In the media…
AIGA Eye on Design: ‘We Surveyed Gender Representation at Design Conferences Again—and Not Much Has Changed’
“Putting aside our own skepticism of this stereotype, we reached out to other conference organizers to see if they had similar difficulty when it came to securing womxn speakers for their lineup.
‘If an organizer notices a trend in women declining an invitation, they need to take a hard look at their offerings,’ says Isaac Watson, a producer at Kickass Conferences and the organizer of Loupe, a small design conference in Amsterdam with 62.5% womxn on its lineup.”
EP 262 of What Works Podcast: Honing Your Craft Using Smart Project Management With Kickass Conferences Founder Isaac Watson
“Isaac is a natural event planner. I know because I’ve attended a number of events that he’s planned and I hired him to plan a conference for me 4 years ago.
But Isaac hasn’t relied on his natural aptitude for creating meaningful and engaging experiences. Instead, he’s designed a process he can rely on to pull off one great event after another. This process and the way he manages his events is clearly a product of the way he’s honed his craft over the years.”
Planning Events in the Age of Coronavirus: Tips from 5 Experts
“If the constantly changing news cycle surrounding the issue is giving you a major case of the event planner sweats, you’re not alone. Looking for actionable tips that would help organizers make informed decisions, we spoke to industry subject matter experts in the event technology, crisis communications, event logistics and event psychology arenas. Here’s what we learned.”