Technology

Apps, collaboration portals and tools that keep planners on top of the to-do list. [...] Read more

Plan ahead to avoid frayed nerves and ensure everyone has the operating room they need. [...] Read more

Scott Reagles provides the down and dirty, no-frills checklist for dealing with AV for your event contacts.
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In the AV biz we tend to throw around a lot of terminology that we take for granted. As an event planner, you may or may not be familiar with our AV lingo. So here’s some terminology that can help you jive with your AV provider and, perhaps, even more groovy people. [...] Read more

From three-dimensional virtual meetings to slick event scheduling applications for your mobile phone, technology for the meeting planning industry is advancing at a fast pace. Your meeting budgets can benefit from software tools that reduce paper consumption, negate travel costs and trim staff hours. Here’s a sampling of the latest trends. [...] Read more

Speaker Jason Ryan Dorsey talks about how to ramp up your conferences to bring in the next generation [...] Read more

Three hundred people attended the third annual SOCON 09, one of the first conferences in the nation devoted to social media, in Atlanta, Ga., in February. [...] Read more

Businesses and organizations are exploring new ways to market events, products and services using social media networks. Here’s a look at some of the main players in the social media network realm. [...] Read more

High-definition TV is all the rage, but here’s why high-definition technology isn’t likely to be a viable option for your next meeting’s audiovisual productions. [...] Read more

Today we find more business conducted 24/7 with the click of a button. Everyone is now a writer. Where we used to pick up the phone to call clients, friends, and family, we now communicate more frequently via e-mail, texting, and social networking sites. [...] Read more