November 2005

Campus Events Professional - November 2005 - Full Issue
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What Corporate and Academic Event Management Have in Common
By Nancy Hobbs, University of Michigan
While it’s true that the profit-driven corporate environment is different from the academic community, there are more similarities than you may think between events for for-profit entities and not-for-profit entities. Here's what we can learn from our corporate counterparts.

Don’t Bring a Knife to a Gun Fight: It’s Time to Go Digital
By Jim Brumbach, Imagine Enterprises International
Don't be embarrassed if you don’t know how to use new event software. Just jump in--and remember that the people who ask the most questions are usually the people who learn the most.

Useful Event Software
Check out these five applications. Your vendors and clients will thank you for it.

Highlights of Event Solutions: A Newcomer’s Perspective
By Tiffany Herrold, The Event Depot
The most impressive event at the recent Event Solutions conference was a massive affair that featured ten different individually themed areas. Maybe one of them can inspire your next event.

Events or Special Events? We’ve All Got the Same Goals
By Dave Treber, Frostburg State University
An unspoken divide seems to be forming in our collegiate conferences and events ranks between those who are in “events” and those who are in “special events.” But don't we all have the same goals?

Rising to the Challenge
By Dan Nelson CSEP, CMP
It is no secret that one of the largest displacements of Americans in history came behind the double punch of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Here's how colleges and universities across the country have stepped up to help, in both large and small ways, faculty and students whose lives have been disrupted.

How to Get the Most from a Focus Group
If you want to improve the quality of your events, consider using a focus group. Follow these three tips to ensure its success.

Focus Group Basics
Be sure to choose the right type of focus group for your needs. Here's how.