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Virtually There: Tech Meetings

SmartMeetings

Tech companies tested virtual meetings before they were cool. The presentation was delivered through an Android app on the Google Play store and viewed through special cardboard headsets. Most face-to-face meetings embody three major components: education, networking and commerce. The solution?

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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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What Hybrid Platform Consolidation Means for Meeting Profs

SmartMeetings

Virtual meeting platforms are buying, acquiring, partnering and otherwise conjoining with in-person meeting producers to offer full-service, integrated hybrid capabilities. What will that mean for meeting professionals? It will also accelerate the development of Intrado’s self-service virtual event offering.” (See

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8 Event Tech Trends for 2018

Connect Your Meetings

Event tech probably will never replace face-to-face meeting. But new technology can drive those interactions to make events more meaningful. Howard Tullman, CEO of 1871, a tech co-working, incubator and accelerator space housed in Chicago’s Merchandise Mart says in his Inc. Facial recognition for matchmaking.

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The Line Between Attendee Data and Privacy

Endless Events

Navigating event attendee data requires the right balance between collecting valuable information and respecting event attendee privacy. But with rapid advancements in technology and law that struggles to keep up, finding that balance can be tricky, especially as tech becomes cheaper and easier to access.

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3 Lessons on Pivoting to COVID-Era Virtual Meetings

SmartMeetings

Meeting planners also learn by watching others doing. That is why, in this time of repackaging grand destination programs to fit onto confined computer screens, a great way to avoid mistakes is to study how our peers are shape-shifting to meet COVID-era standards. The biggest challenge? Keeping the energy at an appropriate level.

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Code Red! Your Fix-It Guide for Today’s Event Emergencies

SmartMeetings

Meeting professionals have always shouldered a hefty bag of tricks to fix the jagged edges that emerge at even the most meticulously polished events. Today, though, even veteran meeting organizers face Code Red calamities previously unimaginable. Right now, those sorts of challenges are popping up at events all over the world.