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    How I'm using Kanboard to organize Domain Summit Africa 2027 (and keeping costs low)

    We are currently preparing Domain Summit Africa 2027, which will take place in Diani, Kenya, this coming January. As the event organizer, I have quite a few things to keep track of: speakers, sponsors, ccTLD partners, hotel arrangements, suppliers, marketing, registration, and all the small...
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    a linkedin post shows a wonderful venue in Sofia - National Museum of History in Sofia

    just stumbled upon this video on Linkedin: https://lnkd.in/p/d2NnT5Tf the National Museum of History in Sofia venue looks amazing!! screenshot: is there a chance you have used it for your events? If yes - do they have the LED screen and AV team included in the initial offering and what are...
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    EEF Updates New member tags at EventExpertForum.com - let others know what you do

    Good afternoon, I have added a range of new user groups at EventExpertForum.com. You’ll see them as coloured tags beneath members’ names, giving you a quick idea of what they do in the events industry. Sample: Tags include Event Organizer, Event Platform, Venue, AV Company, Caterer...
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    EEF Updates New: GIF Search & GIPHY Integration

    ☕ Little Saturday morning upgrade 🙂 GIF search is now integrated directly into EventExpertForum. Just hit the new GIF button while writing a post or reply and pick one from GIPHY. screenshot: Because event people definitely communicate in GIFs too 😄 .. well, I do speak GIF, do you? :)
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    used-stage-equipment.com - German used event pro classifieds

    Bookmarking for myself: https://used-stage-equipment.com/ Really interesting. I am doing an event in Germany this August and was looking for modular stage elements - and found these classifieds. simply - wow!! and found this...
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    Open Thread - conference stages - nice ideas

    Let me create a thread where we all can share nice stage setups you have seen when attending one or another event/conference. Let me start with a stage that has really impressed me today in Brussels: wider shot (includes the ceiling setup): the stage has 2 cameras that are ready to film a...
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    News Bending Spoon acquires Eventbrite for $500mil

    The news are wow today! Italian tech group Bending Spoons has agreed to acquire ticketing and event-management platform Eventbrite in an all-cash deal worth roughly $500 million. Under the terms of the agreement, Eventbrite shareholders will receive $4.50 per share in cash, an ~80–82% premium...
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    [life lesson] faulty mic, alowed and ignored by AV team, videographer and me, damaged part of our videos

    ahh.. a life lesson :( .. we had 2 session stages, and 1 of the microphones was a little faulty. .. I was runing around busy and didn't think how important later this will be when the session videos will be uploaded to our YouTube channel :( .. now we are talking about lots and lots of time...
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    Do you send out newsletters and what is your tech for using for this?

    prelude: I'm 4 years into my events (Domain Summit), and I am finally getting ready to start sending weekly newsletters to our former and future attendees. Why not earlier > because this was an annual event > now I am planing to have 2 or 3 annual events accross the globe and it is the time to...
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    Have you ever contracted a similar stage built for an event? Fabric backdrop with 2x TVs

    Curious to hear your experience. Have you ever contracted a similar stage built for an event? I will need 2 of them. Can't use LED wall - in the venue, the electricity is more expensive than the LED wall. It is all about the costs, of course. The specs of this particular stage is: 7.5m Custom...
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    a reminder for myself - don't use speakers in small session theatre setups!!

    .. currently attending DIgital Construction Week convention in Excel London, and joined one of the sessions - there are 4-5 session theatres (maybe more) well planned and placed around the space.. but, the isse is: speakers make it a horrible experience for people sitting nearby these.. ...
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    re: our free Event organizer Events Calendar

    Which ones are the main events globally for the events organizers? Currently I will try following these events making sure these are added to our calendar: The Meetings Show - London, UK The Meetings Show - Singapore IMEX America IMEX Frankfurt International Confex - London, UK IBTM World -...
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    Indoor and outdoor maping providers?

    Which map providers do you use to help your attendees better find your Venue, side-events, booths, session theares etc?
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    How would you plan this 2-floor space for your event?

    this year, I am starting with this document (was sent to me by the Business Design Centre). How would you plan this space for this space if you had 2 session theatres? -- My original plan is to have: Gallery Hall: with 4 (four) 3m wide exhibiting booths (table, 4 chairs, backgrop banner)...
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    What software do you use to plan venue space floorplans?

    What software do you use to plan venue space floorplans? so far, I've done this with PhotoShop that doesn't seem to be the most professional tool for planing floor space. Photoshop has its pluses, for sure - though, you can't go meter-perfect with it. 1 of the floorplans I did last year:
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    Great "Welcome Drinks" Banner wall idea @ Possible

    browsing Possible linkedin feed https://www.linkedin.com/company/possible-event/ and, wow, what a nice Welcome Drinks banner idea!! .. might steal the idea for the Domain Summit :)
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    Thinking about investing into 2 modular stages (my venue doesn't seem to have these).. Your experience?

    What is your experience on setting up stages for speakers? .. not backdrops > just experience with the stage base itself.. last year I was saved by the Hilton London Metropole and Encore teams, that did find the skirting for their modular stage + put up a cover carpet. Thank you, Hilton and...
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    I saw this online.. mistakes by other organizers

    ok, let us create a thread to learn from mistakes of other organizers.. could be especially useful for event organizers who are just starting up. I has checking the hashtag #25ntc on Instagram > a recent event that was attended by .org team (I am trying to get them as exhibitors) "Nonprofit...
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    Reliable realtime captions provider I noticed being used at a recent convention - streamtext.net

    recently I was attanding a data centre expo in London (Excel London), and went to a couple of the presentations on the last day. and, was pleasantly surprised to see high quality realtime captions. usually live captions are rubbish, especially if English is not the mother tongue to the speaker...
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    Podiums?

    What’s been your experience with choosing podiums for your stages? We’re trying to strike the right balance between functionality and speaker comfort—especially for those who prefer to move around or use notes/devices. Have you found any particular styles or setups that work especially well (or...
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