Digital Events
Fine-Tune Your Digital Strategy With Lessons From SXSW
One of the most-recognized names in the conference industry is streaming content all week long from Austin, offering valuable lessons on how to engage remote attendees.
How 3D Printing Is Making its Way Into Convention Center Design
Office buildings are being constructed by 3D printers. Are convention centers next?
DEI Spotlight: Donna Hitchings, CMP, DES
She has the distinction of being the first DES in New Zealand — and perhaps one of digital events’ strongest proponent.
A Real Cliffhanger: Making the Numbers at the 2017 Brazilian Spine Society Congress
The Brazilian Spine Society shored up attendance numbers at its congress during a major recession by relying on a digital-marketing strategy.
Indianapolis Sets Visitor Records in 2017
Drawn to the compact downtown, hospitality, and vibrant culture and cuisine, many associations are hosting conferences in Indy for the first time this year.
Hotel Offers Discount for Disconnecting From Smartphones
Digital technology delivers many opportunities to get more work done, but it also presents a challenge for human connectedness. Learn how one hotelier plans to address the issue.
DEI Spotlight: Shawn Cheng
Today, digital and hybrid events might be on the periphery of Shawn Cheng’s work as a project coordinator at MCI Group Canada, but he sees them coming into sharper focus going forward.
How to Make Your Meeting Smartphone-Free
Some of the biggest names in entertainment are forcing fans to put away their phones. Can conference organizers deliver an experience without devices for their attendees?
DEI Spotlight: Ronda Keys, DES
Ronda Keys pursued the DES certification to gain a skill set needed by her (then) employer. Today, as the owner of her own events-management firm, she is putting that knowledge to good use for her clients.
Can Robots Help Solve a Hotel Supply Shortage?
As Tokyo prepares to host the 2020 Olympic Games, one travel company wants to boost Japan’s room inventory with eight new robot-staffed hotels. The move represents a larger shift to robotic-based hospitality service around the world.
Who Will Win?
Meet the three finalists for the inaugural Digital Experience Strategist of the Year Award.
DEI Spotlight: Lisa Dyson, DES
As director of conferences services at the 12,000-member TESOL International Association, Lisa Dyson is seeing growing requests for digital event components.