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Participatory voting at events: Part 2—Low-tech versus high-tech solutions

Conferences that Work

There is no shortage of high-tech systems that can poll an audience. Here are three reasons why high-tech ARSs may not be the best choice for participatory voting: ARSs necessitate expense and/or time to set up for a group. No-tech and low-tech approaches are low or no cost and require little or no preparation.

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Tech Mergers Could Simplify Virtual Meeting Management

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Cisco’s announcement in November that it was buying the virtual interaction company Slido may have been a foreshadowing of event tech mergers to come in 2021 according to event tech experts. The post Tech Mergers Could Simplify Virtual Meeting Management appeared first on Smart Meetings. Partners Get Closer. In November, St.

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Event technology beyond the registration app

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“Planners push the need for event technology, even though the technology they onboard may not be solving any issues,” shares Sarah Sebastian, Owner of Rose Gold Collective in Miami, Florida. Is the audience tech savvy, or do the participants need a more personal connection? What problems need to be solved.

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Guaranteeing audience engagement at your events

Conferences that Work

Pádraic suggests that hi-tech polling methods can be used to increase engagement. No high tech was needed with one optional exception — we projected a Google Doc at the end, to capture and display all the group feedback during the closing public workshop evaluation. It is one.

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Lake Nona Wave Hotel Wants to Turn Your Group into Superhumans

Smart Meetings

The 234-room Lake Nona Wave Hotel is right at home in Lake Nona, Florida, a 17-square-mile planned mixed-use planned community that is self-proclaimed “of and for the future.”. Beep vehicles are used to take groups on a tech tour around the 17-square-mile community. — Well, not superhumans exactly.

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The Event Tech 12 – PlanningPod Edition

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Most are massive in both scale and price putting them out of reach for most small and medium sized associations which is why we have always had a soft spot for PlanningPod , an event management platform with loads of tools, an honest price point, and a sleek design that works every bit as well as their highfalutin cousins.

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The Event Tech 12 – PlanningPod Edition

Planner WIre

Most are massive in both scale and price putting them out of reach for most small and medium sized associations which is why we have always had a soft spot for PlanningPod , an event management platform with loads of tools, an honest price point, and a sleek design that works every bit as well as their highfalutin cousins.