Event Technology
TEDxMelbourne’s Jon Yeo Forecasts AI’s Impact on Business Events
For large conventions, logistics will hugely benefit from AI. Anything from people flow, food distribution, layout and power, security, and hospitality can all be supported with AI, says TEDxMelbourne’s Jon Yeo.
‘Ask Rosen’ Helps Make Meeting Planners’ Jobs Easier
Meeting planners hosting events at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando can simply say, “Alexa, Ask Rosen” with the new Amazon Alexa skill created by Rosen Hotels & Resorts.
A Quantum Leap with Freeman’s Quant Data Tool
At Convening Leaders, a large screen shared real-time data points with all attendees — thanks to machine learning and a few humans.
3 Predictions for Event Technology
When it comes to event-tech decisions, your rule of thumb should be that customer experience trumps staff efficiencies. This means that instead of organizing around your organization’s products or silos, organize around your customers.
The Power of Personalisation
Rory Brett, VP and senior creative director for Jack Morton Worldwide, explores what artificial intelligence means for events.
5G in the Event Space: What Can Strategists Expect?
What should strategists expect this year and next?
The Best Way to Send Texted Emergency Alerts During Events
Mass alerts about an emergency situation might actually incite panic at an event. Here’s a more strategic — and safer — way to send text notifications.
What’s Trending in Business Event Technology
What are the top technology trends in the business events industry in the coming year? Who better to ask than the tech experts at Convening Leaders, many of whom presented educational sessions in the Innovate and Elevate Arena. We asked: “What’s the one technology trend you are keeping your eye on in 2019?”
Experience Design, Sponsorships Among Hot Braindate Topics at CL19
All Convening Leaders participants were automatically registered for the Braindates platform for peer-to-peer networking. As the conference got underway Jan. 7, approximately 68 one-on-one and 51 group meetings had been scheduled, and more than 138 topics had been offered.
Time to Get More Serious About Protecting Data, Using It Wisely
Freeman’s Ken Holsinger offers his perspective on respecting each attendee’s data and points the way to a brighter future in which appropriate data capture leads to better decisions and better experiences.
What 5 Meeting Trends Will We Be Keeping an Eye on in 2019?
Five Convene editors looked back over 2018, asking this question: What’s one meeting trend we’ll be keeping an eye on in 2019?
There’s an App for That: 11 Apps to Help Event Professionals
Organizing an event or your work life? Here are suggestions for the tech tools you’ll want on your smartphone or laptop.