OPENERS
Conference organizers always look for
ways to get attendees communicating before the day of the conference.
Pathable, a community for social
networking, offers just that service.
Attendees can log in to Pathable and
create a profile that includes all their
necessary information, as well as links
to all the social networking avenues in
which they take part. Then, Pathable
can notify attendees which of their
Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook friends
will also be at the conference. The
online community offers surveys,
polls, calendars, discussion groups and
recommendations for whom to connect with at the conference. The event
organizer can use Pathable to register
attendees, attract sponsors, produce
name badges and receive attendee
reports. Pathable, www.pathable.com
It’s no secret that there are easier
ways to schedule small business meetings (or social gatherings) than just
sending out an e-mail with everyone
“replying all” until a date and time are
set. Free services such as Doodle and
Meeting Wizard make scheduling
small events a piece of cake. Doodle
lets invitees pick from a variety of dates
so the meeting organizer can easily see
who is available when. Meeting Wizard
sends out invitations to your meeting,
summarizes responses of attendees,
sends confirmations and sends reminders—it even sends reminders to those
who declined the meeting, and gives
them the option to change their mind if
their schedule cleared up. Doodle,
www.doodle.com; Meeting Wizard,
www.meetingwizard.com
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