Wed.Jul 29, 2020

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The Top Event Live Streaming Platforms

GEVME

Recently live streaming platforms for events have taken over the digital world. It is now more accessible and more effective in reaching a larger audience with event live streaming platforms. Today’s reality is that without the use of event live streaming services , you will most likely miss out on viewers. So it’s time for you and your events to take full advantage of event live streaming apps available online.

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4 Proven Methods for Boosting Event Audience Engagement

Planning Pod

Have you ever been to an event that was a snoozer — complete with people practically racing to the coffee station between sessions? Of course you have, and that’s why audience engagement is so critical. Garnering and maintaining an audience’s attention, especially during long meetings or intense conferences, is one of the major challenges event planners and meeting coordinators face.

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GEVME Live partners with leading remote simultaneous interpreting platform Interprefy

GEVME

GEVME Live partners with world-leading remote simultaneous interpreting platform Interprefy, to bring remote simultaneous interpreting to the global digital events industry. – Developed by GlobalSign.in, GEVME Live is a fully-customizable, secure platform for digital events, conferences and exhibitions. – The new partnership unleashes the borderless potential of digital events, enabling event participation unlimited by geography or language.

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The Ins & Outs Of Hybrid Audience Engagement

Endless Events

We’ve talked a lot about virtual events in the past and how we keep the audience engaged. But when it comes to hybrid audience engagement, you are literally dealing with two different sets of attendees. A hybrid event is the combination of an in-person audience and a virtual audience. And our definition of a perfect hybrid event is when you have the blurring of lines, the blending of those two audiences together, where they have the ability to interact with each other.

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Unlock the Secrets of Event Marketing Masters

The greats learn from the greats. Set yourself and your team up for success with tried and tested strategies and insights from event marketing geniuses at Vanta, Partnership Leaders, Quantum Metric, Rocketlane, and Explori.

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AIF welcomes emergency fund eligibility for festivals

Event Industry News

The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) welcomes the Government’s confirmation that UK festivals will share in the recently announced £1.57 billion cultural emergency fund. A £500m fund will be distributed to cultural organisations across England during the COVID-19 crisis, with grants ranging between £50,000 and £3 million. The news comes after AIF called for urgent clarity on the eligibility of UK festivals for the financial support package.

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NEC prepares for the return of events

Event Industry News

The UK’s largest venue is now looking forward to the return of event activity following the Government’s recent announcement that business events, conferences and event venues are permitted to reopen from 1st October 2020. The return of event activity at the NEC will be under rigorous health and safety measures, developed in partnership by the Venue, event organisers and industry Associations.

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Event Committees: 5 Types and Their Duties

ePly

We’ve all heard the old phrase “two heads are better than one”! And it still rings true today. Planning a large conference or company event is a huge task to take on and will almost always need more than one person planning. So, how do you manage it in an organized way? Introducing….committees. Committees are appointed for a specific function and can help your daunting task list become more segmented and task-specific.

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Malta: The island hoping to be 2020’s festival hotspot

Event Industry News

Malta has a population of 450,000 and has had 701 coronavirus cases and nine deaths. The country relies heavily on tourism, with about half a million Brits visiting every year. It’s now on the government’s green light travel list. But unsurprisingly, there are concerns about what might happen if loads of people pile onto the island. Rhythm + Waves, Escape 2 the Island, the BPM Festival and Mi Casa are all being advertised online.

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Eventtia vs. Virtual Reality Events: What’s the difference?

Eventtia

Virtual reality or VR is a buzzword that has been on the tips of our tongues for a long time now. Having gained prominence, most notably in gaming and entertainment, it’s starting to make some big moves in the events industry.

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How to Get Speakers, Exhibitors, and Attendees to Promote Your Event With Video

In this best practices guide, you’ll learn how to tap into the cost-efficiencies of advocacy and word-of-mouth marketing with video. Examples include speakers providing a preview of their upcoming sessions, exhibitors creating “please stop by” invitations and attendees creating “looking forward to seeing you” introduction videos. Learn about best practices and programs created by leading companies and associations including ASIS, AUVSI, SuperZoo, National Restaurant Association, World of Concret

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Top Picks for Campus Venues in New England

Unique Venues

Steeped in history that traces our country’s foundation, New England and its beautiful campus venues are the perfect choice for your next event. Comprised of quaint colonial towns throughout the six states, New England also boasts some of the highest concentration of higher learning in the United States. These campus options can provide all the beauty nature has to offer via lakes, rivers and mountains, while also offering planners choices in and around some of the larger metropolitans in

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Restaurants That Are Now Open For Dine-In In Ohio

EventUp

Post-coronavirus, restaurants are slowly reopening in various stages — which started with takeout and delivery and has evolved into partial capacity for dine-in— in order to ensure a safe experience until the days of everyone operating at full capacity. We are just as excited as you to get out of our own messy kitchens and back into a restaurant enjoying food and drink crafted by someone else along with new and old friends.

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Will Wedding Venues Negotiate the Price?  

Milestone Events Group

Will Wedding Venues Negotiate the Price? . When considering different wedding venues, it is helpful to understand what might be negotiable and what is not. . Venues tend not to be very flexible with their pricing, but a few factors will influence their willingness to negotiate: . . Pick off-season months and be flexible with your date. .

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Webinar: Keeping Everyone Safe When We Return To Face-to-Face

PCMA Convene

Meetings and events are going to look very different when the industry returns to face-to-face in light of COVID-19. The business events community has been working to find the best practices and create standards to ensure the safety of all when we do. Our panel of experts is here to answer the top questions about what the return to events will look like in order to keep everyone involved safe according the research their organizations have done, as well as standards planners should look out for

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B2B Events in 2023 - What You Need to Know

Get ahead of the curve and stay informed with Zuddl's industry report on the future of B2B events in 2023. Stay up-to-date on the latest trends and insights from leading experts in the field. Make informed decisions and stay ahead of the competition.

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Mitingu

Event Industry News

Mitingu helps you deliver event websites and communications on brand every time. In a nutshell. One platform for event registration, check-in and communications for live, virtual and hybrid events. Why event professionals choose Mitingu. The pressure is on an event organiser to deliver. There are a thousand and one tasks to get done and only 24 hours in a day.

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How Much Does a Hybrid or Virtual AGM Cost?

Lumi Global

During lockdown, everything that could move online did go online, and that included annual meetings, where organisations switched their traditional in-person annual meetings to hybrid (a mix of in-person) or virtual (online-only) AGMs.

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Arlo opens Canada office

Arlo Training & Events Software

With a growing number of North American training providers using Arlo to power their businesses it made perfect sense for us to open an office in Canada, enabling us to provide a better service for those clients. Earlier this year we announced the launch of our Canadian data centre , giving customers more control of their data management and an elegant way to align with the Federal Government’s “cloud-first” strategy.

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Live events industry moves #WeMakeEvents campaign into ‘Red Alert’ to save UK events

Event Industry News

Many of the leading live events trade bodies and businesses across the UK have joined together to bring attention to the dire straits the live events industry, and its entire supply chain is facing; the sector includes manufacturers, audio, lighting and video specialists, logistics, transportation, rigging and many more. The industry is now issuing a ‘Red Alert’ with many organisations, businesses and live events staff coming together on the 11th of August to shed light on an industry set to co

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Download Now: 2022 Virtual + Hybrid Event Platform RFP Template - Enterprise Edition

Download 200+ new RFP questions for hybrid and virtual event technology success. After 10,000 downloads, the SpotMe Virtual + Hybrid Event Platform RFP Template is the ultimate procurement tool for event technology. This template is ideal for companies looking for a vendor to fulfill their specific virtual + hybrid event platform needs and requirements!

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Hybrid Events and Engagement: Let’s Get Strategic

SmartMeetings

After a whirlwind few months for the events industry, we’re starting to look to the future. Not a new normal, but a different normal. A chance to recreate, reach more audiences than ever before and make incredible connections, safely, through the medium of hybrid events. I’m confident you’ve heard this term a number of times over the last few weeks, but just in case it’s new to you, hybrid events combine the best elements of in-person events and virtual events, bringing both types of audiences t

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Emirates Old Trafford launch ‘Safe in One Place’ campaign to aid returning UK events industry

Event Industry News

Lancashire Cricket and Emirates Old Trafford unveil initiative to share insights and best-practice from hosting Test Matches with wider events industry ‘Safe in One Place’ to provide guidance on how to secure safety of venues to help £70bn events industry bounce back from COVID-19* Ahead of October 1 re-opening, Emirates Old Trafford remains, “committed to doing all we can to help lead the way back for the industry”, says Lancashire Cricket Chief Executive, Daniel Gidney.

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Getting Volunteers Back To Work Safely During The COVID-19 Pandemic

InitLive

For many months nonprofit organizations around the world have stopped and volunteer programs that work directly in the community to protect both their volunteers and community members. However, much of the work that volunteers perform in communities is essential, from food banks to community care programs people rely on programs that are worked by volunteers.

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