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Christopher Uschan commented on Jill Lazar,MBA's blog post 'My career portfolio video'

I love it... standing on my chair and dancing!

September 4

Christopher Uschan commented on Rachel Khanna's blog post 'Social Media and its impacts on event marketing'

Social media for events is huge! Let me share a few real life examples: 1. 2008 ASAE Annual Meeting (Secret Session) - By using industry bloggers, twitter, a facebook fan page, ASAE's listserv, the ASAE secret session drew nearly 200 attendees to…

September 3

Christopher Uschan added a blog post

Conference 2.0 – Why It’s Needed

July 24

Christopher Uschan commented on Christopher Uschan's blog post 'Survey on the Use of Social Tecnologies for Conferences'

We topped 215 responses on our survey on using social media for conferences. Results are coming in the next few weeks. Hang in there. We're releasing and this survey and our conference 2.0 (tm) solution right before the ASAE Annual Meeting in Toront…

July 21

Christopher Uschan and Jeremiah Fellows are now friends

July 21

Christopher Uschan commented on Christopher Uschan's blog post 'Survey on the Use of Social Tecnologies for Conferences'

Just a day into the survey and we’re already over 100 responses. Here’s just a nibble of the results to date: The top 3 benefits identified from having a “conference-based” social networking web site would be: 1. To create pre-event interest and…

July 10

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Survey on the Use of Social Tecnologies for Conferences

July 10

Serenity J. Knutson commented on Christopher Uschan's blog post 'Justifying Going to a Conference'

Great post, Chris! I venture to guess many people have a similar collection of appealing conference invitations at hand, and, in today's economic climate, the challenge is to get those materials off the desk and into the hands of those who get to sa…

April 23

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Profile Information

How are you involved in the meeting and events industry?

Industry Supplier

What is your company, assocation or affiliation?

Omnipress

What is your position?

Director of Internet Marketing

How long have you been in the meetings and events industry?

10+ Years

What is your favorite meeting or event destination?

San Diego, Boston, Chicago

What is your funniest event or meeting planning experience

I don't plan meetings... but I have to say, ASAE 2008 in San Diego was great. With Omaha Rocks showcasing guitar hero in the Expo hall it was like a rock concert (except I'd prefer to not hear, "hit me with your best shot" ever again). The social media education and networking was also great.

Activities and Interests:

Hockey, Coaching, Fishing, Dinners, Theme Parties

About Me:

Professionally:
I've been with Omnipress since 1995 (a long time!) I started as a Manager, then pioneered Omnipress into the digital media world. They liked me a lot... so they got me into sales and product development. Over the past 5 years, I have taken over our marketing and love it!

I really enjoy the meetings world and think associations are a great thing. I feel we're all striving to bring intelligent people to share information to make this a better, more informed world.

Personally:
I coach the UW Women’s Club Hockey team and enjoy spending time with my wife and two young daughters. And yes, my oldest has been on skates since age three.

I also dedicate my time to the Arthritis Foundation helping to support the Arthritis Walk event (my youngest daughter was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis at just 15 months).

I am a member of:

Was with HSMAI. A few of us (at Omnipress) are ASAE and MPI members.

Website:

http://www.omnipress.com/chrisuschan

Christopher Uschan's Blog

Conference 2.0 – Why It’s Needed

More than ever, I am totally convinced that the Omnipress Conference 2.0™ solution is ripe for any conference (large or small). I say this not just to promote our new service, but because it really makes sense.

My Conference 2.0™ ah-hah moment happened while attending a one-day seminar on Social Media Strategies that covered everything from blogs to creating a social media strategy to using twitter.

The conference was located… Continue

Posted on July 24, 2009 at 3:34pm —

Survey on the Use of Social Tecnologies for Conferences

As you know, the use of social media like Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and others is rapidly growing among members of many associations, but what are associations thinking about using social media for conferences?

Would it enhance networking, strengthen education and increase engagement at their conferences? How would social technologies bring value to the attendees before, during and after the conference? What tools would your organization need to launch these initiatives?

We are gathering data… Continue

Posted on July 10, 2009 at 11:26am — 2 Comments

Justifying Going to a Conference

You know attendees love your events - just look back at the comments! But this year more than ever before, you're unsure that they’ll be able to convince their employers to bear the expense.

I hate to say it, but you have a reason to be worried. Association executives have been citing downturns in attendance for the past year, and the economy hasn’t picked up enough yet to change the trend.… Continue

Posted on April 22, 2009 at 5:52pm — 1 Comment

In a Tough Economy, Attendance Drops Even at Free Events!

Recently, I attended the Affordable Meetings Mid-America event in Chicago. As you may know, this is a free event to meeting planners and one we have been exhibiting at and providing print, collection and online services to, since 2002. Even being a free event, the fee

… Continue

Posted on April 13, 2009 at 9:00am — 5 Comments

How ASAE is Using Twitter

Earlier today, I "tweeted" about 6 Ways To Utilize Twitter At Your Next Conference then I received this tweet from ASAE on how they will be using Twitter at the upcoming Springtime Expo.

Perfect timing!

They will have four staff members twitter… Continue

Posted on April 9, 2009 at 5:16pm —