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PCMA EduCon 2019: Can the Meetings Industry Hack Homelessness?

PCMA Convene

William Thomson (center) will take part in PCMA’s hackathon on homelessness in June during EduCon 2019. That should encourage event designers to borrow other ideas, including from consumer spaces, he said, to “look outside the event space.”. The duo will be back at this year’s Educon. Jacob Slaton).

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Event Tech Trends to Watch in 2019

Meeting Tomorrow

In 2019, you should expect to see more event pros trying to find a way to bring this out of the novelty phase and into their events through content delivery, virtual site tours and gamification. SXSW is the classic example, but this has often fallen flat in the corporate space.

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Participant experience design — moving from the old to new event world

The MICE

One of the presentations that highly inspired me to think differently about event design took place in 2019 at the MICE Forum at ITB Berlin (Organised by VDVO ). In 2019 the ITB MICE Forum theme was ‘The Human Factor’. According to Felix, the term ‘participant experience design’ is a work in progress. Practical examples.

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Online Events Grow in Wake of Coronavirus

PCMA Convene

The videoconference platform Zoom, for example, now can support meetings of up to 1,000 people at a time, and organizers can use it to create up to 50 different breakout rooms at once, Vanneste pointed out. I do believe that this is going to be part of the toolbox for meeting designers or meeting professionals.”

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The Top Event Technology Trends for 2019 — According to 27 Event Experts

Event Industry News

So, for example, instead of looking at how to incorporate video, start with your event’s messaging. One example of how technology can enhance and extend the live event experience for attendees is getting them involved, for both fun and learning. ” — Michael Shapiro , Senior Editor of Meetings & Conventions.

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Guest Blog: The top event technology trends for 2019 — According to 27 event experts

Event Industry News

So, for example, instead of looking at how to incorporate video, start with your event’s messaging. One example of how technology can enhance and extend the live event experience for attendees is getting them involved, for both fun and learning. ” — Michael Shapiro , Senior Editor of Meetings & Conventions.

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Best in Show 2019: Inspiring Examples of Meeting Design

PCMA Convene

Following the links below, you’ll find examples of how event strategists used one tool at their disposal — their creativity — to design those kinds of memorable and meaningful events. Tunnel Vision. Making Local Stops. Hacker Chicks. Battling PowerPoint.