Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2024

How event tech helped planners create better events in 2024 The secret sauce of any significant event is ultimately the event technology, which adds the finishing touch to the visual aesthetic. Whether it is the lighting, the video component or the AI app integration, every element shapes an events structure.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Read More : How Technology Can Help Us Build a Greener Events Industry Marriott Bonvoy hotels around the world continue to introduce waste separation programs, to maximize recycling and composting efforts.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 27, 2025

Powering Unforgettable Event Experiences At Fenix Event Technology, we specialise in delivering cutting-edge AV, production, and technical solutions for live events of all sizes. Why Choose Fenix?Full-Service Full-Service AV & Production Audio, lighting, video, staging, and more all tailored […]

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

As smartphones have become ubiquitous in our day-to-day life, it makes sense that event organizers would want to capitalize on their attendees’ usage.

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IMG

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

In-person events are back in high demand, offering meaningful human connections. Meanwhile, immersive technologies like AR/VR and AI influencers will create unforgettable, scalable interactions. Event Design Innovations From bold, unconventional dcor to nature-inspired staging, events are becoming more immersive and multi-sensory.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The finalists for the highly anticipated Event Technology Awards 2024 (ETA) have been officially announced, celebrating the companies, products, and individuals pushing the boundaries of innovation in the event technology industry.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The use of robotic systems to move the cars accurately and synchronized with the LED panel effects helped create a modern and innovative atmosphere, giving the audience a sense of high technology in action. Europalcos central stage design played an integral part in how attendees experienced the event.

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Attendease

DECEMBER 2, 2020

This list was part of a larger guide that we launched: 10 Survival Skills for Corporate Meeting & Event Planners in 2021. Guide to Implementing Virtual Events , by Attendease. Having the right technology stack is essential to run a successful virtual conference. The Virtual Event Tech Playbook , by Event Manager Blog.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 13, 2025

Jonas Event Technology (JET), a leading provider of event registration services and technology, is proud to announce the appointment of Sarah Cox as its new Managing Director. With eight years in senior roles at Noble Events […]

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 3, 2024

In early 2024, I wrote two long, detailed posts ( 1 , 2 ) that explained why using “facial analysis” technology at events is ethically and legally dubious. Now I’ve learned of strong evidence that the core claim of such technology — that it can reliably measure attendee emotions at events — is seriously flawed.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Leading venues are implementing comprehensive sustainability initiatives that include: Farm-to-table partnerships with local organic producers Zero-waste event design services Smart building systems that optimize energy usage Carbon offset programs for large-scale conferences 2.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 22, 2024

Because, as I explained in my original post, combining Zenus facial analysis data with other attendee identification technology allows event owners to associate Zenus data with individual attendees. This is true of hotels, convention centers, event organizers, technology companies, etc. Are you using the service alone?

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

A 1909 AT&T advertisement that promotes the telephone as broadcast & messaging technology. “ Kevin Kelly , “ What Technology Wants ” (p. For a clue, read this AT&T advertisement promoting telephones in the 1900’s! The advertisers pitched the telephone as if it were a more convenient telegraph.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

At The Imagination Collaborative, we don’t just design events, we craft immersive, data driven experiences that push the boundaries of what’s possible.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 11, 2021

I think it’s also a meeting problem: “The real problem of humanity is the following: we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and god-like technology.” Wilson sees emotions, institutions, and technology as disjointed in time. Technology. ” — E. 9 September 2009. And so it goes with meetings.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The central lessons centered on how Gen Z views their relationship with technology and how they feel events impact their professional development. Smart Meetings chatted with Mickey Wilson, Freeman’s CMO, to discuss what their report means for planners looking to engage Gen Z within event spaces better.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 24, 2025

Chair: Matt Wilson Iventis Matt is a commercial strategist with over 24 years of experience across event technology, international events, and publishing.

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Attendease

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Whether some events may have gone completely virtual or are fully back to in-person, the common trend is that the event portfolio as whole is more diverse now with some meetings and events being hosted virtually, in-person, or hybrid – depending on the objectives in mind.

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Event Marketer

JUNE 20, 2024

He will spearhead projects across multiple industries, such as sports, entertainment, consumer products, fintech, pharmaceuticals, and technology. Service Updates Impact XM has announced a strategic partnership with exhibition and event design agency Enigma Creative Solutions based in the UK.

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Attendease

JULY 13, 2021

Finding the best event management software for your objectives. This next transition comes with even more obstacles that can be overcome with the help of the right tools and technology. In other words, you need to think from a design-first perspective. . Why event design needs to come before event management software .

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Conferences that Work

JULY 5, 2021

Event platforms for connection. The pressure to find comprehensive replacements for face-to-face meetings has sped the development of technology platforms that better support connection between participants. Pre-pandemic online platforms were designed to provide broadcast-style meeting formats.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 10, 2023

Celebrating Excellence Winners of the PCMA Visionary Award were announced on Thursday, March 8 th and included: Jodi VanWoerkom, senior event manager, Association for Talent Development for Digital Experience Strategist of the Year; Tim Mathy, senior partner, SpeakInc. Read More: National Harbor Site Inspection.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2024

Before Ronda Keys was a CMP Fellow —and a CMM, CEM, DES, CTA, HMCC and the assistant director of events at The Universities at Shady Grove —she was a little girl planning events complete with themes, invitations and menus for her Barbie dolls. She says, “Event design was a passion of mine at an early age!”

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Attendease

JUNE 30, 2021

Finding the best event management software for your objectives. This next transition comes with even more obstacles that can be overcome with the help of the right tools and technology. In other words, you need to think from a design-first perspective. . Why event design needs to come before event management software .

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Event Farm

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Event Farm clients like Nike, NBC, Facebook, Spotify, and Google, are known for pushing the level of event creativity and they push technology partners like Event Farm to think about new ways to craft a memorable event experience. What’s going on when someone encounters your event for the first time?

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 10, 2020

And if there’s a glitch in the meeting platform technology or connection, you may end up being late. People can join “early” if they are worried about getting the technology or connection to work, or if they want to chat informally with others before the meeting starts.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Immersive experiences are easy production hacks In an age where we’re competing with nearly-addictive , user-generated social media content and experiences like Oppenheimer in IMAX 70mm, many of us are kept up at night wondering how we’re going to earn the audience’s attendance, and keep their attention, at our next event.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Technology solutions like wellness apps or gamification elements can help attendees stay aware of their wellness at a meeting. Selling Belonging Despite the success of virtual events through the pandemic, people recognize that the quality of connection they make face-to-face with others is unmatched.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

AI technology is not going away,” said Tauvaa. Project SPARK gives business event stakeholders access to connect, learn and co-create how and where AI fits into the meeting space.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 19, 2021

Another might include medical personnel able to deliver the new technology or procedure. Creating pods that reflect event participant segments allow different communities’ goals and objectives to be optimally met while sharing with all participants a common body of learning and experiences via the hub.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 14, 2021

With new technology of remote learning, you don’t need school children to be in a school building with a number of teachers. Why are our meetings still full of lectures? Well, listen to and consider this June 11, 2021 quote from New York City Mayoral frontrunner Eric Adams : [link]. It’s just the opposite.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 1, 2025

This milestone comes hot on the heels of its latest accolade: the Innovation Award at the CN Agency Awards , recognising its pioneering use of event technology and next-generation design thinking. Think Netflix meets events an immersive, audience-first platform that delivers delight, relevance, and ROI. Not Just Tech.

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Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

Technology will remove friction points and forge touchless access everywhere we go. For several years we have seen a technology enabled shift to inclusive hiring, facing down unconscious bias and creating more diverse teams with a recognition this leads to more innovative design across any product or service offering.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Guide to Implementing Virtual Events , by Attendease Having the right technology stack is essential to run a successful virtual conference. Download this implementation guide to learn the pieces that you need to run your multi-session online event. This is what Tahira Endean talks about in her book Intentional Event Design.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

At Jomablue, we empower event professionals to deliver seamless, impactful experiences through our end-to-end event technology platform. From pre-event setup, to onsite engagement, and post-event analysis, Jomablue’s tools cover every stage of the event journey.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

A recent MeetingsNet webinar addressed the key duties of event technologists—and whether you’re the right person for the job. In her 12 years at event-technology firm Cvent, Allyson Keenan has risen from marketing intern to event planner to event-operations manager and event technologist.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

She is co-chair of Events Industry Council’s Meeting and Event Design Group Covid-19 Business Recovery Task Force and now consults leading companies on their return to events approach. Security now includes technology. Technology Risks. But those buckets have become more complex and new areas have emerged.

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