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

All emotional: how event tech can engage your delegates

November 27, 2019All emotional: how event tech can engage your delegatesDelegates who are emotionally involved get more out of a meeting, writes Corbin Ball...

Voice recognition interpretation app wins meetings tech award

November 20, 2019Voice recognition interpretation app wins meetings tech awardSilicon Valley-based start-up ‘wordly’, which uses voice recognition and artificial intelligence to translate between 15 languages, has won the IBTM World Tech Watch Award.

Virtual experience economy set to grow says IBTM Trends Watch

November 19, 2019Virtual experience economy set to grow says IBTM Trends WatchThe virtual experience economy is set to be the next big area of growth for the meetings and events sector, according to the annual IBTM World Trends Watch Report.

Corbin Ball gives the lowdown on IBTM World Tech Watch

November 5, 2019Corbin Ball gives the lowdown on IBTM World Tech WatchEstablished in 2000, The IBTM World Technology & Innovation Watch is the longest running and arguably most significant technology award for the meetings industry. The goals are to recognize technology innovation and to highlight significant trends impacting meeting planners, attendees and exhibitors...

AI and facial recognition in shortlist for this year’s Tech Watch Award

October 17, 2019AI and facial recognition in shortlist for this year’s Tech Watch AwardCompanies using AI, virtual reality, and facial recognition technology will feature in this year’s Tech Watch Award, after seven finalists were announced by organiser IBTM World.

E-posters: the digital revolution that wasn’t (quite)

October 2, 2019E-posters: the digital revolution that wasn’t (quite)E-posters were once held up as the sustainable alternative to filling conference centres with reams of paper. But, according to new analysis, reports of the death of print were greatly exaggerated. James Lancaster reports…

TECHSPEC: Have we jumped the useability hurdle

October 2, 2019TECHSPEC: Have we jumped the useability hurdleTechnology has jumped a key adoption hurdle, says Corbin Ball, but meeting planners still have a way to go before the revolution is complete…

Meetology launches new video product for event organisers

September 3, 2019Meetology launches new video product for event organisersMeetology, the UK-based company that uses behavioural science to help people improve their people skills, is now offering bespoke video shorts to help planners promote their events.

Human tech to have big impact on meetings industry

August 29, 2019Human tech to have big impact on meetings industryTechnology that mimics human behaviour and helps delegates interact with each other will change the face of the events industry, it has been claimed.

PCMA moves into data analytics with launch of BEAM

August 15, 2019PCMA moves into data analytics with launch of BEAMThe Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA), has rolled out BEAM (Business Events Analytics/Metrics), a product that provides market intelligence and data analytics for the business events industry, in partnership with Dallas-based Infogroup, an intelligence and marketing company.Show More