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Hot Technologies for the Meeting Professional

Hot Technologies for the Meeting Professional. Jim Spellos MPI Washington State Chapter August 30, 2011. A Glimpse of the Future…. Everything You Need to Know About Today’s Technology in 3 Words. Mobile…Social…Local. How do these words fit into your events, facilities & services?.

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Hot Technologies for the Meeting Professional

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  1. Hot Technologies for the Meeting Professional Jim Spellos MPI Washington State Chapter August 30, 2011

  2. A Glimpse of the Future…

  3. Everything You Need to Know About Today’s Technology in 3 Words Mobile…Social…Local How do these words fit into your events, facilities & services?

  4. What’s In The News?

  5. Hotel of Future…Or Today? • HITEC – Guestroom 20X • Phone or no phone? • Do You Perform a Technology Site Inspection? • Bandwidth Test – Go to www.bandwidthplace.com • Mobile phone signal in property.

  6. Sneak Peak Technology Site Inspection Checklist

  7. Some Key Questions • Bandwidth speed? • Guest room internet cost? • Meeting room internet cost? • Extra for multiple devices? • Charging stations? • Wired or wireless…or both? Negotiable, you ask? Probably not if you don’t discuss it before signing the contract.

  8. Where Meetings Meets Social Media Meco Social Media HQ

  9. The One Social Media Tool I Can’t Live Without • # Hashtags • Event usage - @iwinetc • Educational resource?

  10. Social Curation: The New Daily Newspaper • Paper.li • Delicious • Scoop.it.

  11. Going Mobile?Who’s (& What’s) Next)

  12. Smart Phones and, um, Dumb Phones? • Smart Phone – Has browser, user can download apps. 3G & up. • Feature Phone – Offers just talk & text. Typically 2G – 2.5G

  13. Why Should I Bother? • Industry apps • Productivity tools • Text/Mobile marketing • Web optimization for mobile devices.

  14. Conference App in Action WEC 2011 Developed by QuickMobile

  15. Some More Hospitality Industry Apps/Tools • City Apps – Phone & Tablet • Conference center • Hotel • Build your own – EventSuite (E-proDirect). Best Meeting Industry App Portal – www.meetingapps.com

  16. A WinePad? Smart Cellar iPad wine list – Stetson Restaurant, Hyatt Regency Chicago

  17. Productivity On-The-Go • ARS – Texting polls • Mobile Payment • Tablet + FFC = Mobile video conferencing • What’s a QR Code?

  18. QR Codes • So what are they? • Biz cards, trade shows & brochures • Instant Friend – Where QR Codes meet Facebook • What app do I need? • QuickMark • MobileTag. Zxing.appspot.com/generator – Create your own QR code free!

  19. Not All Codes Are Alike • Microsoft Tag • ScanLife • 2D Barcode. Paperlinks – QR creator (freemium) that allows customization of the QR code.

  20. Location Based Social Networking • Are you the mayor of Foursquare? • Twitter Places • Tm 4 a SCVGNR hnt? • LBSN + AR = GoldRun.

  21. TripAdvisor – Augmented Reality Virtual Tours Way Cool App - Layar

  22. Is Your Website Optimized for Mobile Devices? Want to build your own mobile landing page? Check out Atmio.com

  23. These are a few of my favorite…apps • AudioNote • Flipboard • Pulse • Penultimate • Swype. • Bump • Googles • Evernote • Airport Remote • Spotify

  24. Thank You! James SpellosMeeting U.jspellos@meeting-u.comwww.meeting-u.com www.twitter.com/jspellos

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