Andrew Harmel-Law- Open Space Events & Maria Keenan - Free Tickets(Yes really!)
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Welcome to our April Eventprofs London meetup!
If you are involved in events and want to learn new ideas or are new to organising events then do come along to gain new insights and ideas for your own events, make new connections and meet other event professionals.
We are delighted to confirm Andrew Harmel-Law, Principal Consultant at leading consultancy ThoughtWorks will sharing his experiences of running Open Space events and the benefits compared to "eyes front" conferences.
Our 2nd speaker is Maria Keenan, Marketing Manager at event ticketing provider Tito will be explaining to us all about "Why You Should Give Tickets Away for Free (No, Really)".
There will be some drinks and nibbles provided plus we will go to a local pub afterwards to continue the conversations.
Register as soon as possible to avoid disappointment, as numbers are limited. We look forward to seeing you all on April 25th!
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Agenda:
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6:00 pm - Doors open with drinks, nibbles and networking
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6:30pm - Andrew Harmel-Law - Open Spaces Vs Eyes Front events
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7:00pm Drinks, nibbles and networking
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7:20pm - Maria Keenan - "Why You Should Give Tickets Away for Free (No, Really)"
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7.50pm - Informal Q & A Panel Discussion with the speakers
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8:10pm Wrap up followed by drinks and networking at nearby bar!
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Andrew Harmel-Law - Open Spaces Vs Eyes Front Events:
To many delegates, the most valuable part of conferences are the "hallway conversations". Wouldn't it be great if you could put on events which were solely made up of just that? How awesome would it be if everyone was a speaker? Open Spaces a great way to achieve just that.
Andrew Harmel-Law has both participated in, and put on many Open Spaces conferences in both the UK and in the US over the last 15 years; and to say they've changed his life wouldn't be an exaggeration. In this session Andrew will explain what an Open Spaces conference is (and what it's not), argue strongly the case that dropping the speakers, the slides and the auditorium seating is a massive win, and explain how to put on an event that is a great success.
About Andrew:
Andrew Harmel-Law is a Tech Principal Consultant with ThoughtWorks. He has a particular interest in setting teams up for success; loves sharing, teaching and mentoring; encouraging diversity in tech; and organising conferences of all shapes and sizes.
Andrew started out as a speaker at traditional "eyes front" conferences - at large developer conferences such as Devoxx UK, Scala Xchange, JavaZone and Microsoft's Future:Decoded. Subsequent to this he appeared on some panels, before being asked to convene the Devoxx UK Culture and Methodology and Programming Languages Tracks. Parallel to this, he has been a strong advocate for Unconference / Open Spaces style events - most notably bringing the Java Posse Roundup to the UK two years in a row. @al94781 (https://twitter.com/al94781)
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Maria Keenan - "Why You Should Give Tickets Away for Free (No, Really)"
Maria has a depth of experience in speaking to customers first hand on strategies when it comes to involving the community and underrepresented groups at their events/promoting diversity.
All of them have either set up formal scholarship programs, have set aside diversity donation tickets, use student tickets or use buy-one-get-one-free promos to fill their audiences and attract (hopefully) returning attendees.
She will discuss that as an ethical marketing strategy with a few practical examples
About Maria:
Maria Keenan is the Marketing Manager at Tito, a global provider of event and conference ticketing software. She's responsible for online communications at Tito, specifically their blog and other content marketing efforts. She aims to enable conference and event organisers to optimise their marketing and sales strategies through genuinely informative resources and research-backed industry insights. Follow twitter.com/useTito
See you there!