Event Technology
Hey Chatbot, What’s the Wi-Fi Password?
Say hello to the new generation of event chatbots powered by conversational AI.
’The Event-Industry Adaptations Are Coming Fast and Furious’
Technology journalist Michelle Bruno shares what — in addition to AI — planners should keep their eye on in Convene’s annual Events Industry Forecast.
Powering Human Connection with AI
What three experts predict will happen when artificial intelligence meets event technology.
Keeping Digital Events Relevant
Some event management students in professor’s undergraduate class believe that virtual events are “outdated.” PCMA’s Catalyst Community offered their ideas on how he could dig deeper for more insight.
Why Generative AI Can’t Replace Event Organizers’ Jobs
A recent analysis of the kind of jobs most likely to benefit from — rather than be threatened by — generative AI reads almost as if the World Economic Forum lifted it from a business event strategist job description.
Exploring Event Tech’s Present and Future
The organizers behind EduCon’s Tech Labs share what event technology solutions excited them most before and after the event.
Adventures with MidJourney
Convene experimented with generative AI tools MidJourney and ChatGPT to come up with meeting spaces of the future. See what the collaboration created.
How One Event Professional ‘Onboards’ ChatGPT
ChatGPT users often consider the tool a co-pilot in the creative process. Marc Ghafoori, senior vice president of brand strategy for Heritage Exposition Services, thinks of the tool as a new employee ready for training.
EduCon’s Tech Labs Flip the Script
In the traditional event tech exhibit hall or demonstration area, organizers get pitched to. Here’s how a new format at EduCon took a less salesy — and more interactive and informative — approach.
How AI Is Transforming Event Data
This may be the first time since the arrival of the smartphone that events and associations have been immersed in technology innovation at the same speed as the world’s leading technology companies.
The Future of Emotional AI for Events
How one AI company is sussing out the emotions behind decision-making — because that’s how most of our decisions, including whether or not to attend an event, are made.
Dissecting the Generative AI Disruption for Events
In a recent PCMA webinar, four event professionals shared how they are using generative AI tools to save time and enhance their creativity.