ITN Shortlisted for Event Technology Award

News from the UK: ITN's BTAG has been shortlisted for the prestigious Event Technology Award in the category "Best Use of Technology at an Exhibition." The judges liked the way we deployed BTAGs to support the Media Wall at IBC 2013. The winner in the category will be announced at an awards ceremony 13 November in London.

You can learn more about the IBC Media Wall by watching a brief video.

Event Producers Name Top 10 Event Tech Trends

A new research report from The X Letter, The Next Tech Trends for Live Events & Experiences, explores the 10 technologies most likely to have significant impact on live events, according to a survey of event producers.

Seven of the 10 technologies included on the list are specialties of ITN:

• Cloud-based event planning tools captured the Number 2 spot
• The Internet of Things captured the Number 5 spot
• Wearable technology captured the Number 6 spot
• RFID/NFC captured the Number 7 spot
• Beacons captured the Number 8 spot
• Big data captured the Number 9 spot
• Real-time attendee analytics captured the Number 10 spot  

You can download the complete report by visiting The X Letter.