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<h2 style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #692f7d;">Technology, from both within and outside of the meetings industry, is changing the way we convene</h2>
<p style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #692f7d;"><strong><em>By Tyler Davidson</em></strong></p>
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Trying to pin down what technology trends are impacting the meetings industry can be a tricky proposition. After all, are we talking specifically for the meetings industry or branching out to travel tech and general productivity tools?<br>
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Yes to all three, it turns out. And it’s about platforms, in addition to software, too.<br>
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“The conversation begins with mobile devices, in terms of practical new technology,” says meetings industry technology speaker James Spellos, president of Meeting U. “[Attendees] are coming to meetings with mobile devices, be it tablets or smart phones.”<br>
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“Augmented reality,” basically wearable hardware such as Google Glass that lets you see things with your own eyes but layers it with additional information, is another technology that should make its way into the meetings experience in the future, albeit it’s a bit far out on the horizon.<br>
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<h2 style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #692f7d;"><a href="http://www.meetingstoday.com/NewsEvents/IndustryNews/IndustryNewsDetails/tabid/138/ArticleID/21426/Default.aspx?Topic=644,893,19" style="color: #692f7d; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Green Meetings Council Names New Foundation Chair</a></h2>
<p style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #692f7d;">Mark S. Andrew, CMP, CHA, regional vice president and general manager of the Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown, was appointed chairman for the Green Meeting Industry Council (GMIC) Sustainable Meetings Foundation.</p>
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<p style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #692f7d;">Omni Hotels & Resorts announced the introduction of a revamped advertising campaign to promote its meeting and events business. The campaign aims to break new ground, making Omni the first North American luxury hotel brand to feature print advertising with augmented reality technology.</p>
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<p style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #692f7d;">Hyatt Hotels Corporation and UNITE HERE, the union of hospitality workers in the U.S. and Canada, announced a national agreement that resolves longstanding disputes between the two organizations. The agreement creates a framework for the company and the union to work together moving forward. Both UNITE HERE and Hyatt hailed the pact as a positive step.</p>
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<p style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #692f7d;">Caesars Entertainment Corp. has announced it has begun construction on the largest meeting and conference facility in the Northeast. The project is intended to stimulate new visitation to the market, particularly mid-week.</p>
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<p style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #692f7d;">Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) reported record attendance for its Revenue Optimization Conference (ROC), which took place June 24 in Minneapolis.</p>
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<p style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #692f7d;">With a 97-1, vote, the Senate confirmed Penny Pritzker as the next Secretary of Commerce, earning kudos from the U.S. Travel Association.</p>
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To help set the stage, keynote speaker <a href="http://www.speakingofadventure.com/about-jim/" style="color: #692f7d; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jim Davidson</a> will speak on the power of partnership and divulge advice from his experience as a corporate manager, high-altitude climber and resilience expert.<br>
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“His stories are inspiring, and he makes them applicable to partnership and business challenges faced by HSMAI’s MEET attendees,” said Robert A. Gilbert, CHME, CHBA, president and CEO of HSMAI. “We’re pleased to have him on board throughout the series, and we look forward to seeing the impact he’ll make on attendees at HSMAI’s MEET National in September.”<br>
<p style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #692f7d;">For more information, visit HSMAI’s event website<a href="http://www.hsmai.org/events/" style="font-weight: bold; color: #692f7d; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif;" target="_blank"> here</a>.</p>
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