Category Archives: Event planning

BE A PART OF THE SCENE SWARM | PRAIRIE SCENE Ottawa’s Art Galleries | NAC | SAW Gallery & Club SAW | April 26 Gallery Crawl 6 PM – 8 PM | Opening Party 8 PM – 11 PM | After Party 11 PM – 2 AM ‘‘SWARM is a party, a celebration of visual…
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A couple of weeks ago I was invited to the preview of the decor and food for the fast approaching Black and White Opera Soiree at the National Arts Centre. The Black & White night at the NAC has become a political must-be-seen-at-affair of the fundraising season, and it now rivals to the Venetian Ball…
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A provincial-level, non-governmental organization recently asked me to weigh in on using media kits as a method of introducing an organization to the media. I couldn’t attend the session in person, but I thought it was an amazing topic and offered to contribute via the blog. A couple of points to help set up the…
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The True North Media House is an Olympic project worth watching. As you learn in this short clip the group is neither pro or anti Olympic – but acts as resource, collaboration vehicle and social space for “self accredited” reporters. This webisode is one part of a larger storyline a Vancouver documentary film maker is…
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MediaStyle is a TEDx Ottawa in-kind sponsor; on Sunday we will be helping produce the live blog for the conference. Enter your email below to get a reminder to watch on Sunday. We will also have a live video stream. TEDx Ottawa Official Live Blog

Animikii’s marquee product, YikeSite (a neat content management system) was celebrating its’ second anniversary. Creator and owner (and best friend to yours truly) Jeff Ward called wondering what he should do to set his light dinner party apart from other tech events in Victoria where YikeSite is based. He already had a great location lined…
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The photo above is me slinging popcorn. Last night over 200 people came to a free screening of Mama Mia in downtown Ottawa. It’s one more way my community and the Village committee in Canada’s capital is making our presence known – we are outing our businesses and promoting our culture – everyday our little…
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The exciting parts of event planning are the design and decisions phase. Making all the right choices comes down to a balancing act between cost, quality, and quantity.  This is exactly where it becomes clear event planning is not all about appetizer selection and flowers.  It has a lot to do with contracts, legal documents,…
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A few weeks back I wrote about incorporating Twitter into conferences and events as a feature (the Twitter-wall) and as a back-channel. Since then, Iʼve had some interesting conversations with people looking to integrate the micro-blogging service, text messages, and other instant-reporting mediums into events. The three big concerns are: 1) Disenfranchising those not on…
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There is nothing worse for your eco-karma than green-washing.  When companies advertise a so-called “sustainable product” or green event; some claim it’s “zero carbon”; but most just simply label it with the ubiquitous “green” tag.  Here is a tip:  if they just handed you a non-biodigratbable plastic anything then chances are the environment isn’t really…
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