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Will Death of Net Neutrality Kill the Event Store?

Smart Meetings

Industry watchers warned that consolidation combined with changes in net neutrality laws in the FCC’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order that deregulated the internet service provider (ISP) industry could increase costs and reduce options for event professionals in the coming years. Why Does Net Neutrality Matter to Planners?

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Make Your Event Wi-Fi Not Suck – #EventIcons Episode 148

Endless Events

TSI’s Bandwidth Calculator – Plan your event bandwidth. White Paper: Negotiating the Internet Landscape at Hotels and Convention Centers – If you plan to order Internet or telecommunications services for your event, it is critical to understand the underlying business model in play.

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How Event Professionals Can Think Like Futurists

Convene by PCMA

Besides using our imagination and keeping our antennae up, what else can we learn from the experts to become, as New York Times bestselling author and technology futurist Daniel Burrus put it, anticipatory rather than reactionary? Are there new technologies out there that can start bridging the two experiences? Lesson No.

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