MINT is a cell phone service that connects participants with each other during the event. It provides the user with a number of features to increase participants' opportunities to get involved, meet people and orientate themselves during large meetings.

MINT has a “matching” feature which links together people with similar professional interests. The user can create contact lists and send messages to those included. The user is also able to view the program for the event, seminars, and book and receive reminders for booked seminars.

Amiando has published an interesting report about the actual usage of social media in the events industry. One of the main findings of the research, based on a survey conducted among almost 1,000 event organizers, is that Facebook is the most used social media channel by event marketers.

The paper also provides useful social media marketing tips for event organizers.

In highly interactive seminars, Luise M. Sommer first stuns her audience with some live memory experiments by spontaneously memorizing names, facts and/or figures presented to her by her audience. After having successfully passed this ‘entrance exam’, Luise M. Sommer then involves the participants in unexpected interactive exercises full of humor and surprise where they get to know the most important tools for enhancing their own memory power.

Marco Tousaint about the Acrobatic act from More Balls Than Most from Maarten Vanneste on Vimeo.

Andrea Driessen, Chief Boredom Buster at No More Boring Meetings, has been serving the speaking industry for over 20 years.

She and her team transform status-quo meetings into engaging, rip-roaring events that boost productivity and motivation. Audiences are fully awake and able to learn all they need to be more effective and productive.

Once again, Content VS Logistics in discussion. (Midcourse Corrections, Jeff Hurt)

“That was the best organized event I’ve ever attended. I’m registering now for next year because it was so well planned and orderly. Their logistic planning is impressive.”

Have you ever heard a conference attendee say that? Of course not!