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The Ultimate Guide To The History Of Event Tech

Endless Events

We’re taking a trip down memory lane and revisiting the history of event tech! And what better place to do it than the Event Tech Podcast? Over the course of several episodes, we’ve covered everything event tech-related. We’re revisiting the history of event tech!

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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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Q&A With the Founders of Event Tech Tribe

Connect Your Meetings

The opportunity to launch Event Tech Tribe and Women in Event Tech was no stroke of dumb luck for founders Leonora Valvo and Marie-Claire Andrews. In their opinion, it takes a village to provide the right sort of tech support to events. How did each of you get your start in event tech?

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ETL replay: how live-streaming can help improve event revenue

Event Industry News

Speaking at last year’s Event Tech Live from the Conference and Creativity stage was Gallus Events’ William Thomson. William used the talk to demonstrate his reasoning behind why organisers should be live-streaming their events. Many companies today still experience these concerns just as he did in 2007.

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25th million ticket sold in a year of firsts at The O2 arena

Event Industry News

It’s been crowned the number one venue every year since opening in 2007 and now The O2 arena celebrates over 25 million tickets being sold. The venue has hosted over 2,000 individual performances since opening in 2007 and now averages over 200 events a year which cover music, sport, comedy, family entertainment and e-Sports.

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Viagogo to take over rival StubHub in $4bn deal

Event Industry News

Viagogo boss, Eric Baker, co-founded StubHub but left the company before it was sold to eBay in 2007 for $310m. Brand Events. Event Tech. Sporting Events. In a move to create “more choice” for consumers, secondary ticketing site, Viagogo, has announced a $4bn (£3.1bn) deal to buy its rival, StubHub. Conferences.

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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.

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