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Event gamification

The main attribute behind gamification is that games can teach us about how to make our normal life more engaging. Events are a perfect area to introduce gamification because they put an unknown group together for a short period of time to learn...

Jess Sepel is coming!

The Forum company is hosting 2 events for Jess Sepel in conversation about her latest book, The Healthy Life. Taking place in Johannesburg and the new venue in Capetown. The forum company chefs have gone all out with this healthy menu, inspired by...

Whats on in Cape Town

Woodstock Live has a music concert this Sunday 20 March (the next day is a public holiday). The line up includes the soulful blues crooner Manny Walters, new afro-indie kids on the block Ben Dey & the Concrete Lions, Congolese afro-folk-pop...

Event management software

If you are lucky enough to be able to afford professional events management software to track tasks, develop programmes, handle registration and marketing etc then there are a variety of options available to you – but we suggest doing detailed...

Easter egg rally for all children

All children are invited to an Easter egg rally hunt at La Petite Ferme. This takes place on Easter Sunday, 27 March 2016, exploring the gardens and quaint cellar with an array of delicious Easter eggs. A giant Easter egg will mark the centre point...

Creating an onsite speakers’ room

The Speakers’ Room is one of the most important areas at any multi-speaker event. The Speakers’ Room, which can also be known as the Green Room, a term which is rooted in theatre terminology, as the waiting rooms of performers prior to, during and...