PCMA Convene

JANUARY 5, 2019

With the pressure on to boost attendees’ experiences, event tech takes centre stage. According to the most recent IACC “Meeting Room of the Future” report, 90 percent of event planners say their job requires more “experience creation” than it did two to five years ago. By Boardroom editors.

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The Castle Group

AUGUST 21, 2023

Tech-savvy and tech-dependent : Gen Zers grew up with the internet and cell phones – and don’t know a world without them! Although this generation is always connected to their peers through social media, they value face-to-face interactions even more, which is why FaceTime is so popular.

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Sustainability Social Media 2025 2012 52

SmartMeetings

AUGUST 3, 2017

Millennials (those ages 18-34) are expected to represent 50% of all travelers to the USA by 2025, according to the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research. In return, satisfied millennials will actively promote their businesses on social media channels. Tech explosion. Catering to millennials. 2017 Update. 2017 Update.

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Hospitality 2017 Social Media Hotels 55

Eventbase

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Analysts predict that 5G networks will be in use by 2020, set to connect over one billion users by 2025. 5G network technology has been the subject of great excitement and debate within tech spheres and has been one of the major highlights at this year’s CES 2018 event.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 6, 2020

Thanks to activist event organizers and attendees — with an assist from social media — expect more such moves ahead. At CES in early January, Centerplate is joining forces with Picnic , a food production technology company, to use its robot to produce pizza for hungry tech enthusiasts. David McMillin. Maarten Vanneste.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Thanks to activist event organizers and attendees — with an assist from social media — expect more such moves ahead. At CES in early January, Centerplate is joining forces with Picnic , a food production technology company, to use its robot to produce pizza for hungry tech enthusiasts. David McMillin.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

. “What grinds my gears a lot about our industry is social media. People are looking for news like Lollapalooza to post: ‘Do you think this event was a good or a bad thing?’ And we jokingly say that social media is used for all this sort of stuff. Event design organizations merging.

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