Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Gravit8 are thrilled to have been awarded ‘The Best Virtual Event Platform over 15,000 Attendees’ category at the Event Technology Awards. Our Virtual Event Platform (VEP) is a true example of innovation in the tech-sector, born from filling the void for events and exhibitions during an unprecedented international pandemic.

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All Seated

JANUARY 11, 2021

While certainly not a replacement for in-person celebrations, tech has helped us to navigate the highs and lows of 2020 without feeling quite so alone. As we move towards a brighter future, we’re seeing tech used in new and exciting ways that will influence the way that event professionals market their businesses and serve their clients.

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Connect Your Meetings

MAY 3, 2018

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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Expo Pass

JANUARY 11, 2019

New Year New Tech: What You Will Need to Get 2019 Started Right. While flying cars and robot waiters aren’t here yet, there are still cool things happening in tech to get excited about, and we’re not just talking about AirPods. . 5G may turn out to be the Big Thing for 2019 , as smartphones were in 2007. Snapdragon X50 5G Modem.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 21, 2021

To help take any residual ‘why’ out of hybrid, Event Industry News has compiled a hitlist of ‘must have’ tech for organisers. Discover Hybrid Event Technology Benefits with Aventri. While virtual events can’t replace the dynamism of in-person ones, that doesn’t mean they can’t still be engaging. Click here to read more.

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Eventsforce

MARCH 26, 2019

In this month’s round up of top technology stories, we look at a new feature from Google Maps that makes it easier for organisers to list and promote their events. Have a look at what you may have missed: The Verge: Google Maps Lets Users Create Public Events. Forbes: Use Data to Stay Ahead of Event Attendees’ Expectations.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Each month we interview an events professional who is breaking the mold. 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. In this Event Heroes interview, we discuss: Building a community with events.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 24, 2023

The high-tech, high-spec venue merges seamlessly with the magnificent architecture of the historic Winter Gardens Blackpool, and this year is expected to welcome well over 63,000 delegates. We’re now looking forward at how we can expand on that core offering to enhance the delegate experience and put Blackpool on the meeting and events map.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 22, 2019

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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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Today’s iconic guest, Deanna Nwosu , thinks that all event and meeting planners should nurture an entrepreneurial spirit. She joins Sarah to talk about her vast experience in the events industry, what the future holds for event organizers, and the importance of community engagement. Welcome to #EventIcons, Deanna!

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e2m.live

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Imagine that you are a well-known event management company. They hope that, in the coming few years, this new product of theirs will become the flagship proposition of the company (think Steve Jobs at the Apple-iPhone launch of 2007). A week before the event, the backend data from your app is breached. Data encryption.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

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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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

“For 2019, we were looking for performers saying something about the political climate, new sounds, new music, who are killer live too,” Sophie Hewlett, head of producing at Somerset House, tells Event Industry News. Released in 2007 it’s loaded with observations about the state of this country too. Brand Events. Event Tech.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 10, 2019

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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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

2022 is going to be our best year yet; we’ve embraced exciting new event technology and hybrid events as the way of the future! If 2020 was a year of pivoting and learning about virtual events, 2021 was a year of putting that knowledge to the test. Which virtual event platform features to look for? The result?

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Guidebook

MARCH 31, 2017

One of the most prolific adopters of Guidebook’s mobile app platform for talent development is CA Tech, a global software leader with more than 10,000 employees. Event Awards. One of the places these organizations use Guidebook is for corporate events, meetings, conferences, tradeshows and more. Awards for Support.

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Arlo Training & Events Software

JUNE 13, 2021

Home to successful tech companies like Xero, Volpara, Loomio, Optimal Workshop, Paperkite and, of course, Arlo Training Management Software. Here at Arlo, we’ve been in the business of technology creation since 2007, with a vision for an easier way to manage training businesses.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 29, 2022

Today, the competition isn’t just from other educational events, but from the kitchen table where everyone has gotten used to streaming speakers, team meetings and even happy hours. That message of diversity, abundance and welcoming is even more applicable for groups looking to return to in-person meetings safely and dynamically.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 29, 2022

Today, the competition isn’t just from other educational events, but from the kitchen table where everyone has gotten used to streaming speakers, team meetings and even happy hours. That message of diversity, abundance and welcoming is even more applicable for groups looking to return to in-person meetings safely and dynamically.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Each fall, hundreds of event professionals take the time to fill out our in-depth survey. We’ve stayed small and flat in terms of attracting international attendees to our largest events: 7 percent of registrants in 2007, and 7 percent again in 2016. How do we know that? That’s because while the U.S.

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Event Industry News

JULY 9, 2019

a branch of MCI Group – a global leader in engaging and activating audiences with impactful meetings, incentive travel, events and experiences – is pleased to announce the promotion of special event industry veteran, Natasha Hilliard, to the role of director, institutional division, in its Vancouver office. Brand Events.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 30, 2020

So, in 2007, Rosenkranz licensed the name Intelligence Squared and created a separate, U.S.-based What happens during the live events IQ2US produces in New York City, where it is based, as well as in Chicago and San Francisco, is the opposite of an echo chamber. based nonprofit, Intelligence Squared U.S. Moving the Needle.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 14, 2019

Smoking may be on the decline, but any event will still have attendees who want to smoke. In the seventies, half of all adults in the UK smoked and until the ban in 2007, it was common for many events to take place in fug of smoke with ashtrays on every table. It will keep them, event organisers and all the non-smokers happy.’.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Recorded at Event Tech Live, Will had a great conversation about the evolution of SXSW with none other than their former Chief Innovation Officer, Scott Wilcox. We’ve watched them do their first-ever 4K live stream , and included them on the list of our favorite events in 2018. New week, new guest, new host!

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 14, 2019

Event management company, REM, demonstrated its on-the-ground logistical management at the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta. The balloon was built in Bristol in 2007 by Cameron Balloons but had never flown in the city, despite appearing at balloon meets around the world. Brand Events. Event Tech. Conferences.

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Canadian Special Events

MARCH 16, 2022

Owning our sadness is courageous and a necessary step in finding our way back to ourselves and each other” The word Event Professional is not a job title; It’s a decision, a choice, a journey, and an experience. Because, as event professionals, we intrinsically take on stress, anxiety, worry, avoidance, fear, and vulnerability.

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Capterra Event Management

JULY 19, 2016

You’re an event planner. 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.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

It will also enable the organisation to deliver its programme of cultural events and creative learning activities that support some of the most vulnerable people in the community. Award winning broadcaster, local resident and long-time Ally Pally supporter Lauren Laverne said: ‘This is such fantastic news.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The industry-leading event technology conference hosted by Cvent will take place 14-16 October at the InterContinental London – The O2. More than 1,000 meeting, event and hospitality professionals are set to attend this year. June will also close out the conference presenting the final keynote, ‘Is Everyone in the Room?’

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Planning Pod

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Contrary to popular belief, running a wedding planning business isn’t just one job … it’s really three: 1) running a business, 2) managing clients and 3) planning weddings and events. We started Blush by Brandee Gaar in 2007 and it took off quickly,” said Brandee. “I But when we started, we were trying to figure things out.

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EventBank Insights

JANUARY 9, 2019

[link] 2019 is going to be an interesting year for event planning. New tech is driving more and more interest in announcements, trade shows are picking up pace outside of China for once, and the world of event management is getting easier and easier. Unfortunately there is not much breathing room for an event's medium.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 2, 2017

of event space, including 100,000 sq. Near Fox Theatre and Georgia Tech; renovated last year: 500 guest rooms; restaurant; 31,000 sq. Near Georgia Tech and Atlanta Botanical Garden; 304 guest rooms, including 17 suites; 8,590 sq. Atlanta Convention Center at AmericasMart. Atlanta Marriott Buckhead. of meeting space.

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Skiddle

JUNE 13, 2023

Marking the first instalment of our brand new feature, Industry Insiders, we speak to Tom Hoyle, renowned promoter and co-founder of Bristol-based event night, The Blast. I can’t remember exactly when we started The Blast but it was sometime around 2006-2007. Tell us more about its inception. Tell us more about its inception.

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Planner WIre

DECEMBER 19, 2017

When Jeff Kear and Steven Feingertz decided in 2007 to leave the marketing and ad agency they started in 2000, they felt burned out and wanted to create their own product to market and parlay into a new business. “We The initial test product came out in 2007. One event at a time runs $19 a month.

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The MICE

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

There’s a lot happening in Stuttgart right now, especially in its transformation into a leading destination for sustainable events. Attending Urban Future event A prime example of Stuttgart’s green transformation is the Urban Future event I attended last June.

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