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Why Digital Events Are in ‘an Awkward Phase’

PCMA Convene

A visiting professor at Pratt Institute in New York and the founder of a startup that uses AI as a tool to measure emotions online, Pavliscak speaks frequently about tech design and emotions. — Speculative Futures (@Futures_Design) June 24, 2020.

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Try New Event Ideas For 2018: Create a Roadshow, Book Underrated Venues, Create a Unique Event Experience

Endless Events

You really need to use tech to extract unique insights from the information you collect, plus add some of your vast event experience to really breakthrough with new event ideas. Meetings have always been more intimate affairs compared to events. Meetings are definitely getting a big tech upgrade this year. Click To Tweet.

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

Event Industry News

“Buzzword Tech” — AR, VR, AI, and Blockchain Are Hot… Fully half of these experts cited emerging technologies in some context. However, the voice interface does not work well in crowded environments such as a meeting room or a tradeshow…(so) text-based systems are starting to emerge as an excellent chatbot alternative.”

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

Event Industry News

“Buzzword Tech” — AR, VR, AI, and Blockchain Are Hot… Fully half of these experts cited emerging technologies in some context. However, the voice interface does not work well in crowded environments such as a meeting room or a tradeshow…(so) text-based systems are starting to emerge as an excellent chatbot alternative.”

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What Meeting Trends We’ll Be Watching in 2020

PCMA Convene

The editors of Convene looked back over 2019, asking this question: What’s one meeting and event trend on my radar in 2020? Decisions like Shoptalk’s plan to feature an all-female speaker lineup in 2020 , before shifting to 50/50 male-female speaker parity in 2021, are not without controversy. Why I Have My Eye on AI.

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Acquisition to Enhance Breakout Rooms Could be First Step Toward Zoomiverse

Smart Meetings

The acquisition’s resulting new product, twine for Zoom, will allow meeting organizers to build and manage dynamic interactions using a trusted platform with an interface reminiscent of gaming platforms. These two early-stage companies were showered with VC money based in part on their tech cred. The Players. First, the details.

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Why Air Quality Must Be Part of Venues’ Hygiene Protocol

PCMA Convene

Marr, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech, studies the transmission of infectious disease via aerosols, including how diseases like COVID-19 spread in the built environment. She isn’t alone — many scientists, researchers, and public-health experts have been voicing similar concerns since early- to mid-2020.

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