Event technology glossary

A chat assistant that answers attendees' programme, hall and speaker questions from the event's own content.

Two widely used protocols that carry a lighting desk's DMX channels over an Ethernet network.

The event screens attendees open in the browser with a QR code, without downloading anything.

Attendees sending questions from their phone during a session, with moderation before they reach the stage.

The audience casting votes from their own phones in a contest or for an award.

Matching attendees and companies by interest and scheduling one-to-one meetings.

The free, specific and informed consent a person gives before biometric data such as their face is processed.

Broadcasting small data packets to nearby devices over Bluetooth Low Energy, without pairing.

Third parties checking, with the code on a certificate, that it was really issued.

Audience phone screens lighting up in sync with a show, turning the stands into a giant screen.

How long personal data is kept for its purpose before it is deleted.

The programme, speakers, venue map and announcements on the attendee's phone.

Managing programme, wayfinding and sponsor content on the venue's TVs and projectors remotely.

Finding the event photos in which the same person appears, using a selfie.

A short event code, printed on posters and in the QR code, that takes attendees to the right event in one step.

Jurors scoring nominees against predefined criteria, with scores combined by weight.

Booth staff at a trade fair scanning a visitor's code to record a sales lead.

Turning speech into text and showing it on screen or on a phone at the same time.

Asking the room a question during a session and collecting and showing the answers instantly.

The range that sets a module's price and quotas by the event's expected number of attendees.

A card worn throughout the event that shows the attendee's name, organization and often a QR code.

Limiting screen and light effects so they avoid fast light-dark changes that can trigger seizures.

Driving each light source by its position so that it shows a particular pixel of an image.

Recording an attendee's entry by scanning their personal QR ticket at the door.

The plan showing the order, timing and owner of everything that happens on stage.

Rendering a talk into other languages while the speaker is still speaking.

A report that shows a sponsor's visibility and engagement at an event in numbers.

A visual of attendees' short answers in which words grow with how often they are written.