What will events of thefuture look like?

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PLANNINGTHE

EVENT

Augmented RealitySupplier Sourcing

Future Scenario:Future Scenario:- - Hotels will allow planners toview facilities virtually -- Planners will use AR toselect and experiencedestinations

We are seeing variousaugmented reality headsetslike Oculus Rift beinglaunched.

Setting up the venue

With Leap Motion you cancontrol a computer in threedimensions with your naturalhand and finger movements.

Future Scenario:Future Scenario:Hotels and venues will allowyou to create your event set-up in this interactive andvirtual way.

Your future contingencyplan for rain

This is a real“invisibleumbrella”, which takesadvantage of the air flow asshelter from the rain.

Future Scenario:Future Scenario:We can see this technologyexpanding and possibly beingusing for big outdoor events

Real-time translatedconversations

Microsoft's Skype Translator automatically translatesyour voice and video callswith real-time translation

Future Scenario:Future Scenario:It will replace translationbooths. Delegates will be ableto follow any presentation inany language just from theirsmart-phones.

GETTINGTO THEEVENT

Bluesmart is the first smartcarry on to be released inAugust 2015.

Smart Luggage...and clothing

Future Scenario:Future Scenario:Most of our personal belongingswill be interconnected withsmartphones.

Social Check-in & Inflight Networking

Quicket and otheremerging apps allow you toidentify fellow passengersto sit next to and networkwith.

Future Scenario:Future Scenario:Event apps will offer thisEvent apps will offer thisin combination with thein combination with thecheck-in process.check-in process.Networking will startNetworking will startbefore the event begins!before the event begins!

Self Driving Cars

Google, Audi, Mercedes, GMand more are all workingon self driving technology.By 2020 these vehicles willprobably be on the road

Future Scenario:Future Scenario:Self driving cars will benotified automaticallywhen a delegate landsand be at the pick-uppoint right on time

AT THEEVENT

iBeacon Technology

The iBeacon is essentially atransmitter. It sends a pushnotification when a devicewith an app that uses iBeaconis in proximity.

Future Scenarios: - Personalized recommendations onworkshops, stands and activities in allevents. - IBeacon will pull visitors' QR codes onevent tickets automatically beforeentering.

Beacons are low cost and lowmaintenance, as a result therewill be more than 4M devices inuse by end of 2018.

Social Robotics

From double robotics to robotswith artificial intelligence, weare already seeing theunlimited possibilities.

Future Scenarios: Future Scenarios: Post event surveys will besubstituted by robots that willcollect participant feedback onthe spot! Blabdroids are a goodexample of that emergingtrend.

A Wearable Thermostat

Wristify is a bracelet thatcontrols your body temperatureusing thermoelectric materialand sensors .

Future Scenarios: These bracelets will be handed out toevent attendees ensuring everyone is100% comfortable and the temperatureis according to their personalpreferences.

AFTER THEEVENT

Sensory Fiction

MIT’s new Sensory Fictionproject uses wearabletechnology in the form of a vestpeppered with sensors to helpyou feel — literally — theemotional twists and turns ofyour favorite books.

Future Scenario:Future Scenario:Someone couldn't make it to theevent? Create a post event book usingsensory technology and let theattendees experience the event to themax. We will see this technologylinked to video as well.

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