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Westminster academic celebrates fifth anniversary of Event Tech Lab.

Event Industry News

In July 2014, Dr James Morgan, Principal Lecturer at the University of Westminster set up the Event Tech Lab. The idea in setting up the virtual incubator, was to help and mentor start up event technology companies wanting to get into the event space, globally. They joined the lab community in 2017. has this to say.

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Event Tech Awards 2021: Meet the Judges – Sophie Ahmed

Event Industry News

I guess the night before a show I launched in Shanghai when the 4-day build had just been completed and we were informed by the local authorities that the show wouldn’t be allowed to open the next day! But, somehow, we managed to sweet talk them (via a translator!)

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Choosing a Unique Event Venue To Make a Memorable Statement

Endless Events

Take a look at how you could use them to make your next event one to remember. China’s Shanghai Tower , and its amazing heights. As one of three signature skyscrapers in the Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone, the Shanghai Tower spirals upward, well above the skyline. London’s Printworks , with its authentic industrial setting.

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Onsite Event Support: the Secret to Running a Seamless Event Experience

Eventmobi

Who better to evangelize your event app and get attendees interacting with it than an EventMobi Specialist? Speaking of interacting, your onsite support rep can also help manage many of the interactive event tech elements at your event. We Do The Heavy Lifting. An Onsite Success Story. Taking it Overseas.

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Virtual and hybrid event trends for 2021 and beyond: Events Reimagined by Hubilo

The MICE

Virtual event tech helped to scale the business, ‘The virtual world started for us in March 2020, in a big way.’. ‘We In March 2020, when they had to shut down due to COVID-19, five days later, they developed the virtual experience. We reimagined everything we were doing at the time.

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Connection and learning top the agenda for IBTM China 2019

Event Industry News

Exhibitors include Air Canada, Okinawa Japan, Fiji Tourism, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Sydney Conference and Training Centre, Salam Management Services, Sodexo Prestige Venues & Events, Shanghai New International Expo Centre and Tourism Administration of Guangzhou Municipality. Brand Events. Event Tech.

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Denzil Rankine: ‘We Have an Extraordinary Journey in This Industry’

PCMA Convene

With so much of their space going unused, how do you see event venues reimagining themselves? If you look at venue occupancy, you will see some high points — Shanghai, Hong Kong, New York, Las Vegas. You say that organizers are not going to monetize event tech well, because they’re still learning.