2011 EventCamp National Conference Registration is Officially Open

by Michael M. McCurry, CMP Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Have you marked your calendar yet?  On February 12 a savvy group of event professionals will be gathering in Chicago, at the Catalyst Ranch for 1 1/2 days of networking, collaboration, education and good times.  If you have an interest in technology, social media and innovative thinking, applied to the events business, then we hope [...]

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2011 EventCamp Chicago National Conference Announcements

by Michael M. McCurry, CMP Saturday, December 4, 2010

Many of you have been wondering when more detailed information will be released regarding this year’s event. Christina, Jessica, Jeff, Mike (McAllen) and I have been hard at work assembling all the initial pieces of this conference and now it’s time to share some updates with you.

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5 Core Values Defining EventCamp: Why is Our Community so Special?

by Michael M. McCurry, CMP Saturday, October 2, 2010

EventCamp is an evolving community of like-minded individuals with a passion for the events business. Our common ground is we share an interest in technology, alternative event design, and improving adult education.

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EventCamp Ruminations: A Historical Look Forward

by jeffhurt Friday, September 24, 2010

It’s time to look forward to the future while embracing our past.
EventCamp Birth
Nearly one year ago, Christina Coster had an idea. While attending several New York City social media camps she thought about the Eventprofs Community. She wondered if people would attend a similar unconference-style bar camp for event professionals on integrating social media into [...]

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2011 EventCamp National Conference Chicago Venue & Hotel Selected

by Michael M. McCurry, CMP Thursday, August 12, 2010

In July we announced Chicago as the host city for the 2011 EventCamp National Conference (ECNC).  At that time a decision regarding choice of venue/hotel was pending.  The great news is the selection process is now complete.
Catalyst Ranch is ECNC 2011 Conference Venue
EventCamp Headquarters is pleased to announce that Catalyst Ranch, located in the West [...]

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Update Regarding EventCamp 2011 And Other Cool Stuff

by Michael M. McCurry, CMP Saturday, July 3, 2010

I hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful 4th of July holiday weekend.  I am actually using this time to get caught up on all my volunteer activities.  One of those is the next National version of EventCamp, which is slated for Chicago in February, 2011.
At this time, our conference committee is very close to making [...]

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Chicago Being Considered as Site for EventCamp 2011 Annual Conference

by Michael M. McCurry, CMP Sunday, April 25, 2010

We have some really exciting news for the Event Professionals community.  The EventCamp team, consisting of Christina Coster, Jessica Levin, Jeff Hurt, Mike McAllen, and I (Mike McCurry) held several planning meetings over the last few weeks.  During those conversations our focus was to make some strategic decisions regarding the future of EventCamp.  As a [...]

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