Skift Meetings

25 signs your event SUCKS!

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    Here is a checklist for your event. Print it and comply with it. It will help you in making sure you are not boring to death your attendees or throwing them violently in the 20th Century. Enjoy!

    You did not set up a twitter account for the event

    You haven’t added the event to Upcoming

    You did not asked people to participate on Linkedin

    You did not set up carpooling on the event website

    You did not inform your audience of a flickr tag to use

    You don’t display pics tagged with your eventname on flickr

    You charge unrealistic amounts of money

    Your conference structure is presentation-buffet-presentation-buffet-gala dinner

    You don’t allow interaction and networking before the event

    You did not add your event to eventful

    You do not offer the option to offset the CO2 generated by travelling to the location

    You don’t mix speakers with attendees, but prefer to keep barriers to direct interaction

    You don’t announce your event on Facebook

    You only have a Facebook account for your personal life

    You don’t invite bloggers to the event

    In fact you don’t suggest live blogging

    You did not set up twitter hashtags for the event or did not communicated them to your audience

    You do not have a Google Map with directions to the location

    You do not offer electronic tickets/barcodes but prefer to waste paper

    There are no recycling facilities whatsoever in your location and that does not bother you

    You do not meet your potential attendees at Meetups

    You do not collect discussion, wasting precious content

    You do not source supplies locally

    You are not informed on trends and do not network with fellow event people

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