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ICCA Congress makes use of latest technology and is on schedule to attract record attendance
15/9/2006
ICCA is using some of the latest meetings industry technology during its upcoming Congress in Rhodes, Greece on 28 October - 1 November 2006. Spotme, a device to facilitate networking and business exchanges, will be given to all delegates at the congress. Spotme is a handheld device which will facilitate networking and business exchanges as follows:
Throughout the event delegates will be able to access information and photos of all attendees in the people database, as well as the events they wish to exchange information about. Using customizable search criteria, delegates can browse the list of participants.
The device has a radar function which displays the photos and details of all people standing up to 30 meters away. It provides a completely new way to discretely decide who to meet during coffee; to personally identify the people sitting nearby at lunch; or simply to look up forgotten names.
The device can be set to discretely alert users when a target contact comes within 10 meters. A pop-up description and photo appears and the user can then decide whether to take the plunge and make that crucial handshake.
Messaging, much like text messaging on mobile phones, lets delegates handle the logistics of where and when to meet. Each attendee can reach every other attendee to set up appointments and to confirm meeting requests. For every message received, the sender?s photo and details can be immediately viewed at the simple press of a button. Appointments made and congress programme are all saved to the device for easy access.
Delegates can exchange electronic business cards in a simple point-and-shoot action. At the end of the event, a personalized contact log, with the collected cards and photos, is e-mailed to every participant. The contacts can then be copied and pasted directly into any personal information management software.