Event Industry News

DECEMBER 25, 2019

As a new decade fast approaches, IET Venues has reached the turn of the year following a strong 12 months which has seen a host of new clients and audiences making their way to its two UK venues, IET London: Savoy Place and IET Birmingham: Austin Court. .

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Attendease

DECEMBER 20, 2023

You want an event that captures attention and gives your audience a stellar first impression. To help launch a new product more exciting and engaging, this blog shares 35 creative product launch event ideas with real-world examples to consider in 2024. This works especially well for tech products. Let’s dive in! Let’s dive in!

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Event Industry News

JUNE 25, 2020

IET Venues have released a comprehensive series of hybrid event packages to break down the borders of events in London and Birmingham to far-reaching audiences. Hybrid events require top quality AV and video production so that virtual participants are provided a similar experience to in-person participants.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 25, 2023

Compiled by analyzing more than $14 billion of group business value sourced through the Cvent Supplier Network in 2022, the rankings highlight hotels, venues, and destinations. This is the first time Cvent has generated the list since the pandemic halted events. Newcomers to the Top 10 include Austin, Texas (No. Austin, Texas 9.

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Expo Pass

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

It sounds obvious, but attendees are one of the main reasons we can even have events. The Austin Film Festival created a short animation to introduce Bill Hader and Alec Berg before their panel on writing HBO’s Barry. We’ve written a bit about this technology in our article about hybrid venues. They bring their energy and ideas.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 9, 2017

It is taking place this week at Austin Convention Center in Texas Jan. Austin is a very popular convention destination, with live music everywhere and star power. For example, Matthew McConaughey, who is an Austin resident, made a live appearance on stage during Day 1. “We Marin Bright (@marinbright) January 9, 2017.

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Event Industry News

JULY 19, 2019

Welford Road, the home of Leicester Tigers Rugby Club, has become the latest stadia venue to join the Lime Venue Portfolio. As part of the agreement, LVP’s sister company, sport and entertainment caterer, Levy UK, will implement a new catering vision for both match day and conference and events within the stadium. Brand Events.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 31, 2021

Event designers are finding creative ways to transport their digital participants out of their houses and into the world. After a year of virtual events, surely we’ve learned a thing or two about how to help transport participants glued to their screens to actual physical places and spaces and how to engage their senses. Local Flavor.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 19, 2019

Lime Venue Portfolio has once again expanded its portfolio of unique and unusual venues with the arrival of Molineux Stadium, home of Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. One of the strengths of Lime Venue Portfolio is the number of enquiries we get through our award-winning sales team. Brand Events. Event Tech.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

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.

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TicketBud

MAY 3, 2019

Lacy Roesler from Austin Chamber of Commerce Overview Gain a deeper insight on event planning for a large Chamber of Commerce membership based organization. She shares insights from her extensive background in event management including working at the Long Center for the Performing Arts. Listen now or read the show notes below.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 12, 2019

Lime Venue Portfolio and BCD Meetings & Events are partnering to carry out far-reaching and extensive research into food and sustainability within the meeting and event industry. There will also be a series of roundtable events and discussions, where the findings will be shared with the industry. Brand Events.

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Coterie Spark

JANUARY 13, 2020

We also have so many conferences and events to look forward to this year. Austin, TX. Speaking of neighbors, we’ll be heading west for fun times in the Live Music Capital of the World, Austin, TX. Austin is never a bad idea and is a great city for planners because there is always something new to discover. Phili & DC.

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Expo Pass

JANUARY 21, 2021

There’s still a lot of mystery surrounding hybrid events. Is it actually going to be more fun than planning, hosting, or watching a virtual event all from the couch? To answer these questions, we took some notes on all the fun and engaging things that planners, venues, and attendees are creating in the wide world of hybrid events.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 10, 2016

And for event planners , it’s always a question of, “What’s new and different?”. The entire ceiling is a high-tech moving chandelier, which transforms to look like a spaceship landing on the dance floor. Custom branding can be integrated throughout the venue for corporate events and the space can host up to 2,500 people.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Evolution Dome, the international leader in temporary inflatable event structures and solutions, is on target for a 60% growth in business in 2019. So far this year Evolution Dome has delivered a number of new activations spanning across consumer and B2B events. Brand Events. Event Tech. Sporting Events.

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 30, 2018

Your favorite venues in the South represent some of the best facilities in the country. Congratulations to all involved for ensuring the events business continues to grow. Brown Convention Center in Houston hosts some huge events, making it a perennial favorite. Convention Centers. DeShazo also raves about the location.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 23, 2018

The NAEC Stoneleigh has today announced a new partnership with Evolution Dome to become the official temporary structure supplier to the venue. Evolution Dome is the international leader in temporary inflatable event structures and solutions. Their passion for events and customer services mirrors ours.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2019

New research conducted by Lime Venue Portfolio, in partnership with BCD Meetings and Events, has underlined the need for the event industry to take a lead in tackling food waste. The research also demonstrated how important tackling food waste is to delegates at an event. Brand Events. Event Tech.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Paisley comes to Hargrove with extensive experience in the events industry. She most recently served as the vice president of business development for Red Velvet Event, Inc. in Austin, TX. I am very excited to have Rachel join our events team. Brand Events. Event Tech. Sporting Events.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Evolution Dome and its New Zealand-based partner, Air Space Structures, gave more than 400 wine experts a taster of their inflatable event structures late last month. Ash Austin, director of Evolution Dome explained: “The partnership with Air Space Structures is very much in its early stages with a huge amount more to come. Event Tech.

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APRIL 4, 2021

What is the meaning of festivalisation of events? The global workforce population is shifting as both millennials and generation Z become the majority of workers, and this demographic is driving an enormous change within the event industry. These events result in higher levels of engagement. The use of technology.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

EventsCase, the industry’s leading all-in-one event management platform , is to celebrate seven years of innovation and growth by hosting what promises to be a very special party. Attendees can now register for a place at the event, which will be held from 17:30 on October 3rd at Devonshire Terrace in Spitalfields, London. Event Tech.

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Eventbase

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Event technology awards season is upon us and we are thrilled to be crowned winners of ‘Best Event App’ at the Event Technology Live awards in London, UK (pictured above) and silver winners at the Experience & Design Awards at EVENTtech in Las Vegas, USA. The 2018 event had over 8,000 sessions across 600 venues.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Evolution Dome, the international leader in temporary inflatable event structures and solutions, has added Rotterdam-based, Airaun Inflatables, to its ever-growing distributor network. Ash Austin, director of Evolution Dome, added: “We are thrilled to be expanding our distributor network into Benelux and especially with the team at Airaun.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 15, 2021

Multicolore, the Quebec organization behind Igloofest, the world’s coldest festival, and Montreal’s famous Piknic Électronik, which has been exported to Paris, Santiago, Melbourne and Austin, is proud to announce the official integration of Matane Productions into Multicolore and the nomination of new talents among its extended team.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 4, 2018

How will the events industry fare this year, and what trends will rule the roost when it comes to event planners’ priorities? 2019 Event Trends: Your Audience Craves Authenticity. Infusing Events With Hands-On Experiences. Enhancing Event Cybersecurity. Using Wearable Tech Wisely. Saving on WiFi Costs.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 17, 2022

Could forever-remote tech workers fuel meeting boom? The list of tech companies still operating on some variation of a remote-first work model is an alphabet soup of some household names: Adobe, Dropbox, Facebook, Hubspot, LinkedIn, Microsoft, SAP and Verizon have all announced that workers don’t have to come into the office daily.

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APRIL 2, 2018

The event’s four organizers all work in Austin’s growing tech scene and wanted to contribute to the community in a way their friends and colleagues in the industry would enjoy. Given the Ruby community’s odd nature and the event’s home-base slogan of “Keep Austin Weird,” the conference’s name pretty much wrote itself.

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MARCH 26, 2020

How to communicate a COVID-19 related event cancellation to your attendees. At the beginning of March, we published an in-depth guide on what event organizers need to know about COVID-19. In this guide we covered how event organizers can and have adapted their event strategies to COVID-19. Mobile World Congress.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Agency Spotlight, the latest addition to the Event Industry News site, profiles the top of the pyramid, the design and creativity behind brand activations, experiences, exhibition USPs and the greater live event model. Agency: Event Marketing Solutions (EMS) Formed: 2000 Annual Events: 100+ Staff: 11-50 Offices: 2 www.eventms.com.

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Eventtia

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

It’s crazy to think how much the events industry has evolved in recent times. Events have moved online and it didn’t take long for us to realise that we can reach untapped audiences while keeping costs down. To help you get the most out of this, we’ve drawn up this short guide to answer all of your questions on virtual events.

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Eventbase

MARCH 21, 2018

The ten day event has been known around the world for being a leading innovator in tech, and became one of the earliest adopters of event technology launching the mobile app SXSW GO with Eventbase in 2011. SXSW 2013 was a huge year for the app, winning a Webby Award for People’s Voice - Events (Handheld Devices).

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Evolution Dome provided 14 structures for ‘Innovate East’, which saw more than 1,800 delegates attend the three-day event. Held in Ipswich, Suffolk, Innovate East was a collaborative event hosted in equal partnership by Anglian Water and Essex & Suffolk Water. The setup, close down and three event days went without a hitch.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 2, 2019

By Keith Austin, CEO, EMS. In the UK, Wembley’s SSE Arena is now an established eSports venue, whilst Twickenham Stadium, home to England’s national rugby teams, is going down a similar avenue with the opening of a dedicated eSports suite and events booked throughout the year. Brand Events. Event Tech.

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Eventbase

JULY 12, 2018

We’re excited to announce that we’ve received new funding to further accelerate growth and support the launch of our new enterprise event data product, Data Stream. Madrona Venture Group, which led our previous round of funding, participated along with a new investor, Kensington Capital Partners via the BC Tech Fund.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 29, 2016

It provides more than 10,000 hotel rooms and nearly 300 restaurants and major conference venues, including Georgia World Congress Center and Atlanta Convention Center at AmericasMart. Austin: This lively city is best known for its 250 live-music venues, but that only begins to tell its story. of event space. million sq.

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