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Thursday Buzz: Event Planning for a Million People

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How do you begin to plan an event that 1 million people will attend? Event-planning pro Jarno Stegeman, also known professionally as The Event Tutor, spoke with George Ridgely , the executive director of San Francisco Pride, about how he and his team prepare for the world-renowned San Francisco Pride Parade and Celebration.

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Wednesday Buzz: Facebook Ups Its Events Game

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“You can think about it like a weekend or weekly digest of cool stuff that you can do in your city,” Facebook Events Product Manager Aditya Koolwai explained to TechCrunch. Following the trending topics controversy , Facebook will likely be careful in its selection of events. Are we seeing the democratization of event planning?

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Coronavirus Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

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A Comprehensive List of Tips, Tools, and Examples for Event Organizers During the Coronavirus Outbreak (source: CMX) March 9, 2020 – […] we wanted to compile all the best advice and tools we’re hearing from the CMX community and from other conference organizers about what to do and how to keep your community engaged over the next several months.

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Daily #COVID19 Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

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A Comprehensive List of Tips, Tools, and Examples for Event Organizers During the Coronavirus Outbreak (source: CMX) March 9, 2020 – […] we wanted to compile all the best advice and tools we’re hearing from the CMX community and from other conference organizers about what to do and how to keep your community engaged over the next several months.