The new Convention Centre opening in downtown Halifax is the culmination of years of careful effort. The following is a close-up view of this state-of-the-art complex and its value to organizers, as well as the Nova Scotia community, with insight from the Centre’s Director of Event Operations Genaya Cameron and President & CEO Carrie Cussons. ...
Delivering information to attendees in an efficient and easy-to-digest format is a high-level priority for any event planner. Over the past few years, technological progress has given organizers new options. The chatbot – a piece of software that answers questions and learns as it is used – could be one such breakthrough. The state of ...
Contact: Madeleine Bart 905.366.9241 Toronto, ON – December 7, 2017 – Freeman Audio Visual Canada is proud to announce that Heidi Welker, Senior VP, Business Development & Industry Partnerships has been elected as 2018 Chair for Meetings Mean Business Canada (MMBC). MMBC relaunched in January 2017 to advocate on behalf of the Canadian Business Events ...
The workplace’s holiday party is a very specific kind of event, and planners often find themselves facing a few conflicting objectives. It has to be fun without becoming disorderly, memorable without breaking the bank. No matter the size of the office or particular industry an organization serves, the following are few critical ideas to ensure ...
Event organizers responsible for multiple gatherings each year – often with hundreds, if not thousands of attendees – may have a hard time with gathering feedback, not to mention encouraging engagement and measuring return on investment. All of these issues and more can be addressed via second screen technology. A webinar from Meghan Carey of ...
Social media has become such a constant presence in modern life that it’s an obvious element to include in the content strategy plan for a conference, convention or other industry gatherings. In an era of frequent distractions, many of which originate from smart devices and social networks, tapping into these channels may prove to be ...
As the arsenal of AI-based solutions has blown up, their use in the industry of event planning must keep pace. The introduction of cognitive APIs has launched the age of intelligent computing which has become a great asset for event marketers. Let’s discover how to benefit from the possibilities of bot-based customer support, machine learning, ...
The steady improvement and roll out of artificial intelligence systems over the past few years have been a subtle pulse underneath technology development. These solutions have become more powerful and therefore applicable to more varied situations than ever before. Today’s AI algorithms are adept at taking in a host of inputs and finding responses that rival ...
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