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MeetingPlay and Aventri Merge as First Big Event Tech Deal of 2022

Smart Meetings

Event platform MeetingPlay and meeting management SaaS provider Aventri announced today that they will merge to create a full-service event software company. based MeetingPlay has been developing its virtual and hybrid technology for more 10 years. He will remain with the company in an executive role. Combined Solution Set.

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Now is the time to rethink and restart the events industry: Interview with Angeles Moreno, Managing Partner at the Creative Dots

The MICE Blog

It was a great learning experience working with technology and international partners. You had an event management agency during the 2008 crisis and lost 50% of your business in one week. I went through the dot-com crisis, 9/11 and the financial crisis in 2008, which impacted us significantly in 2009. Is it the platform?

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Taking a Lesson From Lego

Convene by PCMA

By creating platforms for open dialogue and idea exchange, associations can tap into this collective knowledge. The Lego Group stands as a testament to this, according to the four MIT Sloan Management Review authors/business school professors, who have spent four years studying the company’s open-innovation platforms.

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Top 8 Hospitality Platforms for Events and Consumer Experiences

Eventtia

However, that’s impossible without using hospitality platforms for events. Whether managing events logistics, booking accommodation, or arranging transportation, hospitality platforms are necessary for planning and hosting results-driven events. Eventtia has a particular focus on developing solutions for consumer and luxury brands.

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The Rise of LinkedIn

Convene by PCMA

Long considered the duller, nerdier counterpart to platforms like Facebook and Twitter, the 20-year-old business-oriented social-media channel was ranked as one of the top 10 fastest-growing brands in the world in 2022. The platform, which has reported that it adds a new user every three seconds, now has 950 million users in 200 countries.

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A Brief History Lesson on Travel: Why, How, and Where We Traveled in the 1920s

AltexSoft Travel

The home of Lufthansa, it was constructed back in 1923 and continued operating up until 2008. In our traditional Christmas specials, we like to explore the technology of today and the future. Platforms filled with mingling crowds of all social circles were equalizing, way different from the trains themselves.

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8 Best Annual Events In Indonesia

Alcor Mice

The fair was initially created as a way to boost national economy from local exports as well as introducing new products and technology to the country. Dubbed the biggest fashion event in South East Asia, the Jakarta Fashion Week is held annually in Jakarta since 2008. ART JAKARTA. WE THE FEST.

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