Intelligent Phones Will Change The Event Industry

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A phone that can think, see, feel and interact with the outside world may be closer than we think. Here we attempt to look into the mind-blowing possibilities this presents for event professionals.

A Look To The Future: At CES (Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas) this year, one of the most interesting things for us wasn't the technology being displayed in the myriad shiny stands but what is just a few years down the road. In particular, what we're talking about here is the "intelligent phone" concept described by Huawei's CEO, Richard Yu. Continue reading

Post conference scandals, agencies struggle to find balance

Originally posted on Federal News Radio by Jason Miller

Agencies are spending tens of millions of dollars less on travel and conferences today after repeated scandals came to light in 2012.

Some in Congress want to know what more can be done to ensure agencies will not go back to abusing the system in the future. At the same time, lawmakers also want to make sure agencies are not missing out on important opportunities that conferences provide.

Members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee are asking agency officials and inspector generals for help achieve the right balance.

Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), chairman of the committee, said agencies must be good shepherds of their funding, but not overlook the benefits that come from conferences.

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