Articles tagged “meetingsiq”

While technology specifically designed for meetings and events continues to evolve, planners are, in some cases, struggling to keep up with the fast pace of that evolution.

Innovation in event technology today relates as much to how planners use the platforms that already exist, as compared to new advancements in the technology itself.

While the number of challenges facing today's meeting planners are numerous, there are plenty of opportunities, too.

The challenges being faced by meeting planners are as wildly divergent as the events they plan. To succeed, they need to be informed, nimble, and tough.

Should we be scared of artificial intelligence, or should we learn to embrace it?

The increased acceptance and use of chatbots and AI is changing the way event and meeting professionals connect with attendees and making events more efficient for the planners and the attendees.

While spending on business travel is forecasted to grow significantly in the next five years in both developed and emerging markets, there has also never been so much uncertainty collectively around global political, social, and economic disruptions.

There's a growing conversation in the U.S. about how city governments and convention bureaus can better pool their resources to promote their local startup and research communities to convention organizers.

In an effort to leverage the tech and creative industry advancements in their cities, U.S. mayors are doubling down on innovation districts to transform their cities' reputations and provide a heightened destination experience for conference organizers.

Millennials value experiences over things, so getting them to your event is easy. But once they're there, will they look up from their phones long enough to engage?