--Online registration and session management connect and engage attendees--

OCTOBER 21, 2009 – BALTIMORE - Designing Events, LLC (designingevents.com), a global consulting and outsourcing company for high-performance meetings and conferences, announced today the release of a major update to its acclaimed Designing Events Online suite of web-based marketing and management tools. The suite is specifically designed to support meetings and conferences for associations, corporations and pharmaceutical firms.

This update features enhanced versions of online registration and collaboration, session development and content management, conference websites and social media—all working together to make planning and executing events more efficient and engaging.

Personalized 24/7
Designing Events Online enables organizations to deliver important meeting and conference information via the Internet through conference websites created by Designing Events and social media.

Using social media marketing with the fast-growing forms of social networking—blogs, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook—Designing Events’ clients are able to reach a large mass of viewers with a click of a button and with a personalized message and content.

"Although conference and meeting planners may have worried in the past that online systems lacked a personal touch, it is no longer true with Designing Events Online,: said Michelle Issing, president of Designing Events. "Our latest online systems provide the ability for individuals to connect anytime, anywhere to find answers, sign-up for or download information. We have proven that this will lead to greater attendance and satisfaction with our clients’ events."

Efficiency Gained
Issing explained that the suite of online tools can ease budget pressures by providing greater returns using fewer resources.

Designing Events’ technology supplies accurate, up-to-the-minute, detailed information regarding virtually every aspect of a meeting or conference. This includes marketing programs, registrations, attendance, and budgets.

Using this feedback and information, Designing Events with the client, can make needed adjustments to create the greatest impact for every dollar spent.

"Designing Events Online is just another example of our commitment to utilizing the latest in technology to support the message and goals of our clients' meetings and conferences," Issing said.

About Designing Events
Designing Events, LLC is a premier global provider of high-performance planning, management and marketing services for pharmaceutical, corporate and association meetings and conferences. Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, the company has a proven track record of delivering high-quality results utilizing a comprehensive range of services and resources that are custom-tailored to fit each client's unique needs. For more information, visit designingevents.com.