Following the success of “Organize your (Christmas) party with Google services” and the direct suggestion of our readers, here’s how you can throw your next (Xmas) party with Facebook. 1. Get a Facebook account here 2. Invite your friends to join It is likely that they (and you) already have an account but just in […]
Wedding work breakdown structure
Wedding day is indeed the most important day of your life. It is crucial that everything is at the right place and everyone knows what to do. The self made bride who does not want to use any wedding planning service should know that planning well is 90% of the job. The rest is luck. […]
The death of the conference oligarchy
Following the recent post on how conferences and events should be more unconferences and unevents, I realize few parts of the above need more information. So here are the links that Wikipedia makes on Unconference, Foo Camp, Open Space, Dynamic Facilitation, Appreciative Inquiry , Speed Geeking, – The Unconference Blog– The Open Space Technology– Introduction […]
Toward a definition of Open Source Events – BarCamp and the Unconference
Previously, I’ve been busy talking about the significance of bringing the open-source methodology to Events. In fact the concept of invite-only conferences, where two or three heads decide what is to be discussed, who discuss it and who is going to attend, belongs more to the 20th Century than to the 2.0 era. As said […]
Toward a definition of Open Source Event Managemenent
What is open-source anyway? Well, have a look here . Now that we’ve defined the movement let’s try to make it more relevant. The OS methodology has been applied over the years in different contexts, software being the most successful. But those more up to date would definitely know about the openCola, beer, etc. I’ve […]