This presentation focuses on using information technology in the catering and event planning professions.

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Get Your Geek On…Using Technology to Stay in the Game

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• Who am I?
• Why this presentation?
Momma!

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1. Learn one basic general concept about online collaboration
2. Get familiar with one simple application that could transform your productivity
3. Get a quick glimpse of the huge variety of resources available for visual event planning
4. Not lull you into a coma….

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“If you can’t explain it to a six year old, you don’t
understand it yourself.” ~ Albert Einstein

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Prerequisites
PC’s and Laptops
Tablets and Smart Phones (“slabs of glass”)
“ecosystem”
Operating Systems

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Prerequisites
PC’s and Laptops
Tablets and Smart Phones (“slabs of glass”)
“ecosystem”
Operating Systems

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The simple spreadsheet as a cloud-enabled collaboration tool…
1. Learn one basic general concept about online collaboration
2. Get familiar with one simple application that could transform your productivity
3. Get a quick glimpse of the huge variety of resources available for visual event planning

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In the typical scenario, you create a spreadsheet then email it to your client…
So what is the problem?

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In the typical scenario, you create a spreadsheet then email it to your client…
So what is the problem?
Endless, multiple versions/copies scattered throughout the universe…

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Solution: Create the spreadsheet and email a “shared” link…

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Now everyone can edit spreadsheet, on multiple devices…simultaneously!

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“Spreadsheets are the gateway drug to databases.” ~ Me

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“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” ~ Leonardo da Vinci

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1. Learn one basic general concept about online collaboration
2. Get familiar with one simple application that could transform your productivity
3. Get a quick glimpse of the huge variety of resources available for visual event planning

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W. Edwards Demming Taiichi Ohno

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W. Edwards Demming
Deming's message to Japan's chief
executives was that improving quality
would reduce expenses while
increasing productivity and market share.
Taiichi Ohno
He is considered to be the father of
the Toyota Production System, which
became Lean Manufacturing in the U.S

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Kanban (かんばん(看板)?) (literally signboard or billboard in Japanese)
is a scheduling system for lean and just-in-time (JIT) production.
A kanban board is one of the tools which can be used to
implement the kanban method for a project.

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Simplified Whiteboard

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1. Boards
2. Lists
3. Cards
Board
Cards
Lists
Flow

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http://blog.trello.com/say-yes-to-less-stress-using-trello-to-plan-a-wedding/

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http://blog.trello.com/say-yes-to-less-stress-using-trello-to-plan-a-wedding/

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http://blog.trello.com/say-yes-to-less-stress-using-trello-to-plan-a-wedding/

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http://blog.trello.com/say-yes-to-less-stress-using-trello-to-plan-a-wedding/

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“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” ~ Leonardo da Vinci

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1. Learn one basic general concept about online collaboration
2. Get familiar with one simple application that could transform your productivity
3. Get a quick glimpse of the huge variety of resources available for visual event planning
OR

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http://www.allseated.com/

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https://www.3deventdesigner.com/

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https://www.socialtables.com/

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http://www.exhibitcore.com/

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PartyCAD Sketchup
smartdraw Vectorworks

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“Learning is doing.” ~ Me
1. Learn one basic general concept about online collaboration
2. Get familiar with one simple application that could transform your productivity
3. Get a quick glimpse of the huge variety of resources available for visual event planning

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Thank You
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