Real and Virtual Meeting Technology

Summary

Technology is impacting the way corporate meetings are planned and experienced. The convergence of virtual meeting technology, social media and rich, always-on mobile applications are reshaping the end-to-end meeting experience. The integration of collaboration technologies and social media with a live event is creating an open meeting environment whereby the one-time physical event lives on after the meeting as presenters and attendees continue to network and connect. This article focuses on four topics:

1. Overview of the U.S. Meetings Marketplace


2. Meeting Collaboration Technology


3. Mobile Technologies


4. Social Media