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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Konduko, the ‘global provider of Kontactless Smart Event technologies’ was the big winner at the Event Technology Awards (ETA) 2020’s virtual ceremony last night, taking home – or staying at home with – three: Best use of Technology for Engagement & Interaction (B2B), Best use of Wireless Technology and Best Exhibition Technology. As ever, entries had come in from around the world, but the digital ceremony meant there was a much bigger international audience watching the event, which was man

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

?? The Best of the Best: RFPs Made Easy: Virtual Event RFP: What To Include (With Free Template!). 2020 Tech: Looking Back At 2020 In Events. ?? New virtual event tool alert! Check out our brand spanking new Virtual Event Request for Proposal Matrix! ??. Much to Discuss. Oh my goodness, dear reader! There is so much going on right now. Not only was this last weekend Halloween, but we are also experiencing an election, hurricanes causing alarm in the south, the time change messing up internal

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Tel-Aviv based Booth Guru’s hybrid matchmaking solution for organisers, exhibitors and visitors won the coveted Gold Award, and a £5k marketing budget plus, at Event Tech Live’s Startup Pitch competition. One of three finalists chosen from a 20-strong shortlist, Booth Guru used a 60 second video to persuade a panel of five industry experts that its product deserved the biggest prize.

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EventSource

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

If your wedding has been postponed due to COVID-19, you are likely going through your vendor contracts with a fine toothed comb. But there is something that you may not have thought of – the dress! If you have already picked up your dress, and your wedding was postponed, it is vital that you ensure proper storage to protect the integrity of the garment and make sure you look your best when you can finally have the wedding of your dreams!

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Canary Wharf’s hugely popular Winter Lights festival is off this year, to be replaced with a smaller-scale outdoor art event. With the annual Winter Lights festival postponed this year due to coronavirus, Canary Wharf is launching a scaled-back, more Covid-secure version of the luminous event called Connected by Light. Specially chosen so that they can be appreciated from a distance, the curated collection of nine new light installations will bring some festive cheer to Canary Wharf while being

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The World Snooker Tour says the entire UK Championship will now be staged at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes. The first week of the sport’s second biggest tournament, which starts on 23 November, had already been moved from the York Barbican. Tickets sold for the event will be transferred to next year’s competition, which will return to York. “It is an ideal venue, and we have proved we can stage major events there,” said Tour chairman Barry Hearn. “In the circu

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Engagement in a virtual exhibit hall is never easy — so the American Society of Anesthesiologists came up with creative solutions to encourage more valuable interactions between attendees and participating companies. When the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) decided to cancel its live annual meeting and hold a virtual program in its wake, organizers didn’t necessarily have the highest of expectations.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Multi-award winner 2LK designs and delivers experiential activations for brands including CNN, TikTok, Faberge and Canon. In this session, at Event Tech Live, Andy Sexton, the company’s creative director, stepped across the original premise, ‘as we emerge from lockdown’ to focus instead on harnessing tech to build confidence, to make the most of the new environment and, crucially, to stress how well placed the sector is to support the recovery.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Socio was named the Best Technology Start-Up at Event Industry News’ Event Technology Awards 2020 ceremony, hosted by James Dickson and ETA co-founder Adam Parry. The event ran November 2 to 6 in the UK and brought together a global audience for ETA’s virtual ceremony. Before announcing Socio as the winner, host Dickson said, “One of the judges commented, ‘I’ve had the pleasure of using the platform multiple times — as a speaker and an event producer, and I’m a huge fan of the app and its synerg

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Written by Mia Masson, Copywriter. techsytalk GLOBAL is taking its 2020 event virtual and has chosen Swapcard , the leading AI-powered engagement and matchmaking platform for premium events, as the official event platform. Seattle, WA (Nov. 5, 2020) – techsytalk GLOBAL, one of 2020’s highly anticipated tech events, has chosen to host an online event in the face of the ongoing pandemic.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The massive pivot to take Event Tech Live (ETL) from hybrid to virtual in the space of four weeks, and its resounding success, is a credit to the team behind the show, from organiser AMP to the international audience via exhibitors, sponsors and supporters. One of the refreshing things about that whole, the people behind Event Tech Live, is their honesty.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

EventsCase, the leading all-in-one event management platform, has raised £3.5 million in Series A funds after enjoying rapid success with a suite of tools for running virtual and hybrid events. . The backing comes from a mix of new and existing investors, including Haibun Partners and Neil MacDougall, Chairman of the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, and will help to establish the London-headquartered company as Europe’s leading event tech provider.

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