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Elite
Meetings International Announces AttendeeHub™
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Purpose-Built
Event Scheduler Offers Customizable, Mobile-Friendly Solution
for Meeting
and Event Managers with Programs of 10 to 10,000+ Participants.
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Santa
Barbara, CA – June 2014 / Newsmaker Alert / Elite
Meetings International (EMI), the leading provider of group business
technology solutions, announced the launch of AttendeeHub™,
an online and mobile-friendly platform for scheduling appointments, managing
agendas, and promoting engagement at meetings, events, and conferences
of nearly every size.
EMI
CEO Kelly Foy says that AttendeeHub began with the concept of a comprehensive
appointment scheduler and grew from there. “We learned a great deal from
our very successful FaceTime Appointment Scheduler, and used that as the
launching point for this new software,” Foy said. “But we built AttendeeHub
to be so much more. We incorporated the expressed wishes of meeting professionals,
who needed tools that would help them excel in the profession’s increasingly
demanding landscape and deliver ROI and added value to their participants.”
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AttendeeHub’s
core functionality allows users to schedule appointments with each other
manually via the system’s robust search engine. Near-term enhancements
to the scheduling system will allow attendees to have their schedule pre-populated
using the system’s “smart technology,” which scans profiles to find the
most relevant matches among attendees.
Foy
sees the industry trending heavily toward appointment-based events. “Even
those meetings and events that don’t currently offer appointments will
almost certainly do so in the future—because the ROI is so much greater
when people meet face-to-face. Efficient management of that element is
key. That’s why we believe that every program that has, or will have, an
appointment component stands to benefit from this technology,” he said.
Although
AttendeeHub was built as software, it also works on any mobile device for
use in real-time, real-world situations. Enhancements in development will
soon enable AttendeeHub to operate either as a standalone app or in conjunction
with other mobile event apps and registration software.
Key
Features For Event Managers
Innovative
features help event managers stay on top of the event. With AttendeeHub,
event managers can:
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Add, edit,
remove, and replace attendees
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Allow
attendee-to-attendee, buyer-to-supplier, and group appointment scheduling
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View attendee
agendas
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Track
breakout and education sessions by allowing attendees to RSVP
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Promote
engagement either within the app itself or on public social forums like
Facebook, Twitter, and very soon, LinkedIn.
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Integrate
with AttendeeHub’s mobile event app and registration partners, and in the
coming months, with virtually any such system.
In the
months ahead, event managers will also have the ability to conduct audience
surveys and gather valuable feedback.
Key
Features for Attendees
Intuitive
design means easy adoption and increased participation. AttendeeHub allows
attendees to:
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Customize
profiles with company taglines, fun facts, photos, videos, documents and
files to share
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View attendee
information to identify best prospects
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Cross-reference
mutually available time slots
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Receive
and respond to appointment requests and alerts
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Interact
with other attendees within the app or in the outside social media world
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Print
or download scheduled appointments to calendars
Although
AttendeeHub is being unveiled at the Americas Incentive, Business Travel
& Meetings Exhibition (AIBTM) in Orlando, the product was road tested
at EMI’s own event in April. Participants at EMI’s April 2014 Elite Meetings
Alliance (EMA) used the product to schedule face-to-face meetings, block
out educational sessions, and communicate with other EMA participants before,
during, and after the event.
Ingram
Micro’s Cristina Sufrim, CMP used AttendeeHub to book her EMA appointments.
She especially liked “its flexibility and easiness to check my agenda,
send appointment requests and respond to appointment requests.”
The
knowledge gleaned from EMA attendees who used both AttendeeHub and its
predecessor, the FaceTime Appointment Scheduler, has been invaluable in
the design process, according to Foy. “The scale, scope and efficiency
of AttendeeHub is a game changer,” said Foy. “We’re thrilled to show it
off at AIBTM and welcome the chance to offer a hands-on experience with
technology that will transform the way meeting professionals approach their
events.”
About
AttendeeHub™
AttendeeHub,
created by Elite Meetings International, is a robust, customizable and
mobile-friendly event scheduling system designed specifically for the meetings
industry. AttendeeHub’s smart scheduling capabilities—between individuals
and groups—plus agenda management, report and survey creation, engagement
tools, and registration and mobile app integration, add value for meeting
attendees and event managers alike. To learn more, visit www.AttendeeHub.com
or call 805-730-1000.
About
Elite Meetings International
Based
in Santa Barbara, California, Elite Meetings International (EMI) provides
integrated solutions to enhance the performance of meeting and hospitality
professionals. EMI supports this community through a combination of innovative
technologies, direct sales support, customized marketing programs and face-to-face
business-building events. Additionally, www.EliteMeetings.com
serves as a commission-free RFP-generating tool and a comprehensive vehicle
for sourcing luxury, upper-upscale and upscale properties. EMI’s innovations
include AttendeeHub™ (www.AttendeeHub.com),
a sought-after program for helping conference attendees identify synergies,
manage appointments and make direct connections with one another; and SpeedRFP™
(www.SpeedRFP.com), a time-saving
product for creating, submitting, and managing RFPs online. For additional
information, please visit www.EliteMeetings.com
or call 805-730-1000.
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Contact:
Karen
Cahill
Elite
Meetings International
805-879-4488
Michael
Frenkel
MFC
PR – New York
for
Elite Meetings International
212-808-6559 |
