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Top Event Technology Trends for 2024

Smart Meetings

How emerging AI and other technology will boost event humanity by putting attendee needs at the center of conference design Attendees expect more from events today and emerging technology is helping to deliver on those demands. We need to build that technology into our events to give them flexibility.

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Case Study: Adrian Segar – “Conferences that work”

Conferences that Work

Here’s an independent review of my conference design work, published as a case study in Chapter 25—Designing and Developing Content for Collaborative Business Events—of the book The Routledge Handbook of Business Events. Tip: The hardback version is expensive, the ebook is a quarter of the hardback cost.)

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Becoming a writer

Conferences that Work

thesis After a postdoctoral year at Tufts, I went on to manage a solar manufacturing company, teach college computer science, and develop a successful information technology consulting practice. His enthusiasm for my conference design work was a huge boost. My 1977 Ph.D. I didn’t, but the right one would have helped.)

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IBM Think Kicks Off a New Chapter with an Agile, Personalized Flagship Experience

Event Marketer

The flagship experience, launched in 2018 as part of a portfolio consolidation, marked a new chapter this month as it reconvened May 9-11 in Orlando as a smaller, targeted in-person conference designed to serve up content and networking experiences “that matter most to you.” Emphasis on the you. It’s a curated experience unique to ‘me.’

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Mediocrity Is Your Biggest Conference Competitor

Velvet Chainsaw

Today’s technology driven, hyper-connected, instant gratification, real-time world puts you as a conference organizer in a difficult position. You’re expected to deliver highly participatory, forward-thinking, experience-driven, sensory-laden, learner-centered, performance-focused conferences that move the needle for your customers.

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Personalize Your Attendee’s Conference Experience

Coterie Spark

Over the past few years, there have been dramatic shifts in the way conferences are planned. From embracing hybrid programming to a greater dependence on technology, staying current with the most recent trends has been one heck of a job. Explore your host city’s culture Conference design is so important.

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Cloth Hall Court to host sell-out cyber security conference

Event Industry News

The newly AIM Gold awarded Cloth Hall Court by Well Met will welcome around 300 delegates tomorrow, Friday 26 January, for the very first dedicated conference designed for cyber security experts. The post Cloth Hall Court to host sell-out cyber security conference appeared first on Event Industry News.