Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

If the last year has shown anything, it’s that event technology can help attendees stay connected, even when meeting in person isn’t possible. To meet this demand, event organizers need to balance carefully planned in-person meetings with year-round online engagement. Build Connections with Events & Meetings.

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Attendease

MAY 27, 2021

Through this interview, you will learn from Caitlin about the success with Convening Leaders, which went hybrid in January 2021, and their plans for Educon, which will go hybrid in July. Read below (or listen to the recording) to learn more about how PCMA has been managing its virtual and hybrid events in 2021.

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Picatic by Eventbrite

OCTOBER 22, 2021

If you’re worried that your upcoming business meetings will need to be canceled or postponed, you might want to learn about planning a hybrid meeting. Today, it’s possible for businesses to hold meetings that are flexible and easy to adjust according to any changes in local restrictions.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Who could have predicted a year ago that Zoom would be a major disruptive influence in the meetings industry? Now, conventional wisdom suggests that hybrid groups, which combine teleconferencing with person-to-person meetings, will be prevalent for the foreseeable future. But how will it affect 2021 budgets?

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Meeting automation is potentially positioning itself as the next technology to shake up the planning game. While apps and meeting management systems have been grabbing headline and topping lists of “tech to watch,” more complete meeting automation could take those principles another step forward.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2022

Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), a celebration of everything wonderful about the meetings industry, is kicking off its seventh year with the theme “Meet Safe,” a redux of GMID 2021’s theme. While most events across the globe took place virtually last year, more events are now meeting in person.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 25, 2023

Cvent has just published its list of Top Meeting Destinations and Top Meeting Hotels for 2023: Nashville and San Diego moving up to the second and third spots after Orlando. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S. Top 10 Meeting Destinations in North America 1.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 5, 2021

Cisco’s announcement in November that it was buying the virtual interaction company Slido may have been a foreshadowing of event tech mergers to come in 2021 according to event tech experts. That could be good news for meeting professionals looking for new features and end-to-end solutions.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 1, 2022

The repositioning of Encore as more than just an AV equipment supplier is being championed by a new senior team working with President and CEO (and 2021 Smart Meetings Catalyst Winner ) Ben Erwin. Read about how layoffs and investments are marking the next stage in the streaming meeting evolution.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

In a Livestorm survey conducted in 2021 , 68 percent of respondents reported increased use of video conferencing in the past 12 months, in everything from internal meetings to conferences and tradeshows. They are most effective for internal meetings. Gilles Bertaux is co-founder and CEO of Livestorm.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 26, 2023

Smart Meetings asked Dr. Arun Upneja, Dean of the School of Hospitality Administration (SHA) at Boston University, if the push toward more extreme experiences is being felt in incentive travel , where the goal is to provide singular and high-end experiences for corporate stakeholders and sales staff. appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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SpotMe Blog

JULY 6, 2021

In 2021, that notion has never been more prevalent as event professionals and brands find themselves teetering between online events , in-person events and something in the middle (aka hybrid events ). 7 Event Planning Tips to Host Successful Events in 2021. Let’s face it, planning an event is never as easy as 1, 2, 3.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 14, 2023

Event technology company Cvent announced that after going public for a second time in 2021 through a special acquisition at a valuation of $5.3 In 2021, the market for in-person, virtual and hybrid events was estimated at $30 billion. Sale to Blackstone appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 12, 2021

Will attended a 15,000-person event and Thuy recently raved about her experience as a virtual attendee at PCMA EduCon 2021. In June, he flew to Las Vegas to go to Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Congress – or MPI WEC 2021 in short. MPI WEC 2021: The Attendance. There were hugs everywhere.”

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 17, 2022

Hire Space and Event Tech Live (ETL) have partnered to showcase London’s leading High-Tech venues at ETL London on November 16 th & 17 th at the show’s new home of ExCeL London. Organisers expect this number to go up in 2022 and 2023 creating the perfect opportunity for High-Tech venues to flourish.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 23, 2021

Meeting technology provider Cvent announced today that it is going public with a valuation of $5.3 The announcement came a week before Cvent CONNECT 2021 is schedule for CAESARS FORUM. It is billed as “a living tech tour of Cvent solutions used to support a real hybrid event.”. The company already counts 200,000 users globally.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

At Mobile World Congress 2024, the rapid advance of artificial intelligence is on display through “spatial computing” applications that will affect meetings, including augmented reality, virtual reality, and 3D teleconferencing. Are Real-Feel Virtual Meetings Almost Here? See image below. See image below.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Eventscase is the headline sponsor for Event Tech Live 2021 (ETL21). A visitor, exhibitor, supporter of ETL since the show started, Eventscase sees the COVID-19 era as a tipping point for technology, highlighting how it’s created a new model attendee, people who only understand an event through its tech. Register Now.

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Endless Events

MARCH 1, 2021

Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is one of the biggest and most exciting events in the world of tech. As proper tech nerds, our hosts Will and Brandt always check out what the year’s biggest innovations and trends are. They have covered the CES 2019 in the past, and it’s high time they go over the CES 2021.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 5, 2022

Their national meeting development and brand communication expertise, along with a substantial existing vendor network, allowed the team to smoothly shift to helping Indiana vaccinate its community. Event on Ivy Tech Community College campus in Sellersburg; Photo credit: Courtney Cantor. Transitioning the Mission.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 6, 2023

of meeting space. This year’s event promises something for everyone with it being over 70% larger than CES 2021. Tech touches so many different industries, which is why we love getting those industries together and kind of seeing the growth across all of them. New Tech: Smell the Metaverse. million sq. CES From Home.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2021

We’ve been teasing it for a while, but the time has come to introduce our 2021 event trends guide! And how will the COVID-19 pandemic continuously impact us in 2021? Through extensive research, the Endless team compiled the most comprehensive 2021 event trends guide you’ll find. So, 2020 was…a year.

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Endless Events

APRIL 9, 2021

These went from all things attendee engagement to more specific tech-related issues. From the most basic stuff to bleeding-edge tech, you’ll find estimates for each individual aspect of a digital experience, what is absolutely necessary, and what can help elevate your event. 2021 Virtual Event Budget Checklist: Download Now!

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EventMB

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Meeting and event planners will be converging on Las Vegas for IMEX America in less than a week, and EventMB will be there. As IMEX’s official tech media partner, we’re here to give you the scoop on what not to miss. IMEX America 2021 marks the landmark exhibition’s first onsite event in more than two […].

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 7, 2022

based Events Industry Council ( EIC ) and VSef, which launched early 2021, have taken steps toward simplifying data collection for virtual events. Read More : Virtual and Hybrid Meeting Tech Updates You Need Now. “As The post EIC-VSef Merger to Simplify Virtual Event Data Collection appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

There’s a lot of information out there about how to better your career as a meeting professional. Throughout the year, Smart Meetings has invited professionals from different corners of the event planning world to impart their knowledge. Vital Lessons from Covid-era Medical Meetings. What makes content compelling?

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 20, 2021

Buoyed by its success in physical and virtual incarnations, Event Tech Live (ETL) will make its digital debut in the States and Canada late spring, ahead of a return to the Old Truman Brewery in November for the hybrid UK & Europe exhibition. It can’t be an afterthought anymore.”. More information available via www.eventtechlive.com.

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Event Industry News

MAY 6, 2021

As Chief Executive Guru at The MICE Guru, I have in the past year taken a deep dive into event tech; taken virtual certification, learned, tested, demoed, tried, implemented event tech all around, attended all major virtual events and discussed findings within our communities. Favourite piece of tech for work and personal life?

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

In 2020, that theory went out the window and you learned how to write a virtual meeting AV RFP. Now, here you are in 2021 adding another cog in the wheel as you are tasked with writing a blended RFP for your upcoming event that will most likely include a hybrid plan for 2022. Planning a Live and Full Virtual Meeting.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 2, 2022

Some 30 miles away, meeting professionals at the ubiquitous customer relationship software company Salesforce have taken a net-zero pledge and are brainstorming ways to keep business moving forward while prioritizing sustainability as a core value in everything from partnerships to customer data tracking and at its annual Dreamforce citywide event.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 25, 2022

saw a decline of $211 billion in business travel spending in 2020, with $97 billion of that loss due to the cancellation of professional meetings and events related travel spending. Read More: Meetings and Conventions Are Back in 2022-Here Are 4 Ways They’re Changing. of meeting and exhibit space and 150,000 hotel rooms, more than $4.5

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NOVEMBER 3, 2022

of meeting and exhibit space adjusts to a banquet or theater style. A stone’s throw and a free shuttle ride from Charleston International Airport (CHS), Northern Charleston Marriott boasts a meeting space of 12,380 sq. divided into 8 meeting rooms and 10 break out rooms as well as on-site support for hosting your future meetings.

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Event Industry News

MAY 27, 2021

Favourite piece of tech for work and personal life? Work life: I spend most of my days on Google meet, or, to break it up … zoom! What’s your go-to piece of tech when working on an event and why? From your experience, what’s the best way to utilise tech at an event? I learned a lot by launching this China show.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 23, 2021

Meeting technology provider Cvent announced today that it is going public with a valuation of $5.3 The announcement came a week before Cvent CONNECT 2021 is schedule for CAESARS FORUM. It is billed as “a living tech tour of Cvent solutions used to support a real hybrid event.”. The company already counts 200,000 users globally.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 15, 2021

This is my second time as an ETA Judge and the tech landscape has changed massively since I last did it. Favourite piece of tech for work and personal life? What’s your go-to piece of tech when working on an event and why? From your experience, what’s the best way to utilise tech at an event? In work, it is WordPress.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 22, 2020

And there’s no doubt it has been the meetings industry’s most devastating year of our lifetimes. As we face 2021, the new year promises to be one of reinvention and hope. In 2021, I encourage you to focus on wellness and promise your work will improve as a result. Tammy Blount-Canavan. New Skill Development. Get out for a walk.

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EventMB

JUNE 9, 2022

Event technology company Meeting Play + Aventri announced today the acquisition of event registration company Eventcore. The announcement follows the $75 million private equity investment from Sunstone Partners in MeetingPlay in June 2021, and the merger of MeetingPlay and Aventri in January.

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