ibtm world to Honor Top Tech Innovators

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Barbara Scofidio
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The industry looks to the ibtm world Technology and Innovation Watch Award each year for tools that will shape the future of meetings and events.

This year, the popular ibtm world award attracted 60 entrants, the highest number to date, with first-time applications from Hong Kong, India, Tanzania, Turkey, Finland, Norway and Romania. The 10 finalists—Aloompa, EventCollab, EventGeek, Fly Another Day, Grip, Groupize, GruupMeet, Meeting Evolution, Shoflo and Visionteractive—were announced October 10 by a panel of some of the most esteemed leaders in meeting technology. These products will be featured in the Innovation Zone on the show floor.

Submissions are judged on innovation, completeness of concept and the value of the product to the meetings industry. Last year’s winner was InitLive, a cloud-based system that includes a web service and free mobile device app for planning and building schedules for multi-day and multi-venue events.

ibtm world, formerly known as EIBTM, takes place November 29 to December 1 in Barcelona. The final World Technology and Innovation Watch Award winner will be announced on November 30.

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Barbara Scofidio
Barbara Scofidio is Editor of Prevue and heads up the Visionary Summits, our exclusive conference series targeting senior-level meeting and incentive planners. In her 30 years in the industry, she has become known for her passion around greening meetings, growing awareness of human trafficking and promoting CSR activities as part of business events. She is currently a member of SITE's Women IN Leadership committee and the media liaison for FICP's Education Committee. She was the first member of the media ever to be invited to sit on a committee by GBTA, where she spent three years on the Groups and Meetings Committee. She has also been an active member of SITE for 30 years, chairing its Crystal Awards committee and acting as a judge. Before joining Prevue in 2014, she served as Editor of Corporate Meetings & Incentives (MeetingsNet) for more than 20 years. She has a BA in Literature/Rhetoric from Binghamton University. Barbara is based outside Boston, in Groton, Mass.

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