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You love cooking Phad Thai, but are afraid your guests are allergic to nuts? You bought your friend a gift but he already has it? You organized an event but your boss is not happy with the attendance rate? You could totally avoid it. But how?

I started my internship at NetworkTables in September of last year with a very welcoming postcard lying on the desk that soon became my home away from home. I was excited, and a bit frightened, to be starting as an intern in small but ambitious company. My colleagues added to both those feelings, in one way they were loving and supportive, but at times they could also be frighteningly active and energetic. Having worked in a dull supermarket for the majority of my teenage years, where lazy sixteen-year-olds basically come to pick their nose while unpacking a shipment of toilet paper or two, I certainly was not used to this dynamic enthusiasm I saw.

During The Meetings Show, Querine hosted a 20 minute campfire session on How to increase Sponsorship Sales at Events? Event organizers from a wide variety of backgrounds were in attendance, and all had their own opinion on sponsorship sales. During this session we shared experiences, tips and challenges around several key questions

As the event brought in chatbot aficionados from all around the world, we decided to interview three of the brightest minds on the potential for chatbots at events.

At The Meeting Show: Networking: how to bring the right people together at events Querine hosted a 20 minute campfire session. You know how hard it is to find the right people at an event, once you find them, they might be busy. You think you will come back, but actually never did. The day after you feel like you spoke with a lot of people but not the relevant ones. This session we will share tips & tricks to help your delegates/attendees and sponsors meeting the right people.

NetworkTables founder Matthijs Otto and co-owner Querine Lap proudly received ‘The Future of Meetings Award’ again during The Meetings Show in London yesterday. The winner was determined by an international audience of event organizers that voted for the most innovative event tool.

Award dinners & Gala’s used to be very traditional and people don’t like that anymore. They are ‘gala tired’. So enough reason for change! Will sum up some of the trends that people see in Galas & Awards.

WBECS (World Business And Executive Coaching Summit), the largest ONLINE business and executive coaching event, took place from 31st of May until the 20th of June. We interviewed Chris Alexander, organizer of WBECS about organizing this 7th edition of the online conference.

This year we launched F&A Next together with several partners. F&A Next is the first European platform for startups and investors active in the Food and Agri. The startup community of StartLife is constantly on the lookout for new funding opportunities, and the F&A platform. “By initiating F&A Next, we offer startups from all over the world and our own community a place where they can meet a relevant network and possible investors for their future investment rounds”, says Jan Meiling, managing director StartLife.