Author: Hema Paramasivam

6 Ideas Guaranteed to Keep Your Audience on the Conference Floor

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The whole idea of having a conference is to bring people together, share information and to meet new people. However, since the rise of the social media giant, not many are as keen as they were about the idea of having to get down and dirty to actually approach a real person and spark a conversation but instead, are content with communicating to others via a virtual space where information flits by at light speed.

Now, we can’t have it going in this way, so we need to come up with fresh new ideas to entice these technologically-inclined beings to step out of their virtual world and make real contact with people. These 10 ideas are guaranteed to do just that and you’ll soon have a conference floor full of happy people, chitty-chatting away.

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4 Advantages of Cloud-Based Event Management Software

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Many people are under the impression that event management is somewhat an easy task to accomplish, but only those who are actually in the field would know how many details need to be looked after for a single event to run as smoothly as possible. And it would be a difficult feat to keep track of all these little details separately, which is why most event managers enlist the help of an event management software that helps them to integrate all these components that are required to organize an event, into a single, easy-to-manage platform.

Out of all the several types of event management software that are available in the market, there seems to be a preference for cloud-based event management software. Why, you ask? Let’s find out what the advantages of a cloud-based event management software are and you’ll see why it’s one of the most preferred among event managers and planners.

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Measuring Return on Investment (ROI) of your Event

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The whole point of organizing an event is to get people to attend your event, have a good time, connect with you on a face-to-face platform and leave you with a bunch of new leads for your further marketing funnels. But, how about the Return on Investment (ROI) of your event? We know how to calculate the ROI for businesses, but what about an event? Here are a few ways that you can use to measure your event ROI, depending on the type and goals of your events.

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How to Choose a Theme for Your {Scientific} Event

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When organizing an event, especially a scientific one, setting a theme can be pretty mind-boggling thing. The theme is often confused with a topic or an idea. The difference is that a theme is something that encompasses everything that is related to your event and topics or ideas would be decided on whether they fall into the theme umbrella. Setting a theme allows for your audience to have an idea about what your event is about and is essentially their first impression of it. Here are a couple of tips on how you can choose a theme for you event.

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Tips for Launching Call for Papers for your Conference

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In the world of academia, conferences issue a call to researchers far and wide to submit their papers on their research and findings to be shared to their attendees. But, if it’s your first time doing so, it could get a little out of hand, considering that you’ll be receiving papers from every nook and cranny of the world. Here are a couple of tips to help you along the way.

 

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How To Turn Your Passion For Event Planning Into A Career

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Event planning is something that almost anyone is capable of doing. From meeting vendors, to figuring out the what the clients need, right up to the actual planning, picking out the venue and organizing everything to a T, there are lots of people out there that have a knack for it. Even if you’ve only had experience planning family gatherings or birthday parties, that itself is part of event planning.

But, many are in the dark about how to turn their passion for event management and planning into a full-fledged career. Although it’s not a bed of roses to be a great event planner, with a little bit of hard work and additional skills, you can make your passion a full-time career option. Here are some tips on how to follow your dreams and make a career out of your love for event planning.

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