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Live in your own imagination

Conferences that Work

Having written about the intersection of power and status at meetings , I appreciate what professor of African American studies at Princeton University Ruha Benjamin shares in this 2019 video: “ The New Jim Code? My 2013 Meeting Professional column described how existing meeting technology becomes invisible.

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8 Technologies That Will Make Events Stand Out in 2019

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Not only do I believe this trend fully materialized, I believe it continues to grow in importance today, in 2019. Though Apple launched the first beacon technology – iBeacon - in 2013, it was quickly followed by Google’s hardware-agnostic Eddystone platform (part of its Physical Web initiative) and the Nearby app for Android and iOS in 2015.

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Event Technology Awards 2019 Submissions Portal is Open

EventTechBrief

Events Limited’s Event Tech Live 2019 scheduled for November 6-7 at The Old Truman Brewery in London. The deadline for submissions is midnight, May 31, 2019. 250 entries were submitted in 2018 and organizers are anticipating even more interest for 2019. The portal is powered by Evessio.

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Event Technology Awards back for 2019

Event Industry News

Organisers of the Event Technology Awards have announced that entries to the 2019 edition will open at midday on Monday 1 st April 2019 and will close at midnight on 31 st May. 250 entries were submitted to last year’s awards and organisers are anticipating even more interest for 2019.

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2019 40 Under 40: Megan Johnston, Accent Indy

Connect Your Meetings

As a 2019 40 Under 40 honoree, Johnston discusses her passion for the events industry. . It was that cold call that earned me two summer internships that would eventually lead to a full-time gig with Accent in 2013. The post 2019 40 Under 40: Megan Johnston, Accent Indy appeared first on Connect Association.

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2019 15 Over 50: Stephie Young, CMP

Connect Your Meetings

As a 2019 15 Over 50 honoree, Young discusses her passion for the events industry. In 2013, we started our business. The post 2019 15 Over 50: Stephie Young, CMP appeared first on Connect Association. Stephie Young, CMP, works in Columbus, Ohio, as v ice president/director of event services at Advanced Meeting Solutions, Inc.

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Free-Agent, Lisa Block, Joins Velvet Chainsaw

Velvet Chainsaw

Lisa will join our team just in time for opening day – April 2, 2019 – as Executive Vice President, Conference Strategy & Design. In 2013 she was awarded PCMA’s highest honor for lifetime achievement. Lisa is one of the most respected, innovative and experienced event strategy professionals in the majors. Accomplished.

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