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#EventTech: Pathable matchmaking goes mobile

November 11, 2013 by Kristi Casey Sanders Leave a Comment

Pathable’s long-term goal was to build a total event experience around networking. And now it’s mobile, too.

Filed Under: PYM Blog Tagged With: Event Technology, matchmaking for conference attendees, meetings and events, pathable

A how-to: Using Google Hangouts, Hangouts on Air

May 3, 2013 by Kristi Casey Sanders 3 Comments

Today you can log on to Google, push a button and stream content directly to YouTube, where it’s archived after the event. For free.

Filed Under: Event technology, Social media Tagged With: Advice & Best Practices, Event Technology

Meeting technology 103: Tools that spark interaction

March 14, 2011 by Kristi Casey Sanders 7 Comments

You plan it and they come, but if attendees don’t feel welcome or want to participate, your event is a failure. As events become more sophisticated, planners need to be more savvy about creating entrance points for people to interact with each other and feel like they’re being heard. Luckily, there are several tech tools that can help.

Filed Under: Engagement strategies, Social media Tagged With: audience engagement, audiovisual, corporate meetings and events, Event Technology, free software, free tools, free webinar, meeting technology, online tools, social media, social networking, strategy

Better planning through technology

May 28, 2010 by Kristi Casey Sanders Leave a Comment

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 […]

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