Should you offer live streaming of your conference for free or for a fee? Many associations and conference planners face this question and there are no easy answers. If you read this blog regularly, you know I have an opinion that has sparked great ...
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Tag Archive: WEC
The Rise Of The Gift Economy And Freeconomics
This week I blogged about the actions of Meetings Professional International (MPI) and their decision to charge $299 for a Virtual Access Pass (VAP) to attend their upcoming conference in Salt Lake, UT. See my initial post and the subsequent post about free online content. The sticky wicket is the word “free” ...
The Ivory Tower Responds As A Horizontal Uprising Occurs
Have you seen the movie Underworld: The Rise Of The Lycans? I know, it’s one of those cheesy B-grade monster movies about vampires and werewolves. But hey, vampires are trendy right now. The movie traces the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires known as Death Dealers and their onetime slaves, ...
Should You Make Your Valuable Online Content Totally Free?
Many in the meetings and events industry and association world know of my thoughts and concerns about MPI's recent decision to charge for virtual attendance to their upcoming World Education Congress 2009, a departure from their free virtual attendance at “MeetDifferent 2009” conference in January. I've turned from MPI member evangelist to MPI member critic ...
Am I The Only One Scratching My Head Going Huh?
Tuesday, I received an email from Meeting Professionals International (MPI), an association of 24,000 meeting and event professionals regarding their upcoming conference WEC (World Education Congress) July 11-14, 2009. The email surprised me as they were offering me a special discount for virtual attendance of $299 for ...
