MTE Chicago is designed to address questions about emerging technology trends, find solutions for existing problems, and deliver strategies for implementing new technology into existing events.
NEW YORK – In less than a week, event and meeting professionals from across the country will gather for the 13th edition of the Meetings Technology Expo in Rosemont, Illinois, on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center located near O’Hare International Airport. The 4th MTE Chicago installment boasts an impressive line-up of expert technology speakers, 16 CMP and CAE -accredited educational sessions, 20 technology demos, networking functions and hands-on tech-learning opportunities with leading technology companies all in one day.
MTE Chicago is designed to address questions about emerging technology trends, find solutions for existing problems, and deliver strategies for implementing new technology into existing events. MTE Chicago also allows meeting professionals the opportunity to experience technology ‘in-action’ including: multiple show apps, RFID session tracking, exhibit-hall heat-mapping, and real-time pre-, at-show, and post-event communities.
“This is a rare technology learning opportunity for us; event professionals,” explained Jiwon McCartney, Managing Director for ALLURE Event & Meeting Productions. “I’ve been tasked by my clients to look for the most comprehensible meetings management solutions [to] create better user experiences for our events, for our event participants, [and for] our internal teams. MTE is a must-attend for those reasons, as well as the session content, and I can learn all of this in just one day!”
“We are witnessing technology progressing towards a leaner, more mobile and efficient method of capturing, delivering, and integrating all kinds of data before, during and after events,” says Paul Paone, MTE founder and show director. “There are so many cool tech offerings these days; planners need a focused forum where they can seek the help they need in navigating through all the options, to find what will work for them and their overall event plan.”
Over 2 Dozen Industry Expert Speakers Including: Debi Scholar, SMMP Guru, Deborah Popeley, Greens Meetings Expert, Barbara Rozgonyi, Social Media Maven, Eric Olson, GM, Active Network, Rich Stone, CEO, ACT/EXPOCAD and C. Russell Brumfield, Founder, Wizard Event Technologies
16 CMP & CAE Qualifying Tech Sessions Including:
- Social Media Technology
- Mobile Applications
- Gamification
- Virtual & Hybrid Events
- Strategic Meetings Management
- Attendee Management, Green Meetings & More.
At MTE Chicago 2012, event participants will have a wide variety of innovative tech solutions to meet with including providers of: registration, event management, virtual events, convention housing, event marketing technology, enterprise meetings management solutions, lead retrieval, mobile applications and other pertinent meetings technologies.
Who Attends & Registration Info:Tech-inquisitive event and meetings professionals from the trade show, corporate, association and government sectors, as well as others from a variety of industries who have inherited meeting planning as part of their job description.
Launched in 2005 as the meeting industry’s first-ever technology-only event, MTE caters to the event technology needs of professionals from all sectors-corporate, association, independent, expo and meeting management-by offering technology-specific education followed by hands-on training and tech-networking amongst peers and experts.
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