Technology

Event planners should stop trying to keep up with AI

August 12, 2026Event planners should stop trying to keep up with AIThe pressure to use AI in ever more sophisticated ways is growing across the industry. But, argues Anna Abdelnoor, AI maturity isn't about how much you use – or even how - it's about knowing when to use it.Read More

Cvent to drive online interactions with new virtual solution

August 24, 2020Cvent to drive online interactions with new virtual solutionCvent, the event management software provider, has unveiled a new virtual event solution, the Cvent Engagement Hub.

Nostalgic drag: why were thinking too conservatively about meetings

August 20, 2020Nostalgic drag: why were thinking too conservatively about meetingsThe deprivations of Covid‐19 have generated a cloud of collective nostalgia, writes Martin Sirk, despite our awareness that the world has been changed utterly by the pandemic and its consequences.

The Union of International Associations Round Table goes virtual in Seoul

August 5, 2020The Union of International Associations Round Table goes virtual in SeoulSeoul Convention Bureau (SCB) has announced plans to host the Union of International Associations (UIA) Round Table as a fully virtual event.

Case study: Viennas European Radiology Congress sets a standard for virtual events

August 4, 2020Case study: Viennas European Radiology Congress sets a standard for virtual eventsEurope's largest congress for radiology and radiotechnology, the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) was held exclusively online for the first time this year.

How to define your event format and maximise its effectiveness

August 3, 2020How to define your event format and maximise its effectiveness"Online is not a simple replacement for the real thing," says JTB Communication Design's (JCD) Kazuto Yoshii. " Think about the added value of a new event fusing both."

AIM Group International reveal six steps to planning successful virtual and hybrid events

July 29, 2020AIM Group International reveal six steps to planning successful virtual and hybrid eventsCongress, events and communication specialists, AIM Group International, have released a new whitepaper entitled: Virtual and Hybrid Events: a guide to success.

VISITFLANDERS launches new conference planning tools for safer meetings

July 28, 2020VISITFLANDERS launches new conference planning tools for safer meetingsVISITFLANDERS Convention Bureau has announced the inauguration of a new framework of tools to enable the safe restart of its congress, meetings and events industry.

Singapore pilots safety framework at rescheduled association event

July 22, 2020Singapore pilots safety framework at rescheduled association eventSingapore Tourism Board (STB) is piloting two hybrid events, which will allow 50 delegates to attend in-person, to stress-test its new risk management framework before gradually scaling up to larger events.

Deal of the day: Cvent offers free training to eventprofs

July 7, 2020Deal of the day: Cvent offers free training to eventprofsMeetings and events technology-provider, Cvent, has announced it is offering all of its certifications and training programmes to all event professionals, free of charge.

Cancellations put 55 per cent of associations into ‘financial hardship’

July 3, 2020Cancellations put 55 per cent of associations into ‘financial hardship’More than 80 per cent of associations have been forced to cancel one of their flagship meetings due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey by Association Meetings International.Show More