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Back to the Future: Revisiting Event Planner Predictions From 2012

PCMA Convene

One event planner predicted in 2012 that that keynote speakers would give their presentation from the new orbiting space station in 2022. In 2012, Angry Birds was the most downloaded app, the iPhone was five, and Zoom was only a year old. Here is how this group of event professionals envisioned their events taking shape in 2022.

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Event Tech Spotlight: Speed Networking

Event Industry News

Company name: Speed Networking Founded: 1 st June 2012 Web address: www.speednetworking.com. Type of tech provided: Matchmaking Networking. Event Tech. Type of events served: Conferences Meetings Team building. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Concerts & Tours. Conferences. Exhibitions. Sporting Events.

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The Benefits of Running a CSR Event

Eventmobi

The Sustainable Event Report, which the firm issued based on its 2015 conference, outlined a number of goals for the event: promote zero waste to landfill from the conference by 2018, reduce 2012 onsite emissions by 50% by 2018, give back to local charities, and inspire attendees to adopt their own CSR postures. How event tech can help.

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Event technology how things haven’t really changed

Gallus Events

touchy tech. So to prove my point, these two lists came from a document I wrote back in 2011 when I came up with the idea for Tech Fest (slide 3 is our badges for Tech Fest 2012) which was to become Europe’s first dedicated event technology event. . In 2012 this would have cost in the £10,000s. event apps.

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Are Smart Glasses Coming to an Event Near You?

EventMB

Google may have debuted their first smart glasses in 2012, but the technology is only now starting to gain momentum. Microsoft, Apple, and Facebook are all developing their own products. But what are smart glasses, and will they be coming to an event near you? Cultural stereotypes equate wearing glasses with being smarter, so much […].

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Event Tech Awards 2021: Meet the Judges – Craig Mathie

Event Industry News

Favourite piece of tech for work and personal life? What’s your go-to piece of tech when working on an event and why? Amazingly, the last event I worked on was RideLondon 2019, an amazing cycling event across London and Surrey which grew out of the London 2012 Olympics. Personally, I love spending time on my bike. I love To-Do.

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Welcome to the New Event Tech Podcast – Episode ZERO

Endless Events

Welcome to Event Tech Podcast Episode ZERO! We are so excited to launch this podcast focusing on the latest and most innovative tech. Join us weekly for a thought-provoking journey on how tech can evolve our industry. Now, let’s talk tech. ” We kept coming back to it, we loved the name Event Tech Podcast.