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Join us for our next Twitter eventprofs chat on Monday, March 2nd from 9:00 – 10:00 p.m. EST.

The agenda .
Voting is closed! Based on votes counted at 5:00 p.m. EST, we have our confirmed list of topics & timeslots below:
9:00 p.m. EST – Introductions (5 min) – tell us who you are
9:05 p.m. EST – New & Innovative event products – share your favorite software, entertainers, new products, venues…or anything else that rocks your event socks.
9:20 p.m. EST – Strategies for a declining market – how can we champion the market, grow/sustain our businesses, etc
9:35 p.m. EST – What is your biggest business challenge? – share it and get help and advice from your eventprofs tribe

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President – ISES Toronto
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I’m in love with this retro-inspired installation for Piaget’s black-and-white lounge at Film Independent’s Spirit Awards by Larry Abel / De-signs. Such a shame that this beautiful decor was dismantled after the event.

Photography via BizBash

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Every Tuesday, I’ll be posting a new topic in my ‘event talk’ series. I do hope to add video very soon…

Tonight’s chat is about using Twitter for event professionals. Join EventProfs on Twitter on Monday evenings from 9-10 p.m. EST!

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Please let me know if I’ve missed your post.

Lara McCulloch-Carter
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President – ISES Toronto
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Join us .
We’ll be holding our second Twitter eventprofs chat tomorrow, Monday, February 23rd from 9:00 – 10:00 p.m. EST. Our first chat, last Monday, was a great success! We discussed the recession’s impact on the industry, projected trends and virtual events. Join us and be a part of the conversation.

The agenda .
Voting is closed! Based on votes counted at 5:00 p.m. EST, we have our confirmed list of topics & timeslots below:
9:00 p.m. EST – Introductions (5 min) – tell us who you are
9:05 p.m. EST – Discuss social media tools for the events industry + how have you seen them used for success?
9:20 p.m. EST – The line between personal and corporate social media use + how should this be managed?
9:35 p.m. EST – What are you doing differently with your events/marketing during a down economy?

More info .
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Lara McCulloch-Carter
Author of the Special Event blog ready2spark
Director of Marketing – Regal Tent Productions
President – ISES Toronto
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Perhaps inspired by Alice in Wonderland’s garden?…
Designer Gitta Gschwendtner’s Plant a Cup is a planter in the shape of a giant cup and saucer (18.5″ x 10.5″). This would definitely be a conversation starter.

Lara McCulloch-Carter
Author of the Special Event blog ready2spark
Director of Marketing – Regal Tent Productions
President – ISES Toronto
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When I came across Smarin Design, I was taken by their mobileshadow product. Layers of suspended ellipses, when backlit, create beautiful textures. This idea would be very easy to replicate.

And their Liquid line…stunning. Furniture made from a translucent material, with a low energy consumption lamp inside, can be used switched on or off. For some reason, it reminds me of the movie Cocoon.

Lara McCulloch-Carter
Author of the Special Event blog ready2spark
Director of Marketing – Regal Tent Productions
President – ISES Toronto
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Welcome to my very first podcast!

In it, I share my thoughts on social media in the events industry and identify 2 things you should keep in mind before you get started.
Please share your thoughts in the comment section below…

Update (Feb 18/09) . I’ve been speaking with podcasting guru The Produce Picker, who I met through Twitter. He’s been nice enough to share some tips on how I can improve my podcasting (and apparently there are many). Plosives are apparently something I’m going to have to do some reading up on. If this isn’t a perfect example of the power of social media, I don’t know what is. Ray (aka The Produce Picker) has helped me to understand how to improve podcasting. In return, I’m posting about Ray. Now you know about Ray. And you know that Ray is an expert Podcaster and has his own podcasting website. Powerful.

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Lara McCulloch-Carter
Author of the Special Event blog ready2spark
Director of Marketing – Regal Tent Productions
President – ISES Toronto
. Follow me on Twitter
. Connect with me on LinkedIn
. Become my Peep at EventPeeps
. Befriend me at Events Network