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Whova named Best Event App and Best Event Networking Technology at the Event Technology Awards

Event Industry News

The Whova team was delighted to take two awards back to their office in San Diego: Best Event App and Best Event Networking Technology. This is the fourth year Whova has picked up an Event Technology Award, but the first time they have won the coveted Best Event App category. Brand Events. Event Tech.

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Podcast: Passion Projects—Helping Others Build Event Careers, with Sara Gorlick of Rakuten

Event Marketer

Starting as an event coordinator in the health care sector, Sara Gorlick discovered an unexpected passion for planning events and conferences. Now, almost 20 years later, Gorlick is vp-events at Rakuten, where she has worked for 14 years. I think as event planners, you’re always trying to improve upon your last event.

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Hybrid Event Examples You’ll Want to Copy This Year (And How to Take Virtual Events Hybrid)

SpotMe Blog

A hybrid event is a blend of the traditional in-person event with the online virtual event. Attendees can go to an actual venue for the event, but can also opt to participate online if they are unable to be there in person. What Does a Hybrid Event Look Like? Marketing and sales events. Trade shows.

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Pairing memorable event experiences with bleisure travel

Eventbase

Here are four of our favorites: Select attractive destinations Negotiate extended conference hotel rates Offer companion or family passes for your event Use the event app to highlight bleisure information 1. Include details of the extended rates in your event communications and event app.

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Planners Reveal Best Practices for Designing a Conference

SmartMeetings

Organizers of ON24 Webinar World, a user conference for webinar marketing, share their experiences. Planning a conference is a complex process that doesn’t come with a handy user manual. You won’t find How to Plan Conferences for Dummies in any bookstore. Anna and Chrissy are planning Webinar World, ON24’s first user conference.

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What Hybrid Platform Consolidation Means for Meeting Profs

SmartMeetings

“This acquisition will provide our association with a one-stop shop for all our event and education technology needs with the high-quality service that we love from both companies,” she said in a testimonial. billion valuation) unveiled a strategic partnership with Encore to create what is described as a global event-production company.

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Virtual Events are content. So let’s make some good internet!

Expo Pass

This year, the California Academy of Sciences Virtual NightLife event combined botanists, geologists, outer space experts, artists, illustrators, and even mixologists; all under one live-stream. Luckily, in the virtual event world, presenters can start to build a library of all of these talks. Virtual Events are content.

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