I’ve met and talked to a lot of people about my aspirations but wanted to take the time to publicly acknowledge a few people who have gone above and beyond. Every piece of advice you guys have given me, every contact or job opportunity you’ve passed my way or every recommendation you’ve given is HUGELY appreciated!
Priscilla Chan
Events… and everything in between.
Category Archives: Events
Great Company but the Wrong Fit
Back in June, I had the pleasure of meeting Derik and Paul from Network Entertainment. A mutual friend, knowing that I was looking for experience in events, connected us with the hope that there may be an opportunity to work together. At the time, they were looking for somebody to fill an executive assistant role. Although I wanted to stick strictly to events, I thought it would still be a good idea to meet them and learn more about the position. And to be honest, I thought the possibility of working for a film production company was very glamorous sounding.
Disclaimer
After some feedback I got, I just want to make it clear that I am simply recounting my own experiences and thoughts so far. I’m not here to slander or make fun of a company/person. I just want to share with you my journey and all the bumps along the way.
Cheers,
Priscilla
A Clear Path of Growth is Important
In early June, I came across an events company on Twitter and after doing some research, I contacted them for an informational interview. The principal got back to me right away and suggested that I volunteer at one of their events the next week to learn more about the company.
I went to the event full of anticipation. I thought that this would be a great way to get to know the team while doing something fun. The event was well put together and the participants enjoyed themselves. However, the principal, who planned the event, left after 10 minutes and didn’t return. I thought it was a little bit strange that the actual planner of the event only showed up for 10 minutes but what did I know? After all, she did leave a person to coordinate the event on-site.
Event Camp Vancouver 2011
A friend recommended that I check out Event Camp Vancouver 2011 (ECV11) held just this past weekend at the Vancouver Convention Center. I noticed that they were encouraging people to ‘attend’ as remote attendees for the sessions on Saturday and Sunday so I signed up (plus it was free!).
ECV11 used a live stream, courtesy of Sonic Foundry (@SonicFoundry), to connect the speakers, audience and remote attendees. There was also a group of event professionals from Montreal who attended virtually for the entire conference. Collectively, they were known as the Montreal pod. The virtual audience had a twitter host, Liz King from Liz King Events New York (@lizkingevents). Marc Smith of Amuse Events in Vancouver (@amuse_events) was our on-site virtual audience rep (or as he referred to it, social media concierge). Liz’s job was to encourage interaction between all the remote attendees while Marc facilitated the discussions between the live and virtual audiences. The sessions themselves had Glenn Thayer of Thayer Productions (@glennthayer) hosting and moderating.
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