Technology/Tools

VR, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, Flip the Script, Dianne Devitt, sensory experiences

How to Avoid Getting an “F” Using AI

The same principles used to create live events should be applied for virtual planners whose responsibility is to plan the AI and virtual reality (VR) aspects of meetings.
HubSpot Meetings, Boomerang, email productivity, email tools, email productivity tools

4 Email Productivity Tools that Save Planners Time

There are tons of tools out today that can help you manage and automate a lot of the repetitive email tasks you may have gotten used to—and many of them are free.
MeetingPlay, event technology, meeting apps, event apps, virtual reality, chatbot, artificial intelligence

5 Creative Ideas Make MeetingPlay More Planner-Friendly

MeetingPlay will launch the fourth generation of the event app at Marriott’s Corporate Partnership Conference this week in Phoenix.
meeting tips, money saving, budgeting tips, meeting aps

5 Tips to Save Money with Meeting Apps

For planners, the most appealing perk of tech may be its ability to help save money at meetings and conferences.
SXSW

6 Technology Meeting Trends

High-tech companies are typically the early adopters when it comes to meeting tech, from apps to virtual reality. Prevue asked planners about the latest trends they are seeing at technology meetings.
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6 Brilliant Ideas from the New Event Tech Bible

"Take deeper dives into content and discussion points after the conference by creating documents that everyone can contribute to."
chatbot, event technology, meetings technology, robot concierge, artificial intelligence

5 Tips on Choosing a Chatbot for Your Next Event

After the launch of the robot concierge at hotels, the chatbot continues to make waves in the hospitality industry.
event app, meeting

Should You Farm Out Your Event App?

Attendees base their overall event experience on the logistical smoothness and effectiveness they encounter, and the app plays an integral part in this.
3-D Face Scanning, technology, iPhone 8, software recognition, face scanning

How iPhone 8’s 3-D Face-Scanning Technology Could Affect Events

Face scanning could become much more commonplace for event check ins and even payment authentication or access control.
hybrid meetings, virtual events, Guided Insights, Flip the Script

How to Plan a Successful Hybrid Event in the Time of Travel Bans

Make sure that everyone, no matter where they are participating from, feels like they’re all sitting at the same table.
ticketing platforms, ticketing, ticketing wristbands, event ticketing, meeting ticketing, WordPress, PurplePass, Eventzilla

3 Ticketing Platforms to Streamline the Planning Process

WordPress has made it easy for event planners who already have a WordPress site to add an Events Manager plugin that offers ticketing.
Instagram, Snapchat, Instagram-worthy events, social media, photo sharing

How to Create an Instagram-worthy Event

Creating T-shirts, posters or wall spaces for attendees to fill-in-the-blanks with their personal opinions is a surefire way to encourage some thought-provoking Instagram posts.
virtual events, meetings technology, technology, video conferencing, virtual meetings

6 Things to Do Before Launching Virtual Events

Virtual events can quickly get boring for attendees, so keep them engaged by using images and video clips or asking questions throughout your presentation.
artificial intelligence, AI, technology, meeting technology, robot concierge, meeting scheduler apps,

Will AI Soon Be Your Planning Sidekick?

Companies are putting a much greater emphasis on finding employees who fit their company’s culture instead of necessarily hiring the most qualified person for the job.