Bonjour from Ted Bowers! An Event Report from Paris and London

What does it take to ensure a flawless conference in two European Capitals within 4 days? Ted Bowers' nerves of steel and expertise!

Obviously, we all offered to carry his briefcase and fetch his coffee to go along on this enviable task: the technical production of a conference series in London and Paris. But Ted did not need hometown support.

Our client Dennis Maggi, Executive Director of the very prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers, has been relying on us to provide flawless technical and event support for their two annual conferences for several years. We have built a relationship of trust and we really are proud of these assignments.

Dennis Maggi: "The College has partnered with Eventworks on our production and events more than twenty years.  It is a collaborative effort and as a small staff organization we consider the team that travels with us to be an extension of our own staff. The College wouldn’t be able to do what it does without the great relationship we have with the Eventworks team."

 Ted Bowers: "These conferences need  live event audio and video support as well as a complete recording of all events for meticulous archiving. We have been working together for many years and we adhere to a strict protocol to ensure 100% secure service. Capturing top quality video and audio and preparing the material is essential to the very structured archiving. Any moment of any conference has to be retrievable from the archives easily. Providing a set technical standard is therefor paramount to this task. Recently, the College has added new technology to make the conference more interactive for the attendees. We provide support for this effort as well, especially to the attendees who have to learn how to use it."

Usually these conferences take place in North America but every few years the members travel to Europe. They chose London and Paris for this year's Fall Conference.

Ted: "We had produced this conference in Europe in the past, 8 years ago. Preparation and sourcing require more attention as formats and norms tend to be different. We sourced two great A/V vendors to support us overseas. In London we worked at Grosvenor House where the in-house A/V team is really outstanding. They were fantastic to work with and provided great service!"

 "In Paris we settled into the Great Ballroom of the newly renovated, historic Grand Hotel. I had selected a Dutch company that has a Paris branch for A/V support assistance. Once we had our teams in place, everything went very well. We only encountered one challenge in both locations: both ballrooms were used for other events just before our conference so we had to set up overnight. Starting at midnight, we had to be ready for an 8am conference start. Thankfully, everything went very well."

There was not much time for sightseeing but Ted managed to squeeze a couple of quick excursions into his schedule.
"I left a couple of days early to adapt to the time change and visit the Gloucestershire Mainline Heritage Railway,  two hours outside of London. In Paris I was walking distance to the Musée des Arts et Métiers, by far my favorite sightseeing attraction on this trip."

Wishing you "une bonne semaine"!