Meeting and Event Tech Trends to Watch for in 2019

A recent article published in Convene and BizBash feature trends to watch in 2019 for meetings and event technology.   As meeting professionals we are always following what the latest and greatest options are to enhance a meeting or perhaps add a new technology piece to the exhibit hall floor.    Here is a quick summary from both articles.   
Meeting Trends:  
1)  Big data
2) Guidelines around technology used in group settings.  
3).  New Benchmarks are emerging - inclusivity & measure will play an important role in meeting and events.  
4).  Naps, yes, you heard that correct.  With a focus on wellness, pods for taking naps can be used at meetings for your attendees.
5).  Inclusivity is ascending.  

Event Tech Trends
1.  AR has more practical uses.
2.  Behavior tracking improves
3.  Business travel goes high tech - more enhanced travel and housing platforms for event planners.
4.  Portable office spaces grows - use smartpods, could be a great sponsor opportunity.  

You can read more about each with these links:   
Meeting trends for 2019 
​Event Technology trends for 2019