PCMA Convene

JULY 6, 2020

We’ve long talked about how technology connects us, points out designer and researcher Pamela Pavliscak , a panelist at the technology conference Collision@Home , held online June 21-24. Even on Zoom, a tool “that we all rely on, we don’t truly have eye contact,” she said.

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Gallus Events

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Those three are Event Tech Live in London , EUBEA World Festival , which this year took place in Coimbra in Portugal and IBTM World in Barcelona. IBTM session was all about Meeting Design and the venue is about 5 miles from my office, so attending that one was much easier! The main stage at Event Tech Live.

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Unique Venues

JANUARY 7, 2020

The open atmosphere inspires innovation and changes the way people meet. Designed by the internationally recognized Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama, BMO is an inspiring space that will assure your successful meeting or conference for up to 450 in its 44 meeting rooms. FHI360 Conference Center.

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Meeting Tomorrow

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

There are a number of meeting design elements that need to be accounted for, but the cost savings and expanded participation seem well worth it. Imagine that each event has a “window” into all the other locations, and that the focus can be shifted from place to place–like a group video chat but with an event in each window.

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Gallus Events

APRIL 6, 2016

TED Conferences have been keen on these interactive spaces for years and they have replaced the traditional exhibition. At Tech Fest we knew we had some attendees who were afraid of “Tech” so we used an interactive space to help them to think about any of the “Tech” they loved.

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SpotMe Blog

JULY 6, 2021

We’ve confirmed that virtual events can be engaging and productive, but only if the meeting design is truly participant driven and takes into consideration the needs of that audience. There’s no denying that the way we plan, design, execute and attend events is constantly changing. Attendee interaction is key!

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

In most cases, these aren’t bland, cookie-cutter facilities, but designed as spaces that reflect their destinations. It’s a solution that works right now, she said, and into the future in which hybrid meetings become “just a part of the regular program.”. As they do, we’re noticing a trend. In Washington, D.C.,

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

They may be event tech enthusiasts, event planners , event speakers , but all of them are influencers for event enthusiasts and followers. She is the founder of Strategic Meeting and Events which produces mid to large scale corporate events. Kiki Fox: Kiki is a passionate woman who’s a member of IAEE, MPI, and PCMA.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 6, 2019

Many of the large tech conferences like Google I/O and Facebook’s F8 arguably have a greater response online than in the meeting itself. What do you hope attendees of your session at The Meetings Show will take away from it? The future is hybrid, are you ready?

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 25, 2019

“What they did was seamlessly integrate Pittsburgh into the entire fabric of the conference every step of the way.”. Participants try out virtual reality and tech demos during Thrival’s Interactive Experience at the Carnegie Museum of Art. More Meeting Trends. What the ‘Sense of Place’ Travel Trend Means for Event Design.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 11, 2019

This year’s finalists of the Future of Meetings Award, organised by the Meetings Design Institute (MDI) in partnership with The Meetings Show, are: KUDO Vizzmee Ltd Lineup Ninja Kubify Firebird Conference Systems.

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Gallus Events

APRIL 6, 2016

TED Conferences have been keen on these interactive spaces for years and they have replaced the traditional exhibition. At Tech Fest we knew we had some attendees who were afraid of “Tech” so we used an interactive space to help them to think about any of the “Tech” they loved.

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Event Marketer

MAY 17, 2023

While speakers shared proven tips and tricks, best practices and trends in sustainability, design, DE&I, tech and more, one theme in particular wove throughout several sessions: the importance of building one-of-a-kind experiences.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 27, 2020

Pre-pandemic, I traveled fairly frequently for my work as a consultant on meeting design and facilitator of meetings, and would try to run a couple of miles every day, wherever I was. I’m a recent convert to high-tech fabrics for underwear, shirts, and tights. France, New Mexico, and Texas. Underwear.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2017

Where past generations of meeting-goers might have been content as spectators, attendees today are looking for more active participation and experiential learning — starting with the fact that much of what they used to travel for is now available digitally. If you don’t let the Millennials have input, they’ll opt out.”.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference. Keynote speakers in Artificial Intelligence (AI Tech).

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 1, 2019

Where past generations of meeting-goers might have been content as spectators, attendees today are looking for more active participation and experiential learning — starting with the fact that much of what they used to travel for is now available digitally. If you don’t let the Millennials have input, they’ll opt out.”. FLIPPED LEARNING.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference. Keynote speakers in Artificial Intelligence (AI Tech).

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Event Industry News

JULY 5, 2018

NetworkTables is an international event technology company that makes it easier to meet the right people at large conferences and make networking more effective through an user-friendly online solution for table seating, session registration and 1-on-1 meetings.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 17, 2022

Could forever-remote tech workers fuel meeting boom? We will have an intentional mix of physical and virtual presences with in-person gatherings driven by purpose and designed for collaboration.” – Gloria Chen, Adobe. “To To build trust and relationships and depth in remote-first teams, you’ve got to meet in person. “To

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

in the early planning stages of an internal meeting, designed to bring together two teams – Digital and Information Technology for the first time – prior to their merger into one ‘Digital Technology’ team. Networking and collaboration were the primary objectives of this all-hands meeting, held in Germany in January 2019.

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Event Industry News

MAY 3, 2019

“Buzzword Tech” — AR, VR, AI, and Blockchain Are Hot… Fully half of these experts cited emerging technologies in some context. However, the voice interface does not work well in crowded environments such as a meeting room or a tradeshow…(so) text-based systems are starting to emerge as an excellent chatbot alternative.”

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Endless Events

JUNE 21, 2019

Both on Event Tech Podcast and #EventIcons , we shared a lot of good stuff from this fantastic conference. But on the matter of inclusion at events, our host Tahira Endean sat down with Maarten Vannest e of the Meeting Design Institute. It’s time for a surprise – and one that tackles inclusion at events!

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 22, 2019

“Buzzword Tech” — AR, VR, AI, and Blockchain Are Hot… Fully half of these experts cited emerging technologies in some context. However, the voice interface does not work well in crowded environments such as a meeting room or a tradeshow…(so) text-based systems are starting to emerge as an excellent chatbot alternative.”

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Tahira Endean tweets about the intersection of experiential, immersive meeting design and technology. She’s a stellar resource for the latest event tech news, and also shares her take on industry conferences. If you’re active on the event and hospitality conference circuit, you might bump into her. @TahiraCreates.

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Slido

JANUARY 30, 2019

In December 2018, we set out to explore the future of town hall meetings. The goal of our one-day event in partnership with Convene was to show how a successful all-hands could look in 2019 and beyond by using interactive technology and meeting design thinking. It was a new experience for everyone, and the audience loved it.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 17, 2023

I am resigned to the fact that OpenAI ‘s Large Language Model ChatGPT has scraped every blog post I’ve written here (over 750 posts in the last 13 years—around half a million words) so it can parrot my thoughts about meeting design, facilitation, and other topics. Recommend What should OpenAI do?

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Capterra Event Management

JULY 19, 2016

It has a slight focus on conferences and corporate events, but contains lots of helpful content for everyone. Conferences that Work. Event consultants and meeting designers, Gallus Events uses its blog to offer advice and tips on the industry. The Event Tech Podcast. Gallus Events. The Social Tables Blog.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 12, 2019

Instead of showcasing, as we’ve done in past years, extraordinary places, spaces, destination videos, F&B offerings, tech tools, and other bits and pieces that make the events world go round, we zoomed in on you. For this year’s Best in Show feature, we switched gears. Hacker Chicks. Having a Heart. Earn and Learn. Risky Business.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 19, 2021

If you want maximum learning, interaction, and connection at a meeting, small meetings are better than large meetings. For example, think about a conference to explore the implications of a medical breakthrough. Increased learning, interaction, and connection. Have you experienced one, and, if so, what was it like?

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 4, 2019

The appetite for experiential tours among those who come to Portland for meetings and conventions has grown noticeably in the last two years, Morgan said. So much so, that she predicts that the days when business travelers see only see the inside of their hotels, moving from conference room to hotel room and back again, will soon be history.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Care to join us for some stimulating conversation about multi-hub meetings? Because this week’s episode of Event Tech Podcast is all about this up and coming, exciting topic. Everyone who works in the event industry knows the power of meetings. And who says we have to stop at single-hub meetings?

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Conferences that Work

JULY 30, 2018

All they need for success is good process, competent facilitation, and a few low-tech items. Every process element is a strategic ingredient of the workshop design. Running these workshops helps me continually refine the design, stripping away components that distract focus from the desired outcomes. They are also simple.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

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. All about event tech. Looking for more event industry blogs with a focus on tech? The Meeting Pool is the place to be for event professionals who love to discuss technology.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Meetings don’t look how they used to. Today, planners are racing to adapt to trends that make conferences and events more engaging and dynamic than ever before. But when it comes to trends, where should meeting industry professionals put their focus? Their secret is relying on the best tech in the meeting industry.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 6, 2020

A conference rolled out plans for an all-women speaker lineup. And the Twittersphere erupted in fury and demanded change after a speaker shared how she was denied entry to a conference because she arrived with her still-breastfeeding baby. If most attendees are taking flights to and from an event, those numbers add up quickly.

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Endless Events

JULY 27, 2018

You can also go as high-tech as using people-matching algorithms, or as low-tech as using catchy name badges. Up Your Learning and Event Networking Experience at Meetings. Whether you’re using web-based or on-site tech to address these, getting all the tools ready and tested beforehand, is essential.

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