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1. 10 EVENT TRENDS for 2014

3. Faster
CHECK-IN
The attendee of 2014 wants to get into events fast. Any piece of technology that helps
speeding up the sign in/up process will be a hit in 2014. It is the case of guest check-in apps
that empower event professionals to quickly register attendees on site.

4. Faster
CHECK-IN

5. KS
AN
TH
TO

7. Seat them
SOCIALLY
Leaving seating to chance is so 1999. There is a new breed of apps that make seating a
social experience. Thanks to the wonders of social graph we can now seat next to our
friends and colleagues.

8. Seat them
SOCIALLY

10. LIVE
Slidesharing
While at conferences, attendees look at their tablets or smartphones. Little you can do
about that. Actually, there is something you can do about it. As a speaker you can push your
slides to attendees' devices and make your presentation a 360 degrees experience.

11. LIVE
Slidesharing

13. Collaborative
EVENT
PLANNING
There is a new breed of apps that empower attendees to plan their own event. Thanks to the
easy communication social networks offer, you can quickly get friends and colleagues to
help planning an event.

14. Collaborative
EVENT
PLANNING

16. Plan
BY APP
Event management dashboards used to be very complex spreadsheets that cost incredible
amounts. Apps are not just funny games anymore, they can be complex event management
systems, so that you can have your project with you at all times.

17. Plan
BY APP

19. Collective
MEDIA
Hiring a photographer may still be the case for most events but leveraging the media
created by your attendees is another story. These apps help you collecting media created at
your event.

20. Collective
MEDIA

22. Do Something
GOOD
Technology can be useless. Technology can be useful. The platforms in this trend showed
that you can do good while throwing a better event.

23. Do Something
GOOD

25. One Page
WEBSITES
One page websites help conversion. One page websites are becoming the standard to
stimulate action. 2014 is the year of one page event websites that convert.

26. One Page
WEBSITES

28. Solve the Hotel
NIGHTMARE
Signing up to an event that does not offer live hotel availability is a thing of the past. These
platforms offer easy tools to show your attendees available hotels in the vicinity.

29. Solve The Hotel
NIGHTMARE

31. Incredibly
REAL TIME
Analytics
2014 will be the year of smart event professionals acting immediately upon their live
analytics. Live analytics for events are more 'live' than in other industries.

32. Incredibly
REAL TIME
Analytics

33. VOTE FOR YOUR
FAVOURITE TREND HERE
By clicking on your favourite
trend, you will be able to cast
your vote using Twitter.

34. CONCEPT
Julius Solaris
www.eventmanagerblog.com
DESIGN
Fabio Cannillo
twitter.com/fabivs
VALIDATION
Carmen Boscolo