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Tech Star: Sinead Murphy, Director of Live Events, Web Summit

Connect Your Meetings

Web Summit, an internet tech conference held in Portugal, has seen exponential growth since it launched as a meetup for 400 tech investors in 2010. Expected to attract more than 50,000 attendees this November, the growing conference designed to connect startups with investors is no match for the planner behind it all.

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Hybrid Meetings Doomed to Failure? Not So Fast

Velvet Chainsaw

The speaker, Sourabh Kothari, also a DES, presenting on how content should drive conference design , welcomed the virtual audience, but didn’t dwell on us. By extending your content, and hopefully sharing, beyond the four walls of your conference, you are amplifying the experience.

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Twitter Accounts all #EventTech Pros Should Follow

Eved

The Event Nerd is a passionate advocate for bringing new technology into event experience, and covers everything from conference coverage to event marketing to everyday tech and words of wisdom. Think of them as the event tech world’s water cooler. EventTechAwards , The Event Tech Awards.

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Best in Show 2016

PCMA Convene

We asked readers to nominate exemplary meeting professionals who usually operate out of the spotlight, behind the scenes, working in areas such as convention services, audiovisual, event technology, and catering. Brittany Haas, Event Billing Analyst, Hyatt Hotels Corporation; formerly Event Planning Manager, Hyatt Regency Dallas.

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40 Outstanding Event Industry Blogs to Follow

Endless Events

After all, event industry blogs are accessible, provide information about events from around the globe and cover every aspect of event planning. You can find bigger and better ways to deploy events, the latest in event tech, and follow where other event profs’ careers are taking them. G2Planet.

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TME Top 15 Meeting, Event, and Technology Must Read Blogs

The Modern Event

To make sure you informed and inspired- we thought we would list our picks for the Top 16 Meeting, Event, and Technology blogs you should follow. ConferencesThatWork.com. Adrian Segar’s blog is for the corporate meeting professional; creating “relevant, memorable conferences.” PlannerWire.