MEMBERS’ HEADLINES
eTECHSUITE AND ARINEX LAUNCH eMEETING IAPCO Member: Arinex pty limited eTechSuite, technology partner of Australian events management company Arinex, has launched eMeeting, a multi-functional platform that seamlessly delivers virtual and hybrid events. The virtual events platform, born from an increasing demand
15 years. While digital streaming technology is not new, it has
for online meetings due to the inability to meet face-to-face in
become essential in connecting people globally and delivering
2020, has been refined following years of research and industry
virtual and hybrid events.
experience. READ MORE Creators eTechSuite, as an extension of Arinex, have been servicing the conference and events industry for more than
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INNOVATIONS FOR THE MEETINGS INDUSTRY IAPCO PCO: Congrès Inc, Japan The 9th (MICE) Innovation Study Meeting, held physically for the first time on 18 March, introduced exciting innovations for the Meetings Industry. Congrès Inc. and the Institute of Creative Industries & Culture (ICIC; Headquarters: Chiyoda City, Tokyo) serve jointly as the Secretariat for the “MICE Innovation Society” established in July 2020, with the objective of taking on the challenges of the transformations occurring in meetings & events industry. The study meetings provide a forum for identifying issues in the industry and demonstrations of concrete solutions through new technologies and seeds for developing new business, based on collaboration between diverse fields and industries.
An example of a creative solution: avatarin Inc. introduced its remotely operable robot “newme” and reported on the outcomes of field operation tests on a new style of meeting/ event that anyone from anywhere in the world can attend, nicknamed “avatar MICE.” READ MORE
GLOBAL EVENTEX AWARDS 2021 Two IAPCO members have been shortlisted in various
were announced on 10 May, too late to make this issue, but
categories for the 11th edition of the Global Eventex Awards:
regardless of the final outcome, many congratulations to
Kenes Group and AIM Group International. Selected from 561
reaching the shortlist – we hope you made it!
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