I attended Event Camp East Coast Nov. 12 & 13 in Philadelphia, an unconference for events professionals born from the Twitter community #eventprofs. ECEC was the third Event Camp. Like the previous two, it offered a wonderful opportunity to connect with online #eventprofs friends and the content focused on innovation for events. But at ECEC,  the innovation focus wasn't on technology. It was on the conference format itself. Here are some things I learned.

Event Camp East Coast took place Nov. 12 & 13 in Philadelphia and I was extremely fortunate to have attended it. Here are a few pictures I took at this excellent event.

Future of #eventprofs Chat Recap 

I've been looking for a way to combine my passion for improv with my love of events for sometime. But as is usual with me, I have a hard time owning and acting on things I really feel passionate about. That's my fear of failure kicking in.

1 - 7 significant trends impacting face to face meetings

Imagine the giddiness of walking into a room full of "strangers" with whom you already share an online bond. Then, imagine distilling into two days, the most brilliant, passionate and helpful conversations you've had over the last 6 months concerning topics that most of your "real life" friends have little or no interest in?

There are few things you can do that will help you more on social media than commenting regularly on blogs. It costs nothing but your time and thought and offers a wealth of benefits.

(Photo by antigone78)