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

Smart Meetings

Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) teamed up for a lively, eight-hour livestream packed with fresh insights, emerging trends and meaningful discussions around the future of meetings and events. Plus: Other GMID celebrations from around the U.S.

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CEO Insights: The Event Tech Trends to Watch in 2025

Prestige Events Magazine

By Yaron Lipshitz, CEO of Prismm (previously Allseated) This time last year, the Meetings Industry PULSE Survey (Jan 2024) showed a surge in event tech investment with 46% of planners intending to increase their tech spending, despite a cost-conscious environment. Its important to go beyond simply supporting these practices.

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11 Event Tech Trends That Shaped 2018

Smart Meetings

From smart apps to the Internet of Things (IoT), event professionals must either master programming along with spreadsheets and CRM database building—or hire someone who does. Smart Meetings covered all the must-have tech advances this year to help you stay at the top of your game.

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Event Tech Hit by the Perfect Storm

EventMB

It’s tough to work in event tech right now, especially compared to the all-time highs of 2020 and 2021. At the peak of virtual events some experts predicted a shift towards and permanently overtaking in-person events. Today, the narrative around event tech has changed. In-person events are now common again.

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MeetingPlay and Aventri Merge as First Big Event Tech Deal of 2022

Smart Meetings

The two companies will integrate their software platforms to create an array of products to fit the needs of technology, financial services, travel , hospitality, health services and association clients. Capabilities include: Event Marketing Website and Registration to create a seamless attendee journey from beginning to end.

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Event Tech News Roundup – April 2024

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Skift Take: In the event tech world, April featured two acquisitions, several product updates and partnership and sadly, one closure and one divestment. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Hospitality Predictions and Insights for 2025 from Michael Dominguez 

Smart Meetings

Read More : How AI is Revolutionizing Travel and Events Everybody should be exploring where AI could make them more effective, where it could automate tasks and where it will improve their business units, said Dominguez. Read More : Event Tech: Audiovisual Staffing AV remains a costly line item for planners.

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