A presentation covering what technology a "tech" event used to run the event. The session points out key learning for organisers and for event tech companies. Event Tech Circus is an innovative event that brings together organisers, event tech companies and investors.

1. Technology Event Case study.
Online Version

3. Event Tech Circus used six
bits of technology to
manage the event
management process
including two of our
startups.

4. We used the single event
EventManagerBlog WordPress
Theme. The theme would later win
an “Honourable Mention” from
Event Managers at the Circus. It
was so flexible! William noted that
it look less than 3 hours from
purchasing the website to having it
live!

5. Developing a bit of event
technology that is as useful
as it is ease to use it surely
the goal of every event
tech company!

6. William never planned on using
etouches. However as he was
familiar with a part of the system
(surveys) he ended up using this
rather than investigating another
system. He thought this was an
interesting point for Startups.

7. Despite William loving this
system both Julius and
Derrick didn’t like it. William
highlighted this as an
example when an
organsier has to be be
flexible and support the
event stakeholders.

8. Conferize - the eventual winner of
“EventTechCircus Amsterdam
Event Tech Startup 2013” - was
used to promote the event & to
engage an audience. Conferize
attracted 150 on line followers &
has given Gallus Events a great
platform to turn these online
attendees into paying physical
participants.

9. All that we need at the
moment to keep on top of
our Social Media and for
free! Laura at WYTSA
included this in her top tech
as well.

10. William highlighted how difficult it
was for most organisers to stay on
top of event technology. They have
so many other things to do and
using the technology to support
their events and their attendees is
actually only a small part of an
organisers job.

11. William really felt that for most
event technology the more you put
into it the more you were likely to
get out of it.

12. Organsiers can’t get too hung up
about using the same technology
for each event. All events are
different and what works well for a
small conference may not work for
a large one. Organsiers have to
tailor the technology to support the
event.

13. Avoid vanity technology purchases!
Really try to look at technology
through your attendees eyes: are
you adding VALUE to their
experience? Also consider your
other stakeholders when
considering using technology.

14. William wanted to highlight that
hybrid and streaming has a vital
role to play in a lot of events.
However adding those elements
adds a whole new level of
technological awareness and
understanding by event organisers.

17. We used six of our startups during our event. After the event we will use Peecho to allow
attendees to download a special issue of Event Manager Blog. As part of the unique
aspect of Event Tech Circus we strive to integrate EVERY event startup’s technology into
our event.
There were three supporting technologies that we couldn’t do without!
We used RealLifeConnect for our badges, speakerscore to rate our speakers, meethub
for our 1-2-1 meetings, twoppy and showmappr as the event apps and preseria (who
would also win an “Honourable Mention”) to handle all our presentations.

18. www.tech-fest.co.uk
London
18th and 19th July
NEXT EVENT

19. William Thomson
@williamevents
www.gallusevents.co.uk