Poken, the 360 Event Platform, today announces at IMEX-Frankfurt 2015 a partnership with event industry mobile app leader QuickMobile, to enhance Poken’s full-featured event tool offering. As a result of the partnership, Poken becomes a tier-one partner of QuickMobile’s technology, marketing and selling mobile event apps via Poken’s new “My Event Pro” solution. QuickMobile’s enterprise […]

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The world of ticketing has changed significantly in the last few years. From the days of booking a traditional printed ticket, to mobile and kiosk ticket sales and validation – and now through the rise of wearable technology, tickets can be delivered directly to your wrist. The opportunities to connect with the individual are better […]

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Detonate Festival is introducing cashless technology for the first time, as it heads to Colwick Country Park in Nottingham, UK on Saturday 30 May. Contracting access control and cashless payment specialist Intellitix, Detonate will be 100% cashless this year. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) wristbands are now the sole payment method for food, drinks and merchandise […]

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Shell has appointed WRG, one of the world’s leading live communications agencies, to design and deliver one of its most high profile and prestigious events, the Global Commercial Competition 2015 to be held in Tokyo, Japan in 2016.  The appointment will see WRG deliver communication programmes across a three-year contract and follows a competitive pitch, […]

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Showsec are on a fast track to more success . . . after securing a new contract with one of the United Kingdom’s iconic sporting venues. The crowd management and event security specialists are providing their services at Silverstone, world-renowned home to the Formula One British Grand Prix and many other high-profile Motor Racing events […]

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The Swiss hotel group announces extensive growth programme

Green meetings have a competitive edge

The city’s largest hotel opens after AU$30million rebuild

ICESAP to spearhead accreditation model

Mineral & Gem Asia’s first edition will be held from June 27 to 30, 2015 at the AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong. Organised by UBM Asia, the fair will gather around 100 local and overseas exhibitors in …