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Key Takeaways from MPI and SITE’s Global Meetings Industry Day Livestream

Smart Meetings

2025 Trends to Watch Rachel Andrews, global head of meetings and events at Cvent, delivered a fast-paced and future-focused forecast. Research before you plan: Understanding your audiences culture, values and preferences is the first step in creating an event that truly resonates.

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The Future of Event Tech Trends, According to Cvents’ Brian Ludwig

Smart Meetings

What is more transformational for meeting professionals than flying car pods, underwater hotels, convention centers with aeroponic F&B programs and laser beams? In addition to asking about the venue, the food and the speaker on a scale of one to five, ask, “Did you feel that you belonged?” and “Did you meet anyone new?”

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Event Tech Live: What to Know Before You Go

Stova

Are you attending Event Tech Live (ETL) in London next week? What the Event Offers Event Tech Live has been the industry’s primary source of education and innovation in all things event technology for over 8 years, and with over 100 exhibitors and 100 sessions, this iteration promises to be one of its best.

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Best Virtual Speaker Kits: The Video & Lighting Edit!

Endless Events

A couple of weeks ago, we began our mini-series on the best virtual speaker kits. What are the best microphones speakers can use to deliver top-notch presentations? As mentioned in our 2021 event trends guide , attendee expectations will be on the rise. ” Virtual Speaker Kits: Lighting. Let’s Talk Environment.

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Unlocking The Secret Weapon of a Corporate Planner

Smart Meetings

You have been tasked with producing a new event—or breathing new life into one that has been on rinse and repeat too long. What questions should you ask during sourcing to avoid surprises post-event? How can you word the hotel contract to protect your company? Requests made of the hotel onsite may come with a price.

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Cvent Connect 2023: ‘Streamline’ Is the Keyword

Smart Meetings

Video content will also be easier to handle through Events+, as event planners will be able to edit and promote their video content from the platform. Read More : Cvent’s ‘Top Meetings Destinations’ and ‘Top Meeting Hotels’ Returns The use of AI plays into the operation of Cvent Events+ in several ways.

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Take a Swipe at Event-Tech Costs

MeetingsNet

Here are 22 ideas to consider—some basic, some unconventional— that could bring down your event technology and production costs. Creative AV/Event-Tech Cost Cuts. • “I have my [in-house] network engineer review my internet order. Consider your needs before purchasing an event-management software platform.