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Master Event Planning with a Workback Schedule Template

Attendease

Starting venue research ? Venue contracts take weeks to finalize? Start with your major deadlines — things like venue confirmation, registration dates , and marketing campaign launches. For example, you can’t send speaker confirmation emails until you’ve finalized the agenda. Need to order supplies?

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Q&A: Mark Cooper at 2025 IACC Americas Knowledge Exchange

Smart Meetings

Tech companies are bringing in incredible innovationsrobotic pizza makers and conveyor belt systems that cook a steak to perfection without a human flipping it. Last year, we saw AI becoming a trend for meeting planners, but nobody was talking about its role in venue operations. Most IACC venues offer complimentary guest Wi-Fi.

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

Smart Meetings

Heres whats coming into view for next year and beyond: Personalization at Scale: Thanks to smarter event tech and AI, planners can deliver tailored experiences to large audiences without sacrificing the personal touch. Renewed Focus on Data Privacy: As privacy laws evolve, venues and planners are doubling down on compliance.

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Pivot MIA: How Vox Media Turned its Podcast Into a Futuristic Tech Conference in Miami

Event Marketer

But the off-stage experiential touchpoints were designed to be just as engaging as the A-list speaker roster. Art, Emerging Tech: Five Insights on Bombay Sapphire’s Stir Creativity Platform. Holograms, a rare NFT offer and a gallery of objects from the future were part of the tech-forward event.

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Take a Tour of INBOUND 2023: Wearable Tech, Accessibility and Communities

Event Marketer

PRE-EVENT WEBINAR To inform attendees ahead of the event, HubSpot recorded a live Attendee Preparation Webinar—available later on demand—that offered the 411 on the event, including registration, badge pickup, venue navigation, food and drink options, and more. Agency : Agency EA.

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Conquering industry challenges: The key to successful events in 2025

Prestige Events Magazine

Yet as audience expectations shift and technology advances, organisers must rise to the challenges of 2025 or face being left behind particularly as 44% of attendees now deem the use of tech vital for event engagement according to the Freeman report.

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3 New Event Tech Tools to Bling Your General Session

Smart Meetings

Augmented reality, 3D Visualization and AI add branding, logistics and meaning to programs Could event tech end up being a meeting professional’s best friend after all? Read More : Can Event Tech Save the World? Immersive 3D virtual walkthroughs of unique venues reduce surprises and saves time on travel for site visits.