Technology

cvent rebrand

July 15, 2026Cvent announces $1bn investment in AI as it unveils new brand strategyCvent is to invest more than $1bn (£750m) in AI, product innovation and technology over the next three years.Read More

Virtual conferencing firm Virtway raises €4m for UK expansion

July 12, 2019Virtual conferencing firm Virtway raises €4m for UK expansionVirtway, which claims to be the world’s largest 3D virtual conferencing platform, has raised €4m to launch in the UK, marking its first expansion outside of the company’s native Spain.

Choosing the best meetings technology: platform or deck

February 13, 2019Choosing the best meetings technology: platform or deckIt’s a dilemma facing every meeting planner. Do you opt for a company offering comprehensive tech solutions (a platform) – or pick a ‘deck’ of different vendors to try to get the very best technology for every single purpose.

Competing realities: virtual v augmented

December 13, 2018Competing realities: virtual v augmentedThe twisting of reality is becoming common practice in the meetings industry, writes Corbin Ball. By using an ever-evolving array of technology such as virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality, users can enter worlds created from scratch to entertain, inform and sell. But how ‘realistic’...

“Social media is a hollow human interaction” - Clark Grue

December 6, 2018“Social media is a hollow human interaction” - Clark GrueJames Lancaster talks face-to-face, tax-payer dollar, and economic development with Clark Grue, CEO at the Calgary Telus Convention Centre….

Are you a slave to technology

November 30, 2018Are you a slave to technologyCorbin Ball asks how we can become masters of the devices we use and not the other way round…

Online communities: too much information

November 7, 2018Online communities: too much informationA thriving online community can help turn the most out-of-touch association into a vital and relevant resource. But how much, asks Majorie Anderson, should your organisation be prepared to share to achieve this goal?

Out of the darkness (Or what every planner should know about analytics)

July 23, 2018Out of the darkness (Or what every planner should know about analytics)Meeting and trade shows used to be known as a ‘black hole’ of marketing data. Although face-to-face marketing was known – or assumed - to be very effective, a lack of decent data collection and analytic tools meant there were very few statistics to prove it. Corbin Ball reports...

Facial recognition

July 18, 2018Facial recognitionWaiting half an hour in a queue to collect your delegate badge is a bit of a faff – and not the best way to start a conference or exhibition. But thanks to facial recognition (FR) the wait might be over…Corbin Ball reports.

How to make friends with influencers

July 18, 2018How to make friends with influencersCorbin Ball explains how planners can use social media ‘influencers’ to create a buzz around their meetings….

How bitcoin could secure your meeting

July 18, 2018How bitcoin could secure your meetingFor many people blockchain is that thing they still haven’t quite got their head around. In fact they are more likely to have heard of Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency - a form of digital money - it is based upon. And yet, as Corbin Ball explains, Blockchain, and its bolt-on Ethereum, have great potential...Show More