Whatchu say?

I recently attended one of the industry’s largest events. Every city, state, country, venue, and service provider in the hospitality and tourism industry was present. It’s one of the highlights of my year. I can get a lot of practical business done, accomplish mini “site visits” without actually leaving the show floor, attend amazing education,Continue reading “Whatchu say?”

Out Standing in a Field

Events outside in a field or a large open outdoor space come with very different challenges than those executed inside the comforts of a convention center. I feel like I’m stating the obvious here, but I recently helped coordinate a concert in a farm field, a mowed-down tulip field to be exact, and I learnedContinue reading “Out Standing in a Field”

The Multifaceted Nature of Events

I was recently in Amsterdam. If you are not familiar with the city, it is designed around a canal system. The canals wind through and around the city in every direction. Looking at the many fingers of the canals got me thinking of the many facets there are to events. I feel there are veryContinue reading “The Multifaceted Nature of Events”

Beware of the Copyright

I occasionally volunteer as a producer for weekend services at my church. Its a pretty large church with an auditorium that seats over 1700 to give you some perspective. The location where I serve is the broadcast campus. The services are live here and they are streamed in real-time to several other locations plus online.Continue reading “Beware of the Copyright”

Is Hybrid The Only Option?

Who wrote the post-COVID rule that said if your event wasn’t fully in-person or fully online, it had to be hybrid? Are these the only options? Of course not. It’s the common, everybody’s-doing-it option. My mother would say, “If everybody decided to jump off a bridge, would you do it too?” No way. I’m tooContinue reading “Is Hybrid The Only Option?”