Event Technology

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3 Ways for Event Planners to Strategically Incorporate AI

Most conversations about the use of artificial intelligence in the events industry focus on use cases that improve workforce productivity and performance for repeatable processes. Here are approaches that not only help you but help your event participants implement AI within their own organizations.

BY Dave Lutz, CMP September 9, 2024

‘The Only Skill That Most of Us Need Is Curiosity’

The best way for event planners to use AI image generator? It helps to have a level of cultural competence, and the advice of a tech expert and EDI consultant.

BY Magdalina Atanassova September 4, 2024

Event Venues Look to High-Tech Solutions to Combat Food Waste

On-site digesters and AI are among the tools tapped to prevent food waste from going to landfills.

BY Jennifer N. Dienst August 19, 2024

Predictive AI for Attendee Acquisition and Engagement

A discussion at a recent Lippman Connects’ Attendee Acquisition Roundtable around how to use predictive AI to strategically grow your base of potential registrants got participants’ wheels turning.

BY Michelle Russell August 14, 2024

Making an Impact as an Event Exhibitor

The co-founders of Backtrack, a mobile app for recording exhibit booth conversations, went the extra mile to make connections and get leads at ECEF 2024. Their experience can help spark ideas for all kinds of exhibitors and sponsors.

BY Curt Wagner August 12, 2024

‘Technology With Purpose’: Have a Valid Business Case When Using AI

Generative AI has swept the business landscape — including the events industry — but it takes time and effort to figure out its best uses.

BY Casey Gale August 6, 2024

The Challenge of Using AI to Enhance Your Writing

There’s a paradox that more users of generative AI are noticing — it can make your writing sound more professional, but also more generic.

BY Barbara Palmer August 5, 2024

How to Make AI Tools Your Silent Partner

For events company owner Valerie Sumner, using PCMA’s Spark and other AI tools to augment company operations is “almost like having another person in the office.”

BY Barbara Palmer July 31, 2024

In the Age of AI, Soft Skills Remain ‘Critically Important’

The focus on learning how to use AI in the workplace shouldn’t come at the expense of cultivating soft skills — it’s humans who inhabit the workplace, after all.

BY Casey Gale July 31, 2024

Measuring an Event’s Carbon Footprint — It’s All in the Details

Two sustainability experts have created a tool to accurately measure an event’s true carbon footprint. Here’s the level of detail required. 

BY Michelle Russell July 22, 2024

It’s Time to Harness AI for Event Success

Event professionals must embrace AI now to stay ahead of competition, according to speakers at an AI-focused ECEF session in May. Here’s how.

BY Vanessa Page July 15, 2024

Keeping Up With Technology Tools

An academic with an entrepreneurial streak offered edUcon participants insights on how technology can elevate events and boost productivity — now and later.

BY Barbara Palmer June 24, 2024

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