There was a sold-out event this past weekend at Madison Square Garden and it had nothing to do with music, hockey, or basketball. The event was the regional championship for the video game “League of Legends.” “The dimly lit stadium was arranged around a stage featur

In a statement released on August 18, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Enforcement Bureau announced a $750,000 settlement with Smart City Holdings, LLC, for “blocking consumers’ Wi-Fi at various convention centers around the United States.” Smart City Ne

Doors open in 15 minutes. Which of your staff are in position, in route, or not even in the building yet? What percentage of staff in position is acceptable to proceed with, and how would you verify this in real-time—or after your event if the need arose? One of the goals of Big Data:

Convene magazine released its annual Best in Show winners, and some of our member venues made the list. Which ones, you ask. Well, these venues: Best High-Tech Venues Austin Convention Center “‘We’re a gigabit-rated building that can move voice, video, and data at over 1 b

Imagine getting to vote for future session content at a conference. Well, South by Southwest (SXSW) allows you to do that with its PanelPicker, which is now open for voting through September 4. I tell everyone in earshot that SXSW is one of the greatest conferences one can attend for