories and inspiring event personalities. Do you know anyone who fits that description? Someone who the event industry can learn from? Or perhaps you’d like to do your own story on TV?

Intel Relieves Technology-Stress at Presentations
It's 10 in the morning. Meeting. You're presenting the new sales. Now, what's the most critical moment? When you try to get your presentation on the TV screen. This isn't always easy.

Help Your Sponsors Get H-App-y
Planners are always thinking how to make the event app experience the best for their attendees, but what about your sponsors? How can you make your app more appealing to them?

Organizing Events in New York, the Sequel - Part 1: Dos-and-Don'ts
How do you feel about The Big Apple as a location for your next event? A great city, vivid, dynamic, trendy and tempting. But how do you get into it? What are the pitfalls? What locations are hip and trendy?

Top Executive BMW Faints on Stage
How unlucky can one man be. You give a presentation for the world press on one of the most important events for your industry and then you faint. It happened to BMW top man Harald Krüger.

Calculate the Carbon Emission of Your Indoor Event for Free
From now on you as an event organizer or location manager can calculate the carbon emission at indoor events. To do this, you make use of the free carbon calculator of Julie's Bicycle and ID&T.

Congrestivals are the Latest Hype in the Event Industry
Do you want to approach serious congresses in a hip way? That's exactly what a congrestival does. The serious, sometimes boring content is draped with a nice festival-sauce. That way, your congress becomes a true experience.

Kick Up Your Content Planning
Today attendees are looking for more than just a stellar keynote presentation and great networking opportunities. They want an event that can offer them even more in terms of content before, during and after the event.

etouches partners with ROCME
etouches and ROCME announce a service and technology partnership, providing clients with integrated solutions to extend experience from event management to onsite technology and services.

How to Deal with Streaming Apps on Events
Livestream apps are hot. You make a video with your smartphone and your followers tune in live, looking through the lens of your camera. With apps such as Periscope, Facebook Live, Twitter, ..., this is child's play. But how to deal with them on events?

American Festival Organizer SFX About to Collapse
The American leviathan in the dance music, SFX, is having trouble staying afloat.

7 Event Photos you Can't Go Without
Good event photos make clients happy, flatter sponsors and grab media attention. These kinds of photos, however, just don’t appear out of blue. They are tactically thought out and executed with a well devised plan.

ICC Sydney Facts & Figures
Opening in December 2016, ICC Sydney is Australia's premier convention, exhibition and event precinct. The international venue presents Australia's largest and first fully-integrated convention, exhibition and entertainment centre.

Lighting Technician Takes Revenge on Arrogant DJ
A DJ set without a decent light show isn't worth much. This DJ had to face that painful truth. If we may give one good advice for every DJ and organizer: be kind to your technicians.

Extravagant CEO Builds Impressive Event Location for 6,000 Guests
The extravagant Belgian business man Fernand Huts organizes a three week festival in a reconstructed medieval fortress with 6,000 guests.

Tips to Enhance Your Event Website & Email Marketing
How do you make your event the one that everyone wants to go to? What is it that makes your event better than all the others like it?