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ICC Birmingham and Amadeus using AI to cut food waste to support sustainability drive

Event Industry News

The International Convention Centre (ICC) in Birmingham and its in-house caterer, Amadeus, are utilising cutting-edge AI technology to reduce food waste at the venue by a third. Working with Winnow Solutions, they have now installed software that monitors both the type and amount of food being disposed of. Brand Events.

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Event Tech Trends to Watch in 2019

Meeting Tomorrow

For evidence, take Cvent’s big acquisitions in 2018 and the PSAV / Encore merger just this past month. From our point of view, the event market is due for another round of disruption—whether it’s in accommodation, food and beverage, event design, attendee engagement, or highly effective data solutions.

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Free Event Planning Tools To Make Work Easier

Endless Events

This leaves you free to spend more time thinking about the creative aspects of your event. You can use many templates to help work your way through event promotions, from generating advanced buzz to making last-minute announcements. Event Tech Is Going Strong in 2018. Event tech shows no signs of letting up.

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Designing Great Events: Tips from CSE Live

Eventmobi

Julius Solaris from Event Manager Blog speaking about event design. It’s hugely valuable for anyone working in the events industry, so when I was presented with the opportunity to attend CSE Live 2018, there’s no way I could have given it up. Here I have a helium sugar balloon! Save Some Trees and Skip the Paper Agenda.

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Event Venue Management Checklist for Event Planners

Hubilo Blog

Food and Beverages. Any event is empty without a picture taken by attendees of food, desserts, and heart stealing beverages. Food and beverages keep the cool and calm of the attendees and acts as an initiator for engagement. Event Geek. · Availability of Wi-Fi. Powder rooms. Venue Security.

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Team Building: Make It Unconventional

Smart Meetings

Cocktail enthusiasts can find out how to make the alcoholic beverages from learned mixologists. If wine is more their thing, they can become vintners for a day and craft their very own wine or become a pairing expert by learning what makes the ideal wine and food combination. Related: 11 Event Tech Trends That Shaped 2018.

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AI for Events: The Future is Here

Endless Events

We predicted a trend for Artificial Intelligence (AI) to show its potential in 2018, and now we’re anticipating its dominance in the years to come. Notably, in the form of chatbots as well as integrated into fully-fledged event apps. Effectively, it becomes a virtual concierge.