Hot Technologies 2014

Jim SpellosM+IT University

November 13, 2014

A Tale of Two Worlds

Everything You Need to Know About Today’s

Technology in 1 Word

MobileSocial

How do these words fit into your events & facilities?

What’s In The News…Staying Connected

• A watch that’s a room key?

• …or just your “everyday” app?

• Marriott – Way cool VR vacations...

• …and blocking guests MiFi.

How Tech Savvy Are You?

Today’s Exam: Can You Talk The Tech Talk?

• Augmented Reality

• 3D Printing

• Geofencing

• Second Screeners.

I’d Like My Reality Augmented, Please

• Your event & Augmented Reality

• Do you need glasses?

• The future of tourism.

Wearable Tech in History

How Many Different Social Media are Your Customers

Using?

The Twitter 4x4

Hashtags

• #eventprofs• #eventtech• #MeetingsCanada• #eventplanning

People

• @jeffhurt• @jenisefryatt• @tahiracreates• @eventmb.

Don’t forget about #mitucanada

More Tags… & Lists, Too!

• Twitter Lists

• Hashtagify.me

• Tagboard.

Social Curation: Your Personal Daily Paper

• Paper.li

• Tweeted Times

• Nuzzel

• Rebel Mouse.

It’s All Mobile Now…Are You?

In-Room Technology (Screens are so 1950’s, aren’t they?)

• Crowd Mics

• Twitter walls - Concerto

• SlideKlowd

• Poll Everywhere.

One more to watch - #IMEX14 startup winner Speecheo.

Your Wallet is Nearly Obsolete – Get Over It!

• Does Apple make it acceptable?

• Beacons

• Square

• CurrentC.

An Assortment of Tools

• Pocket Planner/Social Tables

• APEX Bandwidth Estimator

• Bob.tv

• Conferize.

Thanks!

James Spellos, CMPPresident, Meeting U.

jspellos@meeting-u.comwww.meeting-u.com

facebook.com/meetingutwitter.com/jspellos

youtube.com/jspellosscoop.it/way-cool-toolsand on…and on…and on…