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34 Content Ideas for Your Conference CDs or Flash Drives

Conference CDs and flash drives are very popular giveaways at events because they’re tangible and attendees don’t need internet access to view the content. (Remember, the internet might be everywhere today, but hotels and convention centers have questionable internet connectivity and it usually comes with access fees).

Considering that, sharing your session handouts with an easily navigable presenter and/or session index is a great way to get the content into the hands of attendees. But what else could you be including on your digital media? Click here for list.

5 Catering Trends for Wedding Receptions

From Brides A la Mode:

Wedding receptions are often a sit-down meal with a portioned entrée, starch and vegetable beside it. Or a buffet with a carving station and an array of salads and sides. But ideas in what a wedding reception "should be" are changing. Today's brides and grooms are more involved in the menu planning than ever thanks in large part to information available on the internet and TV networks like the Style Channel and the Food Network.
Here are the 5 top reception food trends I am seeing: continue

The International School of Hospitality Launches Social Media in Business Applications Online Workshop

Practical 10-module online certificate program for using social media in business applications. The course teaches the mechanics and applications with actual instructions discussing how to take advantage of Twitter, Facebook, blogging, LinkedIn, Plaxo, wikis, YouTube, Flickr, Second Life, web utilities and the development of an integrated social media marketing plan.

Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) May 14, 2010 -- The International School of Hospitality (TISOH) today announced a new, 10-module workshop titled “Social Media in Business Applications.” To meet the needs of a more diversified audience, the course is offered online. It was designed for those involved in business marketing and entrepreneurs who are interested in learning how to harness the power of social media for marketing and public relations. The workshop teaches the mechanics and applications, as well as providing actual instructions. Participants will have an opportunity to create or upgrade their own sites. The program is suitable for beginning and intermediate users with tips and tricks for those more advanced. The developer and presenter is Patti Shock CPCE. Professor Shock speaks widely on social media to national associations and conferences.

"Social Media isn't going away," says Patti Shock CPCE, "it will only evolve in ways that are unimaginable. Now is the time to catch up and make you more marketable, instead of left behind." More.

Video of Events

Montage of cool events from P&V Enterprises. Link. Note the production values.

Twitter

Are you twittering? Twitter is a mini-blog, where posts are a maximum of 140 characters. You can post what you are doing, or use it to share info and follow the influencers. You can follow event and meeting planners as they go through their work day.

You can use twitter on your computer or on your cell phone. When you start following someone, you can check to see who they are following and who is following them - to find new people to follow.

It is free. Sign up at: http://www.twitter.com

TISOH instructors are twittering:

http://twitter.com/pattishock
http://twitter.com/clmweddings
http://twitter.com/lvwedconcierge

Industry tweeters:

http://twitter.com/EventSolutions
http://twitter.com/MeCoTweets
http://twitter.com/meetingsnet
http://twitter.com/VegasConcierge
http://twitter.com/GloNelsonCSEP

Alltop

Alltop is a blog aggregator that categorizes blogs and pulls in content through RSS feeds. Here's the link to theEvent Planning category. http://event-planning.alltop.com/ Alltop posts content from 37 blogs, showing the latest 5 posts in each.

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