MEDIASITE sonicfoundry.com/mediasite Mediasite is an enterprise webcasting, lecture-capture, and hybrid-event plat- form. Mediasite’s webcasting technology automates the recording, distribution, management, and analytics of high-qual- ity video and multimedia presentations. “We had a successful, fully hybrid
EventCamp Vancouver [in 2011] due in large part to Sonic Foundry’s participa- tion and ease of use. We already had planned a two-camera IMAG shoot, presenters, and a pod that could come in via Skype, and a full Twitter activa- tion, and Sonic Foundry was able to seamlessly tap into the equipment already in place and offer a full video link to anyone who chose to register, offering a private forum for learning and discussion. We had four hours (from 4 a.m.) to set up the entire event, all the soft seating, staging, and tech- nology before going live at 8:15 a.m., and their experienced staff and ‘solu- tion in a box’ made this seamless. We also still have the materials catalogued and archived by session for anyone who still chooses to go back and use this resource. They are a great hybrid learn- ing partner.” — Tahira Endean, CMP, director of cre- ative and production, Cantrav Services
AADE E365 aade-365.ascendeventmedia.com “The features for this app include: schedule builder with session and pre- sentation search, exhibitor search with custom-mapping technology, and daily news features. The site is a revenue generator for AADE, as are the emails tied to this site. These are deployed before, during, and after our Annual
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Meeting, and provide unique, ongoing exposure for our supporters. The site is up-to-date and comprehensive, allow- ing our attendees and our full member- ship access to our meeting content. The complimentary mobile app also has the comprehensive session search, agenda builder, and exhibitor search with mapping technology. Free download at m.aade.ascendmedia.com.” — Marian Long, CMP, director of meet- ing services, American Association of Diabetes Educators
EVENTPILOT ativsoftware.com EventPilot is a cross-platform, native mobile conference app that enables attendees to easily navigate large and complex conference schedules com- pletely offline. “Our clients, many of them in medi- cal or scientific fields, organize events with over 10,000 attendees, so they have massive conference programs that contain thousands of sessions, scientific posters, or medical abstracts. EventPilot 6.0 extends our intuitive interface and makes it easy to explore even the largest and most sophisticated conference programs without requiring Internet access.” —Eric Converse, co-founder and CTO of ATIV Software
“Our attendees love the EventPilot
meeting app! Not only has it cut down on the number of programs we have to print and created an alternative revenue stream with sponsor ads, but the interactive map feature has also reduced the number of times our attendees ask, ‘Where is this session room?’ EventPilot was the only app we found to have the capability to offer the handouts for all of the sessions right in the app, and function without constant Wi-Fi access. Our attendees love being able to email their conference notes to themselves and connect with other attendees through the app.” — Kerri Leo, CAE, professional develop- ment manager, Society of Actuaries
Expresso is an easy-to-navigate, picture-driven online ordering system for exhibitors. With just a few clicks, exhibitors can order GES products and services, including booth furniture, carpet and flooring, material handling, labor, and more. A menu of additional features includes the ability to print shipping labels, track shipments, and download the show schedule into Out- look or iCalendar.
“I found Expresso to be an invaluable tool in aiding us to answer the usual myriad questions from exhibitors at