The Education and Business Summit is the only targeted event for all Career and Technical Education teachers in South Carolina. Career and Technical Education teachers receive a majority of their teaching renewal credits at this crucial event. “We are virtual again this year – luckily with a lot more time to plan but we will…
As the cornerstone of Social Justice Week at Jesuit High School in Portland, OR, the Jesuit Day of Community & Action was a day for students and faculty/staff to engage in a “mini-conference” with a keynote address and workshops on a variety of issues related to social justice. Taking place on March 17, 2021, students,…
About STEMxYouth Summit The STEMxYouth Summit, a student-planned and student-run all day conference, sponsored by the Student Technology Leadership Team at Marymount School of New York. The summit brings thought leaders, trailblazers, pathfinders, influencers, growth hackers, students and educators together to discuss the next generation of STEMx. The STEMxYouth Summit started seven years ago as…
Event management is a complex endeavor. Whether it’s industry conferences, fan conventions, or internal company events, those responsible have to plan everything – at times months in advance. One could have a notable line-up of breakout sessions, sponsors, and speakers and a registration page live on the website, but all of that sometimes may not…
Gone are the days when virtual events were regarded as futuristic thoughts. Today they have emerged as powerful tools to ensure engagement-driven, value-added experiences in the digital landscape. While virtual events have been around since 1993, the pandemic situation of 2020 has clearly shown that they are the way forward for festivals, conferences or any…
What is Event Management Software? Event management software contains a wide range of software products that are used to manage professional and academic conferences, conventions, trade shows, music festivals and can even be used for smaller events. Using event management software can help organize and simplify the planning and execution of these events by eliminating…
Challenge The 2020 California Student Mental Wellness Conference was especially crucial this year given the state of learning environments in a time of social distancing and the on-going fight for social justice. Not only were they expecting to keep providing important conversations and solutions for student mental health professionals by bringing together educators, school administrators…
School districts across the US are still unsure what classrooms will look like this fall and plans are changing weekly. This past spring, teachers transitioned to virtual learning and many of us have heard and often experienced first hand the struggles of having kids home from school all day every day. This struggle is also…
4 pieces of advice from an event organizer who shifted his large physical conference to an entirely online experience. You will not only learn what really worked for his virtual event but also how to prevent the mistakes his organization made with their first virtual event.