There’s no doubt that attending conferences can be beneficial for one’s career. In the blog qmjobsblog.com, the writer outlines some of the many advantages of conference attendance, including keeping up to speed with the current trends in one’s sector, networking opportunities and showing your employer that you have a genuine passion for your work. Getting to speak to the leaders in your profession is not something that happens every day and can be highly educational. So how can professionals make the most out of the opportunities presented to them at conferences? Well there are a few basic...

Promotional mobile phone accessories are big businesses, as they seem to physically attached to most people. However mobile phone users are being encouraged to find out if operators are doing enough to keep their calls secret.     Security researchers have released tools that, they say, make it easy to see what security systems operators use to stop eavesdropping. The researchers want to expose those operators that have not updated security systems to prevent others listening in.The tools are based on an attack first demonstrated in late 2009.     “We do want people to go out and study how...

The centre of everyone’s universe, Facebook is set to make a few more changes to its design, even though their tech people have only just finished re-jigging things. These are set to be alterations to their homepage, as well making their search function more important.   However there is no pleasing the general public, as people’s lives were turned upside down, when previous alteration about notifications and the general layout of things came into place. These tweaks have come from screen shots seen on a French technology blog PCinpact.com. However Facebook has not confirmed whether the pages...

Were you one of the lucky 4,700 professional attended this years PSI show in Gay Paris? (I wasn’t.)   A PSI spokesperson said: “The high caliber of visitors was remarked upon by most of the exhibitors. The selective policy of the PSI Paris trade show was first decided on several years ago, and now guarantees that the event is a success.”   There were 187 exhibitors at the show, with more than 370 brands represented. Also announce at the show were the PSI Awards, honoring the most innovative products in the fields of “creation, trend, design, leisure and gastronomy, office and sustainable...

Mustmeet.com is a recently launched online business-to-business networking site, designed with the events industry in mind. They have estimated that there are 22 million business trade exhibitions, events and conferences word wide – so there is plenty of potential out there.   I must admit I think this is a great idea, as not everyone has the time or the confidence to attend exhibitions. The founder Leon Levy says; “Many people don’t like networking and are uncomfortable striking up conversations with strangers. The events industry was crying out for an online tool that simplifies and manages...