Get ready to learn about ten companies changing the event planning landscape and providing new ways for your clients to get the most out of their events. We have a great range of tools – from registration to mobile applications to networking tools. This event is brought to you by imbookin.com and Liz King Events!
TONIGHT: Tuesday, May 15, 2012
6:30-9:30pm
Heartland Brewery, Empire State Building
350 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
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Presenting Event Technology
There were such amazing companies that applied to present this year and the following were selected based on 4 key criteria that includes the application to the event industry, innovation, variety and cost for participant use. We are excited to announce the following innovative companies that will be showcasing at PlannerTech NYC 2012!
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EventbriteAt the Door + swiper. At the Door is an ipad application that allows you to sell tickets and become a box office anywhere. |
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KojamiKojami has developed a comprehensive event mobile solution that allows users to discover, interact, connect and share information about any event easily! Kojami is a full event solution that captures the power of mobile marketing to enhance the event industry for both organizers and attendees. For event organizers, the service is a cost-effective way to create, manage and market events, as well as provide real time interaction with their attendees. Their attendees can utilize Kojami to simply discover, shove, and experience events at any time, from anywhere on any smartphone, with the touch of a finger. |
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Maestro MarketMaestro Market is an online marketplace for discovering and connecting with experts on a wide variety of topics of interest to business meeting and other event planners: Leadership, Marketing, Career Development, Education, Wellness, Diversity and more. In addition to finding thought leaders for traditional speaking engagements, our platform opens up a huge potential for engaging experts in other ways such one-on-one, Skype-based “deep dive” conversations, Tweet chats or other meaningful experiences online or in-person. |
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OneLobby.caOneLobby.ca is a social platform that allows attendees, organizers and exhibitors the opportunity to quickly make quality connections with the right people before, during and long after the event is over. |
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P&V EnterprisesOur tool is web casting, both live and on demand. This is a way to extend the reach of your event. We capture the live event add production value to the hybrid event as well as production value to the streams, live and on demand. |
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QriousQrious helps ensure attendee, exhibitor and sponsor satisfaction by helping event participants meet more of the people that are important to them at professional events and conferences. Using the Qrious people-matching engine, event participants receive recommendations on who they should meet – and why – based on their role, goals for the event, existing social networks and specific business interests. Recommendations are presented to attendees on the web, in their inboxes and using the Qrious smartphone app. |
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YappYapp is the easiest way to create a mobile application for your event. You don’t need any technical or design knowledge to create a beautiful, customized mobile application (iPhone and Android) for a wedding, fundraiser, corporate event, and more. Features include directions, schedule of events, real time updates, photo sharing, and more. The company was founded a year ago and we recently allowed select users try the product. The response from event planners has been phenomenal. We are backed by some of the world’s leading venture capitalists and individual investors from the women’s media industry. |
Returning Event Technology
The following companies have presented at PlannerTech NY 2011 or DC 2011 and are back to show you all the upgrades and updates they’ve made to their products. PlannerTech is all about fostering innovation and we’re excited to bring our friends back for another round!
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EventFarmEvent ticketing has evolved. It’s no longer just about creating an online ticket order/registration page and processing payments. Event Farm is at the cusp of the shift. Are you leveraging technology to target specific audiences to ensure your event is not only at capacity but has the RIGHT people in attendance? How are your guests interacting with your brand? Are you using mobile applications to make event operations more efficient? Welcome to the new world of ticketing. Welcome to the Farm! |
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imbookin (Powered by Pogby)imbookin is a site that connects those seeking a space for an event with those that have spaces to rent out. Planners can find and book spaces on this site and can also build connections with the Sellers of the spaces, learn about their options, view available packages, and experience the diversity of traditional and non-traditional settings for their event. imbookin makes it easy to merchandise and share your space to a global audience, and to find the right space for an event. |
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Social TablesSocial Tables is the first-ever social seating chart utility. It’s like Google Docs and Google Maps for floorplans and seating charts. It’s the first piece of an event planning platform that will be more robust than anything the industry has seen.. |
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Splash (by One Clipboard)Splash is the perfect online presence for your offline experience. Created by One Clipboard, Splash has every tool you need to execute a flawless professional event from start to finish. |
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PathableSocial networking services for events are critical to attendee satisfaction and engagement, and they provide exhibitors and sponsors with the opportunity for dialogue with attendees, not just tote-bag awareness. Pathable’s award-winning on-line community for events provides a private, branded conference community where attendees can meet, schedule meetings, and stay in contact before, during and after the event, and their mobile experience carries the engagement to the show floor on iPhone, iPad, Android and more. |
Other Participating Event Tech
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BswarmsBswarms is your Social Event Promotional System. We encompass everything you need to make your event successful. Not only is our system FREE to organizers, but easy to use as well. Once you create your account, you will be able to host, monitor and promote your SWARMS. Within minutes you will be able to start directing registrants to your customized URL and embed the link on your website. |
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Herematchherematch is the ultimate business networking tool! A must have app for anyone attending conventions, conferences, trade shows, seminars, business networking groups, and business networking events. |
The event and meeting industry is a fast paced world, much like the world of technology where one day it is focused on this and the next that. The focus could be on greening your meeting, helping the community, finding more value or simply contract negotiations and clauses. The real focus needs to shift and I mean for everyone (hoteliers, venue owners and planners), towards being more mutually transparent. Hoteliers need to be upfront on all the little things about costs and services. Planners need to be upfront on their needs and the budgets they are working with. I am willing to step up and say we all need a little work.
Driving home from work last week, I heard a story on NPR’s Marketplace about how a year after the Tunisian revolution, people were still protesting in the streets. The prevailing feeling, the commentator said, was that 
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Unfortunately, it’s not that simple. Change doesn’t happen all at once.
Wireless internet connection at events has increasingly become a primary need for participants – due to preventing roaming costs or poor 3G data network coverage. So when people see an open WiFi hotspot, they connect to it without realizing the possible dangers.
Last month, Collinson Media’s Editor-in-Chief Christine Born and I attended 
Each year, the Liz King Events blog welcomes some of the most influential experts in various fields to contribute to the content that you read each day. This year, we’ve developed an amazing team who will contribute content on a monthly basis. The reason you should really be excited about this is because it’s a little less you have to hear from me 
Please allow me to introduce you to this year’s dynamic team!
