Most meetings and trade show attendees are carrying web-enabled phones. These powerful pocket computers are increasingly being used for networking, lead exchange, electronic ticketing, way finding, audience polling, surveys, pocket programs, pocket exhibit guides, course notes/literature collection, geofencing, wearable computers and much more. New phone apps for events are emerging daily. This program will cover the hottest new mobile trends for meetings and what is likely coming in the...

Advances in web technology are driving costs down for a wide range of event planning, tradeshow management and communication tools for meeting planners and suppliers including registration,  exhibit floor plan management, booth design, electronic ticketing, polling, collaboration tools, communication tools, mobile apps and much, much more. This session will explore the causes and cover dozens of free or low cost web applications to make increase productivity and reduce...

The Paperless Conference Binder: How Meeting Professionals Can Use  the iPad and Tablets to Eliminate Paper at Events

IPads and other tablet computers are light, intuitive, instant-on devices with easy to read screens that are perfect for managing documents before and during events. Coupled with dozens of free or low cost apps these tools are enabling meeting planners during site inspections and events. Planners can trade in their conference "bible" (the...

• Identify the major social media trends and their impact and promise to the events industry.
• Identify the best ways executives can capitalize on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and other leading social networking sites   
• View case studies of successes and failure with social networking and the important lessons...

Technology will likely change events more in the next five years than it has in the past fifteen! This interactive and information-packed session will cover the major technology trends creating these changes and what you can do to prepare for them.