Guest Speakers - What should you consider before booking one?
One of the most important questions to ask before you book a guest speaker for your event is What message do you want the speaker to convey to your audience?
Top 5 Tips for finding the right venue for your event
Finding the right venue for your next event need not be a major headache if you follow our 5 Top Tips ....
It will never happen to me! Event Insurance - do I really need it?
How many people in our industry consider Event Insurance? Specialist insurer Hiscox stated that there was a predictable rise in claims for event insurance earlier this year. Despite this, most events were not insured for bad weather at all. Read on for our Top 10 insurance tips ...
The Disability Discrimination Act - Profiting from compliance
As an Event organiser, you know it is the right thing to do, you know you have to do it and you know it makes commercial sense..
10 Commercial reasons to address DDA (Disability Discrimination Act)
7 Top Tips for finding an accessible venue
10 Essential Budget Planning Tips for your Event
Preparing a definitive budget for an event is a challenging task with so many factors to consider, however with the help of our 10 Essential Budget Planning Tips, we hope that the next budget you prepare will be easier to create and pleases the purse holders!
7 Top Tips for a successful Site Inspection visit
Site inspections, or showrounds, serve only one purpose - to ascertain whether a venue is the most suitable venue for your particular event. Below we identify our 7 Top Tips for a successful Site inspection visit:
A Touch Of Sparkle... for Christmas 2009 at Ufton Park
A Touch of Sparkle for Christmas 2009, Celebrate this year at Ufton Park, Reading.Set in a beautifully restored Tithe barn in the grounds of a magnificent Elizabethan Manor House.
6 Top Tips for Hosting a Successful Corporate Golf Day
How to use the "Credit Crunch" to your advantage
How can Red Dragon Events help you benefit from the Credit Crunch? More than ever venues need to retain as much exisiting business as possible whilst continuing to attract new business. There are a number of ways in which this can be used to your advantage:
The Spying Game - How Safe is your conference?
"Eureka" moment at 10.04pm
10.04pm "Eureka" moment may spell the end of the early nights! - 4.33pm is the least creative time of the day; - The shower is found to be the most inspiring space; - Women are better at retaining their creative ideas
Conference Food and its effect on your delegates
Conference food - how does the food you serve effect your delegates?
Referral Incentive Scheme
New - Referral Incentive Scheme! Earn a minimum of £50 Bonus Bond vouchers for every successful referral you provide us over a certain booking value! Plus another £50 worth of bonus bond vouchers to the person you referred us to!
Crash Course in organising a Christmas Party 2008
Christmas parties are often the highlight of the year for many companies. Below we have listed some helpful tips to make sure you have a great time!
Early-Eager or PM Professional
A new report shows tapping into a delegate's natural human rhythms can aid productivity, concentration and retention. The Meeting Minds report by Dr Lawrence Smith, senior lecturer at the Institue of Psychological Sciences, University of Leeds, applies psychological theory regarding human rhythms, sleep and work scheduling to the meetings industry.
Rules of Engagement
Rules of Engagement - incorporating new technology
Crash Course in Audio Visual
Using the latest technology can be an important tool in getting the message across at your next event. We have identified below some key points to consider when creating the maximum effect from your AV.
Top Tips for Welcoming Guests to your event
Read our Top Tips for Welcoming Guests to your event!
Top Tips for Hosting a Memorable Corporate Golf Day
Golf is considered one of the most important tools in Corporate Entertaining.
10 Top Tips for Holding Greener Meetings
1. Save Paper. Using new media and electronic technology can cut down your paper use.
1. Save Paper. Using new media and electronic technology can cut down your paper use. If your meeting is a large event, create a website for it offering electronic registration and confirmation; and advertise using the web and/or email. If the meeting is internal try using a laptop or projector to conduct the meeting instead of printing out loads of copies of agendas.
2. Reuse. If you do feel it necessary to print off agendas try printing double sided sheets to cut down on waste. At the end of the meeting collect the agendas that people don't need or aren't used and use them for scrap paper or for the fax machine, which only needs one clear side. Use recycled paper wherever possible.
3. Make the most of natural daylight. Use a meeting room with as much natural light as possible. Delegate's concentration is improved and scarce resources are saved by not using unnecessary electricity. Always ensure lights and air-conditioning are turned off at the end of the meeting when the room is no longer in use.
4. Cut food waste. Plan the provision of food carefully by keeping close tabs on attendance numbers and not over-providing.
5. Go to the top. Gain management support by selling your approach to management and emphasising the range of environmental benefits, enhanced public image, and potential cost savings that result from holding green meetings. With management onboard you will find it easier to achieve objectives.
6. Get your priorities straight. Identify environmental issues that are especially significant to your organization, community, or region. Then select environmental priorities reflecting those particular issues. By using clearly defined environmental priorities you'll be better able to achieve these objectives and evaluate their effectiveness.
7. Inform and Motivate. Make sure all staff are aware of the new policies with regards to green meetings and the potential benefits. This way they'll be able to adopt the same approach.
8. Stay Close. Reduce distances travelled by delegates. Choose a venue that is close to as many of the attendees as possible. Where possible suggest public transport options or a shuttle service. If driving is necessary try to arrange car shares to reduce emissions.
9. Green venues. Research venues' environmental policies and try to choose venues and accommodation which are considerate to the environment e.g. a hotel that offers a linen reuse service.
10. Put it on the Agenda! By adding the environment to your meeting agendas we hope it'll serve as a reminder to move forward towards more responsible environmental practices ach time you meet.
Source: www.meetpie.com
