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Back to the Future: Revisiting Event Planner Predictions From 2012

PCMA Convene

One event planner predicted in 2012 that that keynote speakers would give their presentation from the new orbiting space station in 2022. In 2012, Angry Birds was the most downloaded app, the iPhone was five, and Zoom was only a year old. Here is how this group of event professionals envisioned their events taking shape in 2022.

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Event technology how things haven’t really changed

Gallus Events

touchy tech. So to prove my point, these two lists came from a document I wrote back in 2011 when I came up with the idea for Tech Fest (slide 3 is our badges for Tech Fest 2012) which was to become Europe’s first dedicated event technology event. . In 2012 this would have cost in the £10,000s. event apps.

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Are Smart Glasses Coming to an Event Near You?

EventMB

Google may have debuted their first smart glasses in 2012, but the technology is only now starting to gain momentum. Microsoft, Apple, and Facebook are all developing their own products. But what are smart glasses, and will they be coming to an event near you? Cultural stereotypes equate wearing glasses with being smarter, so much […].

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The Benefits of Running a CSR Event

Eventmobi

The Sustainable Event Report, which the firm issued based on its 2015 conference, outlined a number of goals for the event: promote zero waste to landfill from the conference by 2018, reduce 2012 onsite emissions by 50% by 2018, give back to local charities, and inspire attendees to adopt their own CSR postures. How event tech can help.

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Team Building: Make It Unconventional

Smart Meetings

One option, escape rooms, a relatively new, creative and intellectually challenging way to get attendees together— were introduced to North America in 2012 and have been gaining popularity ever since. Related: 11 Event Tech Trends That Shaped 2018. When planning your event next time, go outside of the box.

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Welcome to the New Event Tech Podcast – Episode ZERO

Endless Events

Welcome to Event Tech Podcast Episode ZERO! We are so excited to launch this podcast focusing on the latest and most innovative tech. Join us weekly for a thought-provoking journey on how tech can evolve our industry. Now, let’s talk tech. ” We kept coming back to it, we loved the name Event Tech Podcast.

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PSAV acquires Encore – Event Tech Podcast Episode 2

Endless Events

On this episode of Event Tech Podcast Will Curran of Endless Events and Brandt Krueger of Event Technology Consulting take a deeper dive into what this could mean for the events industry and AV companies. Hello everyone Will Curran from Endless Events here ready to talk some tech. So it was 2012. Will Curran: Hello.