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Blog Post: Selling by giving

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:21:03 +0000

By David Gurteen

Yes I do it. I started doing it about ten years ago. And yes I too have something to sell at times. Ten years ago almost no one was doing it and I had many a debate with people who thought I was crazy.

Today many more are doing it and as Hugh MacLeod says in his post on Selling by giving in another five years it will probably be considered normal.

Quotation: On paying a price for everything we get or take in this world by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:02:10 +0000

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For we pay a price for everything we get or take in this world, and, although ambitions are well worth having, they are not to be cheaply won.

Blog Post: Tagging and face-to-face events

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:37:30 +0000

By David Gurteen

I am still surprised how few conference organisers have really caught on to social media and have learnt how to use it effectively. So much can be done with social media to help market an event but one of the simplest things is to agree and communicate a conference tag as early as possible.

At KM India recently tweeters had to guess the tag which resulted in two tags being used #KMIndia and #KMSummit which resulted in a lot of confusion.

This great post on Tagging and face-to-face events by John David Smith makes the case for conference tags and gives some solid tips.

Event: Knowledge Globalization Conference2010, 08 - 10 May 2010, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:39:54 +0000

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Date: 08 - 10 May 2010
Organizer: Knowledge Globalization Institute
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Theme: Empowerment through knowledge transfer, helping countries to attain financial, economic and social goals

Keynote Speaker: Nobel Laureate Dr. Mohammad Yunus

"Creating a world without poverty"- Social Business bridging the gap.

Tracks: Social Business, Environmental Responsibility, Global Business, Information Technology and Innovation, Natural disaster, Online Education and Instructional Technology, Energy and Water Resource Management, NGO’s Role in Rural Development, Finance and Accouting Issues, Economic Issues, and Ethical and Social Issues.

Blog Post: Burn all podiums!

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:48:22 +0000

By David Gurteen

Why oh why do we still use podiums at conferences? I was at a conference recently and there was no lapel mike available and no hand mike - just a fixed mike on the podium which meant I had to stand behind the damn thing, not walk around and not move my head too much. How can you relax and interact with your audience tied to the spot like that!

And then in South Africa, at a recent conference - again only a fixed mike on the podium but the podium was a large wooden one, at least four feet high maybe higher. Two of the African women who spoke were not much taller than the podium!

Take a look at the photo - yes there really is a speaker behind that podium! Crazy!

Burn all podiums! That's what I say :-)

Link: Knowledge Globalization Annual Conference

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:07:53 +0000

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Knowledge Globalization Annual Conference run by the Knowledge Globalization Instiutute

Link: Knowledge Globalization Instiutute

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:03:26 +0000

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Ther mission of the Knowledge Globalization Instiutute is to make educational and economic opportunities available to all by using internet media to share global knowledge, conduct educational initiatives, and enhance learning activities worldwide. They believe that these activities will result in the reduction of the "knowledge gap" between developed and developing nations.

Event: Making KM Productive, 30 Mar 2010, Hong Kong, China

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:18:32 +0000

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Date: 30 Mar 2010
Organizer: HKKMS
Location: Hong Kong, China

HKKMS 2010 Conference