If you don’t know the difference between a 3,000 lumen and a 5,000 lumen projector, you’re not alone. Many meeting professionals find event technology daunting and difficult to keep up with. In this PYM Knowledge Series video, a panel of experts, moderated by Jeff Hurt of Velvet Chainsaw Consulting, discuss and demystify several areas of meeting technology. From cost-saving audio/visual tips to things that seem more at home in a science fiction novel, like self-cleaning tablecloths and augmented reality, they share their ideas for how planners can use technology to enhance events without breaking the bank. Featuring Dr. James Hogg of the University of Central Florida, Keith Johnston of Plannerwire and OnSite Events and Chance Carpenter of Essential Event Technologies and Leverage Point Consulting.
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In this video:
0:00-4:00: What are the best technology resources?
- Embracing what’s already been tried
- Something everyone understands
- Social networking
- Spend less
5:50-7:00: Mission
- Fitting the client
- Why?
7:00-19:00: Tools
- Know limitations
- Know when to call a pro
- How to apply right tools
- Plan for set times
- All the pieces to the puzzle
19:00-25:30: What tools to engage:
- Who is attending
- Expanding event
- Videos = larger audience
- Strategy, Strategy, Strategy
25:30-31:20: Where to start?
- Don’t be afraid
- Baby steps
31:20-37:20: How to have a hybrid meeting:
- Free platforms
- Every thing’s been done
- Protect yourself
- Social media
37:20-43:40: Where should meeting planners go to learn about new technology?
- ingadget and more
- Learn the video
- Have no fear!
- Ask questions
43:40-53:05: Fear is abarrier. How do we get past it?
- Get over it
- You can complain but you cant stop it
- Take your time
- If you don’t need it, don’t use it
53:05-End: Final Words
- Cost can be avoided
- Start with the event
- Events are like parades and football games. Run it like one.
Contacts:
- Dr. James Hogg: Drjameshogg@gmail.com @jameshogg
- Keith Johnston: Keith@onsiteevents.com @Plannerwire, onsiteevents.com/plannerwire.com
For more in-depth tips on future forward technologies available to you, check out the presentation Dr. Hogg gave to attendees at our September 2008 PYM LIVE Atlanta event: http://www.planyourmeetings.com/advice/2008/11/emergent-technologies-for-meeting-professionals/
Funny – I wonder what was so difficult about explaining the lumens of a projector!
It’s simply a measure of brightness; a lumen is a unit of measurement (like a kilowatthour for energy or horsepower for a motor).
Midori Connolly, Chief AVGirl
@GreenA_V
Not difficult to explain. But for a lot of planners, it’s emblematic of the kind of detail they’re asked to make a decision on that may be strange and unfamiliar — and the kind of things you’re so good at demystifying in your AV Girl columns.