TBEX Europe in Copenhagen

Me welcoming attendees to TBEX Europe in Copenhagen, Denmark. // photo by Johnny JetI'm just back to the States from Copenhagen, Denmark where we had the first-ever TBEX Europe conference of travel bloggers and writers. Now back at my computer to see what all the tweeting and blogging attendees thought of the meeting, I also found that the cool folks over at Wonderful Copenhagen and Momondo (our presenting sponsors) put together a fun little video overview of what the meeting was like...

Hamlet (Paul Brady), Rosencrantz (Robert Reid) and Ophelia (Kim Mance) dramatize the issues bloggers face when dealing with SEO. // photo by Johnny Jet I'm glad they captured a bit of the atmosphere of the meeting venue, which I fell in love with during an early site visit and realized there was no other place to have TBEX Europe than at the quirky, colorful, and historic Cirkus building. It lent itself to creativity and fun, and even a Shakespearian skit about SEO, written and performed by me, Robert Reid from Lonely Planet (also featured in the video above), and Paul Brady from Condé Nast Traveler magazine.

There are so many other highlights, I won't try and capture them all in one post and place, but I should say that National Geographic's digital nomad Andrew Evans gave a Saturday afternoon talk that was so helpful and inspiring I gave him a hug on stage before moving on with the program. It even sparked many of the attendees that very same night to tell a story, even though the subject was bar hopping. And that makes all the planning and logistics worth it to me.

Comments

[Candace Rardon]

Hi Kim! I'm so sorry I don't think I even got the chance to really speak with you this weekend, but I can't thank you enough for putting together the TBEX Europe conference this past weekend. It was everything I was hoping for--a chance to not only learn from some amazing travel writers, but to connect with other people like me as well. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help out with next year's! - Candace :)

[Karen Bryan]

Thank you for inviting me to speak at TBEX Europe. I got so much positive feedback from my talk which was wonderful. I chatted with so many interesting people at the event, which gave me plenty food for thought.

I loved Copenhagen and must go back to explore the city better.

[nancy todd]

To the TBEX planners...what an organizational feat you accomplished. You modeled the messages: macro to micro, authenticity, create an experience, know your voice, be remarkable, have an edge, have fun! No speaker mentioned using candles on their blogs, but that is a good one to add to the list . Still dazzled by all the candles in the venues, upon my arrival back in Barcelona, I lit a few. Many thanks to all for an exceptional weekend.

[Travelfusion]

What a wonderful time it was in Copenhagen! Thanks for a wonderful experience and now I'm dying to add all future TBEX events to my calendar!

Enjoy settling back in at home!

Kathryn @Travelfusion

[Sophie]

Great TBEX, Kim! Look forward to next year's European event, wherever that might be.

[Sarah]

Man, I wish I hadn't missed this, it seemed really informative :( I hope I'm able to go next year! Since I've started my own Dallas Real Estate company, I have been working non-stop, but thank you for posting the summary of the conference :)

[Timothy]

Hi Kim,

Thanks again for the great TBEX experience in Copenhagen. I was exhausted after the weekend, but only from so much fun (and inspiration). Our episode of MyDenmarkTV.com with TBEX is also now up: http://www.mydenmarktv.com/2010/11/10/episode-76-insiders-look-into-tbex-online-shoe-resource-jobindex-and-real-estate-agents-in-denmark/

Thanks again and I really hope we meet again in the future! :-)
Tim

[heather on her travels]

Thanks for inviting me as a speaker - loved the whole event, the networking, the cool venue and all the wonderful experiences and social events that were laid on for us - looking forward to seeing where it will be held next year. I've just posted my TBEX round up
http://www.heatheronhertravels.com/burning-the-midnight-oil-my-tbex-copenhagen-diary/

[LBI]

Hi Kim,

Thanks again for the great TBEX experience in Copenhagen