Techno-How
2011 winners, Gadget bar winners
The Techno-How provides a quick and easy technology update for meeting planners wishing to find out more about the most innovative technology solutions for the industry.
Free spaces on the Techno-How booth are awarded to the most pioneering and novel technology companies or products. Technologies should add a new dimension of value, feedback, speed or interactivity to an event.
The Gadget Bar: here the coolest and newest gadgets for the industry will be on-hand for attendees to play with and experience.
“Exhibiting at IMEX America is life changing. Nothing less. As IMEX’s pre-show appointment system allows buyer’s needs to be matched with exhibitor’s products and services, those appointments produced sales opportunities beyond our highest expectations. Thanks to participating in the Techno–How we progressed from a newly successful California company to a world-wide supplier for the most respected international brands. IMEX America is a can’t miss event.” Jill Marti, President, VIDEO TATTOO
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The 2012 Techno-How Application Form
Deadline for applications is April 5 2012.
Please contact Dale Hudson dale.hudson@imexexhibitions.com for more information.
2011 Techno-How Winners
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EventMobi is an integrated and comprehensive mobile platform for the events industry, providing an interactive mobile show guide app, that allows access to event information, scheduling and audience response from any mobile or tablet device. Their innovative ‘game layer’ awards points to promote networking and active participation at an event such as attending sessions, answering questions, scanning other participant’s QR-code badges or solving challenges. |
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EventPilot is a mobile conference platform that brings the ‘smart brochure’ to life, described as a ‘swiss army knife’ for meeting planners and attendees. The app will help you to stay organized, communicate, network, share information and provides offline access to an entire event program. Using this app, event organizers can reduce their event printing costs, offer attendees an up-to-date event guide and communicate in real time, before, during and after the event. Useful innovations include: PowerPoint slides with a slide note taking facility which can turn the event program into a reference guide long after the event; presentation slide tweeting to enhance buzz around the event and share important content, and QR/bump technology interaction to share contacts, available with or without wifi. |
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The ViridiSTOR Green Box TM Solution (ViridiSTOR is derived from the Latin word viridis, meaning "green", and the Old French stor, meaning "storage") provides event organizers and exhibitors at trade shows an alternative method of distributing their paper-based materials. Marketing materials and event information is electronically loaded into ‘the Green Box Solution’. Participants can then download this information onto a USB device that they are provided with at the event. Post event the attendee can organize, search, categorize and rate this information using the ‘presenter application’ on the USB device. This method is an economical and effective alternative to the traditional method of distributing paper, and can allow an event to greatly reduce its carbon footprint. |
2011 Gadget Bar Winners
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Mobile Interactive Networking Tool (MINT) is a mobile application that stimulates networking and enhances interaction, marketing and communications before, during and after an event. The main purpose is to facilitate networking connections, create new business opportunities, and ensure participants find their way around the event location. |
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ootoWeb Attendee Management with Mobile, delivers a comprehensive mobile event management solution impacting every aspect of meetings management. Capabilities include, attendee management and event registration, payment processing, event marketing and onsite tools that are accessible on browsers and mobile devices. Data and documents can be accessed via an Ipad and ootoWeb comes with free iPhone and iPad apps.; A self service Mobile EventGuide that the meeting planner is able to create and control. |
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Video Tattoo Badges, are full-motion video and audio badges with a three inch screen that displays graphics, text, photographs, PowerPoint presentations and can broadcast quality video. With the trademark – ‘the first breakthrough in badges’ the video tattoo badges go beyond the traditional attendee badge displaying just a name and company, these badges can display full motion video images of a company’s products and services, also providing a great networking ice-breaker. They are a green product as nothing is discarded and they eliminate the paper and plastic waste associated with traditional badges. |