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Speaker applications now open for Event Tech Live USA & Canada

Event Industry News

The first Event Tech Live USA & Canada – a content rich virtual show – opens on Tuesday June 8th and organiser Event Industry News is calling for speakers to join an already illustrious line-up. How lockdown developments/lockdown thinking will impact the brave new world on both sides of the Atlantic.

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How Four Major Global Events Pivoted from In-Person to Virtual

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Jessica Lessin, Founder and Editor-In-Chief of The Information, agrees: “For comparison, last year’s WTF conference took place in New York with fewer than 200 people squeezed into a venue in Times Square. SXSW (Austin, Texas - March 13-22). This year, the city of Austin canceled SXSW the week before it was supposed to begin.

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How Event Tech Helped Turn a Conference Into a Global Movement

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Determined to address the gender inequality head-on, Gordon — who had never organized an event before — held the first 3% Conference to demonstrate how diversity can lead to profitability in the marketing world in San Francisco in 2012. “I I think an event is a great way to mobilize people around an issue,” Gordon said at the time.

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Drone Light Shows Bring Next Level of Branding to Corporate Events

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And event planners are taking note. Skift Meetings’ Event Tech Innovation Summit laid out the steps to produce a compelling drone show. So what exactly is a drone light show? Quite simply, it’s an illuminated aerial show created by a synchronized and choreographed group of drones. Drones Make A Visual Impact.

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SXSW selects Grip as the event technology partner for its first in-person event since 2019

Event Industry News

For the first time since the pandemic started, South by Southwest® Conference and Festivals (SXSW®) is going back to in-person events, selecting Grip, the AI-powered event, networking and matchmaking platform as its event technology partner. SXSW Event Tech Meet Up. That’s why we selected Grip.

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Evolution Dome on track for 60% growth in 2019

Event Industry News

Contracts have included Bristol Fashion Week Festival (pictured), Annual Air Finance Exhibition, National Grid’s leadership conference, as well as numerous tours for the likes of Nuffield Health and J P Morgan. Austin said: “We have seen phenomenal growth this year, both with new clients and repeat bookings. Brand Events.

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Lime Venue Portfolio Turns 15

Prestige Events Magazine

Currently the largest portfolio of meeting venues in the UK it offers support for both event planners and venues alike. It now has over 80 venue members representing stadia, confex & arenas, heritage attractions and residential conference centres and remains a self-proclaimed ‘cheerleader’ for better events and a stronger event industry.

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