How Event Technology Transforms Meetings Into Business Drivers

In today’s meetings landscape, attendance goes beyond simply being in the room. It’s about creating moments that capture attention, spark emotion and

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How Visit KC and VisitNorfolk Are Balancing AI With Authenticity

The epochal launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 catapulted the world into a new digital era, with artificial intelligence at its core. ChatGPT

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How Visit Milwaukee and San Francisco Travel Add a Human Touch to AI

The epochal launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 catapulted the world into a new digital era, with artificial intelligence at its core. ChatGPT

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5 Event Technology Predictions That Could Change the Industry Forever

 Will Curran is a tech expert who has seen the rollout, adoption and impact of major meetings technology as it has accelerated at a rapid clip

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Technology Meetings Are Changing Perceptions of Boise, Idaho

Boise’s thriving tech industry is making logistics easy for planners.The picture-perfect capital of Idaho has recently opened a new AAA Four Diamond

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AI Becomes Essential Tool for Planners in 2026

Optimism in the meetings and events profession has reached its highest level for the first time in five years, according to the 15th annual Global

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Fast Forward: What Planners Need to Know About the Future of Event Technology

  Fast Forward Season 1, Episode 2In this episode of Fast Forward, host Logan Pratt sits down with event technology expert

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Fast Forward: How Planners Can Use Technology to Improve Event Marketing

  Fast Forward Season 1, Episode 3 On this episode of Fast Forward, host Logan Pratt interviews Dahlia El Gazzar, one

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Technology solutions for the future of meetings

Created by the U.S. Travel Association in 2009, the D.C.-based Meetings Mean Business Coalition continues to showcase and promote the value of face-

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Encore's Amanda Armstrong Talks Making an Impact, Igniting the Senses and the Future of Event Technology

In this Meetings Today Podcast, recorded on the IMEX America tradeshow floor, Taylor Smith sits down with Amanda Armstrong, senior vice president of

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Millennials move technology, and vice-versa

Millennials are moving meetings tech. This biggest-ever generation may be young, but their expectations are changing the way attendees, planners and

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At the corner of sustainability and technology

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Tips for helping planners overcome their fear of technology

The technology train has left the station and not everyone is on board. Some meeting planners and attendees have a serious case of technophobia.

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Technology Sector Expansion Means Big Business for Phoenix Meetings and Conventions

In this episode of the Meetings Today Podcast, Lorne Edwards, chief sales officer for Visit Phoenix, checks in with Danielle LeBreck about the rapid

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Longtime Industry Technology Expert Corbin Ball Retires at 75

International speaker, consultant, frequent Meetings Today contributor and meetings technology expert Corbin Ball announced his plans to retire and

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Meetings technology doesn’t have to be boring

Technology is cool. And useful. But don’t forget about fun! The latest tech tools and gadgets can make your life as a planner more productive,

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Technology eases pharma and medical meetings into the future

Imagine a meeting with almost no paper. No program, no schedule, no handouts, no daily meeting newspaper. Paper is an option for anyone who wants it

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Conquer Your Fear of Hybrid Meetings Technology

Meeting planners are masters of so many things. From seating charts and food flow to strategic meeting management, meeting planners are the Swiss

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As Technology Changes Events, These 5 Things Will Likely Stay the Same

We are living in a time of unprecedented technology change. How will these changes affect meetings and tradeshows? Will they remain a central form of

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Meeting Technology vs. Meeting Technology

New technology is making it easier and easier to do business and exchange ideas without meeting face-to-face. New technology is also making it easier

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