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Tech Mergers Could Simplify Virtual Meeting Management

SmartMeetings

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. It launched in 1995 and was acquired by Silicon Valley-based Cisco in 2007. Webex was not new to the video conferencing game.

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Hybrid Event Essentials highlights the greatest, latest solutions

Event Industry News

To help take any residual ‘why’ out of hybrid, Event Industry News has compiled a hitlist of ‘must have’ tech for organisers. While virtual events can’t replace the dynamism of in-person ones, that doesn’t mean they can’t still be engaging. Kinura: supporting live stream, hybrid and virtual events since 2007.

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How One Journalist Is Uniting the European Tech Scene

Bizzabo

This month we spoke with Mike Butcher—Founder of the Europas—about building a community with events, creating a diverse and inclusive event atmosphere, pitching sponsors and more. Spotify, Soundcloud, Fanduel, Zendesk—these are but a handful of the tech companies that were first launched into headlines by The Europas.

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Think You Are Using Secure Event Apps? Think Again!

e2m.live

Imagine that you are a well-known event management company. Unknown to most of the attendees, the upper echelons of management has a surprise in store for them. A week before the event, the backend data from your app is breached. They are planning to roll out a disruptive innovation. Reputable partners.

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Show lands its 14th consecutive year of growth at Ricoh Arena

Event Industry News

Event organiser, Terry Dullaway, told Event Industry News: “The event began life as an offshoot of the decorating industry’s principal trade magazine, Professional Painter and Decorator. Brand Events. Event Tech. Sporting Events. The number of visitors has grown from 500 to 3,500 in that period. “We

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REM seizes the moment at Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

Event Industry News

Event management company, REM, demonstrated its on-the-ground logistical management at the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta. The world-famous mass ascent celebrated the event’s ‘Icons of Bristol’ theme by marking the first flight over the city of a specially-shaped hot air balloon in the shape of Darth Vader’s head.

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16 Event Resources to Plan Your Next Great Event

Capterra Event Management

Your clients, your staff, your friends looking for favors – they all turn to you for help pulling off a fantastic event that everyone will be talking about for years to come. Here’s an alphabetical list of our go-to resources for event management professionals, including blogs, magazines, and podcasts. Event Manager Blog.