25 signs your event SUCKS ! Julius Solaris www.eventmanagerblog.com Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/thehappyrobot/

1. You did not set up a twitter account for the event http://twitter.com Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/mfilej/

2. You haven’t added the event to Upcoming http://upcoming.yahoo.com Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/zappowbang/

3. You did not asked people to participate on Linkedin http://www.linkedin.com/answers

4. You did not set up carpooling on the event website http://mashable.com/2008/09/30/carpooling/ Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/bryak/

5. You did not inform your audience of a flickr tag to use http://www.flickr.com Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomwatson/

6. You don’t display pics tagged with your eventname on flickr http://www.flickr.com/badge.gne Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/hi-phi/

7. You charge unrealistic amounts of money http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/2008/10/free-events.html Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/suzanneandsimon/

8. Your conference structure is presentation-buffet-presentation-buffet-gala dinner http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/2008/05/disruption.html Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/alicenwondrlnd/

9. You don’t allow interaction and networking before the event Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/eekim/

10. You did not add your event to eventful http://eventful.com/

11. You do not offer the option to offset the CO2 generated by travelling to the location Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/freefoto/

12. You don’t mix speakers with attendees, but prefer to keep barriers to direct interaction Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/libraryman/

13. You don’t announce your event on Facebook http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/2008/10/successful-events-promotion.html Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/pshab/

14. You only have a Facebook account for your personal life http://www.facebook.com Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/pipot83/

15. You don’t invite bloggers to the event Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/notionscapital/

16. In fact you don’t suggest live blogging http://www.blogher.com/node/8166 Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/tillwe/

17. You did not set up twitter hashtags for the event or did not communicate them to your audience http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/2008/09/twittercamp.html Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/gretchensfrage/

18. You do not have a Google Map with directions to the location http://maps.google.com/ Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/laihiu/

19. You do not offer electronic tickets/barcodes but prefer to waste paper Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/thorinside/

20. There are no recycling facilities whatsoever in your location and that does not bother you Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/nihonbunka/

21. You do not meet your potential attendees at Meetups http://www.meetup.com/

22. You do not collect discussion, wasting precious content http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/2008/10/guest-post.html Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/jilbean3/

23. You do not source supplies locally http://www.eventmanagerblog.com/2008/02/my-local-bakery-rocks.html Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/jswaby/

24. You are not informed on trends and do not network with fellow event people www.spicynetworking.com Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/selva/

25. You did not subscribe to www.eventmanagerblog.com

Ciao! Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiki-follettosa/