SpotMe Blog

JULY 6, 2021

It’s not a “one size fits all” kind of process, as each occasion presents its own set of challenges and opportunities to be addressed, managed and executed. 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.

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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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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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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2017

Attendees who want more from their meetings don’t want to sit and listen passively to a formal presentation. Back then you had to go to events to meet the experts in real life, and sit at their feet while the pearls of wisdom dropped. They have expectations of involvement.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 1, 2019

Attendees who want more from their meetings don’t want to sit and listen passively to a formal presentation. Back then you had to go to events to meet the experts in real life, and sit at their feet while the pearls of wisdom dropped. Experiential learning involves hand-on activities to get your attendees moving — and engaged.

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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’s a business and tech leader who also was the founder of Event Tech Tribe and also of the Showgizmo event app.

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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

MAY 3, 2019

“Buzzword Tech” — AR, VR, AI, and Blockchain Are Hot… Fully half of these experts cited emerging technologies in some context. Among the biggest trends in event tech this year are “AI, AR, VR” and cloud-based platforms. — Rachel Wimberly , President at Tarsus Media.

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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. Among the biggest trends in event tech this year are “AI, AR, VR” and cloud-based platforms. The biggest event tech trend is”augmented reality.

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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. Keynote speakers in Artificial Intelligence (AI Tech). This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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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. Keynote speakers in Artificial Intelligence (AI Tech). This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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Capterra Event Management

JULY 19, 2016

Event consultants and meeting designers, Gallus Events uses its blog to offer advice and tips on the industry. It also spotlights software in its “Event Tech of the Week” series, giving an overview of both new and established technologies. The Event Tech Podcast. Gallus Events. The Social Tables Blog.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 4, 2019

Consumers “don’t want sterile corporate environments,” added Kate Fairweather, who co-presented the session with Blackman. It is now home to many of the entrepreneurs who helped earn the city a ranking in the top 10 cities for tech professionals in a 2017 Forbes survey. More Meeting Trends. Test Time.

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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. Yesterday, Brandt was presenting at an MPI event on hybrid meetings, so Glenn shared the event so we could kibitz. Increased learning, interaction, and connection.

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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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SpotMe Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Continuous learning opportunities around new technologies, virtual and hybrid meeting design, risk and compliance management, and emerging trends in the meetings industry will ensure your team has the skills to elevate your strategic meetings management program. Finally, provide ongoing education and training.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 2, 2021

And then the third group of stakeholders were the eight remote presenters who were going to give reports on particular pieces of business and they also needed to be able to vote securely. We had to redesign a solution — the idea was anybody that was presenting or going to be on screen we were taking out of Zoom.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 30, 2018

Rather, it’s fair to say, they tap the expertise and experience of everyone present.) 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. They are also simple.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

In many cases, this means crowdsourcing the agenda — sometimes eve in real time — to present a personalized event agenda. For a recent meeting, the Experient team created “journey maps.” They present different agendas to each persona on each day of the event. Take the “Be-Wellster” and the “Post-Master” as examples.

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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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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 6, 2020

At CES in early January, Centerplate is joining forces with Picnic , a food production technology company, to use its robot to produce pizza for hungry tech enthusiasts. The presenter on stage speaks in 10- to 15-minute intervals, and then inserts a “C&I moment” by asking the audience a question related to what they’ve just learned.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 25, 2019

Consumers “don’t want sterile corporate environments,” added Kate Fairweather, who co-presented the session with Blackman. It is now home to many of the entrepreneurs who helped earn the city a ranking in the top 10 cities for tech professionals in a 2017 Forbes survey. More Meeting Trends. Test Time.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Industry Performance Trends Attendee Experience Trends Meeting Destination Trends Event Technology Trends Meeting Design Trends. The unprecedented rise in demand for meetings and events will continue this year, with CWT Meetings & Travel predicting a robust 5-10% growth in demand. Industry Performance Trends.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 4, 2020

What we are seeing through Meetings Mean Business is a lot of planners rescheduling and moving their meetings to later in the fall or early 2021. By the first quarter of next year, our meeting business should be going strong, and people will be hungry to attend meetings by 2022. Event Tech. Presentations.

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