The document discusses exploring iPad apps for meetings and events. It provides an overview of several useful apps for tasks like setting meeting times across time zones, recording meetings, tracking speaker flights, networking, using QR codes, managing guest lists, accepting payments, online meetings, promoting events on social media, conducting polls and surveys. It also discusses how to find good apps and see connections between apps. The presenter encourages participants to download some of the recommended apps.
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I own an iPad and I always find it so difficult
to get good recommendations for Apps…
WiFi to connect: Password:
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Throughout the
you will:
experience some of the most useful iPad applications to
help you designing effective meetings
explore new tools related to event management,
attendees engagement, devices connection, social media
optimization and much more…
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You will be also asked to:
download some Apps we will use together
answer a poll with the voting system
scan a QR-code
interact with your peers
fill in a survey using an App
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iPad or other tablets?
EIBTM 2011 – Participants to the session of
Corbin Ball had:
53% iPad
13% Android
6% Other Tablet
28% No Tablet
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Why iPad?
The iPad is the fastest selling
device in history.
More than 25 million iPads have
already been sold.
The message is clear: hoteliers, event professionals and meetings
planners must quickly be able to support these devices and to make
effective use of them.
Source:
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Why care about iPad?
iPad places huge demands on hotel Wi-Fi systems, consuming 400% more
Wi-Fi data on a monthly basis than the average iPhone, iPod or Android
device, according to a recent report.
Event professionals and meetings planners
need to ensure that:
attendees can connect at a level they
find acceptable
costs are contained in order to
maximise Return on Investment
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QUICK POLL
Do you own an iPad?
55.6%
44.4%
1. Yes
2. No
(to answer please use the voting system)
1 2
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QUICK POLL
Do you have your own iPad here in
the room? 52.2%
1. Yes
2. No 47.8%
(to answer please use the voting system)
1 2
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QUICK POLL
How many of you would be so
kind to share your Ipad with those
who don’t have it here?
(no voting system please rise your hand)
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The first iPad App to download is
Keep Me Awake
This App is designed to help you fight the sleepiness you may
experience during meetings, after a good lunch, around 1:00 pm!
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Setting time for different countries
Meetup time
Is a conference call planning tool that allows you to
schedule calls and meetings with colleagues from all over
the world without the need to remember or check out
individual time zones across multiple countries. Export your
results to iCal, email to other participants and copy to your
own clipboard or Notes.
Synchronize
Synchronize allows you to easily check and project time
across multiple time zones that are important to you, so that
you can easily schedule meetings, conference calls, Skype
chats and communicate with your global community.
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Timing, costs and
speakers countdown
While We Were Meeting
We all know how much time and money meetings consume.
So this is a meeting meter. However in addition to the money cost, it’s also
important to get some perspective on everything else that was going on in the
world. While We Were Meeting: Births, deaths, tons of CO2 emitted, forests
cleared, cell phones sold, food produced, messages sent etc.
Easy Timer
Easy timer is a simple timer application which displays remaining time widely.
Especially the remaining minutes fills the entire screen. Seconds are displayed
at the corner with tiny letters. Besides, as the app accepts tap (for start/stop)
and swipe (for reset) at any point on screen, it's easily-operated.
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Recording a meeting
HT Professional Recorder
Record and edit business meetings, lectures, and conferences right on the Ipad.
Captures sound at a distance. Take notes
while recording in the background.
HT Professional Recorder records
conversations throughout a large room,
even if the people talking are located
several meters away from the device.
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Tracking the flights
of your speakers or guests
FlightTrack Pro – Live Flight Status Tracker
Import flight data automatically from any airline confirmation email and get push
alerts with real-time changes to your flight. Get real-time flight itinerary
updates, and beautiful, zoomable maps that even work offline.
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Networking and entertaining
My Name Is...
Turn your iPad into a name tag. Use it in
meetings, exhibitions, conferences or events.
Card Decks
Provides text cards which can be used to show
your vote or estimation on a certain topic in a
meeting or if you are the chair of a session on a
conference, you can use it to remind a speaker of
the remaining time for the presentation.
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QRcodes maker and reader
Easy QR
Easy QR is a tool for you to generate and scan QR code. You can generate QR
code from your contact list or any information you input. After that, you can
share it with your friends by email. If you scan a code contains information
with these formats, Easy QR will help you to save them into you contact list.
Scan (Ipad2)
It's just a simple QR Code scanning. No need to take a photo or press a
"scan" button like other apps. Simply point your device's camera at a QR
Code (iPhone or iPod Touch*/iPad 2), and you're done!
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QRcodes to alert
QRPager Gold
QRPager will enable you to create your own alerts or
notifications, both by writing the message to be displayed in
your mobile whenever somebody reads the QRcode and by
setting the possible answers to be used in response.
Scan the QRcodes
and wait for my message
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Guest lists manager
QRickets 4 - Guest List and Ticket Check-in
Turns your iPad into an electronic guest list or ticket scanner. Sell tickets
online or register guests for your event on qrickets.com. Then use the camera
to scan the QR code check the ticket and admit a guest. Guest list is
automatically synchronized with other devices and qrickets.com that instantly
see changes to the list. See total, admitted, and remaining tickets.
MyGuestlist
MyGuestlist brings together all your guestlists and function enquiries from
your site, Facebook and offline, and sync them on to your iPad ready for
your hosts or door staff to use on the day. Mark guests off, cater for VIPs and
free lists, monitor patron loyalty and attendance as well as generate statistics
about your patrons and promo performance like never before.
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Payments for social programs
Square
Square is a neat inexpensive way to easily accept card payments for small amounts (up
to $60).
When you sign up for the service, Square
sends you a free card reader that plugs into
your iPad or iPhone.
You can also process cash sales and send
receipts to a buyer’s email address. Square
charges card fees.
This would be a great app for selling tickets
for social dinners or activities at events.
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QUICK POLL
Have you ever used the iPad as a
tool to organize an event?
85.2%
1. Yes
2. No
(to answer please use the voting system)
14.8%
1 2
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Zwoor Event HD
The meeting materials, agenda, speaker bio on your iPad or iPhone.
Enter the meeting code, and all the event materials are available on your device,
online and offline. Prepare the meeting materials via our website at zwoor.com,
and share the meeting code with your participants. Create open or secure
distribution, for agendas from Open Events to restricted Board Materials.
For more information, visit Zwoor.com.
JOIN THE MEETING
BOF324
(capital letters)
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QUICK POLL
Is there someone who knows how
to do a screenshot in the Ipad?
(no voting system only rise your hand)
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If you like something
that you are watching on your Ipad
you can make a Screenshot
Sleep/Wake
Hold down both Sleep/Wake and the Home button until
you hear a sound like camera shutter.
The page is now being screen shotted.
The results will be saved in your Saved Photo
folder
Home button
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Not only for conference call
Big rooms with little and far screens?
Let participants enjoy the
presentation from their
iPads
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On-line and mobile meetings
TeamViewer for Meetings
Participate in mobile meetings on the go! Join an online meeting from your iPad any
time, anywhere. TeamViewer for meetings allows you to participate in web-
conferences spontaneously and with more flexibility without being in front of your
computer.
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On-line and mobile meetings
GoToMeeting
GoToMeeting is an easy and convenient way to attend online meetings Download
the free universal app and join a meeting on your iPad®, iPhone® or iPod touch® in
seconds just by tapping the link in your invitation email. View slide presentations,
design mockups, spreadsheets, reports – whatever meeting presenters choose to
share on-screen.
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On-line and mobile meetings
join.me
Attend your next online meeting on your mobile device with the join.me mobile
viewer. View someone’s screen and collaborate in real time. Direct your colleagues to
http://join.me to start a meeting, web conference or ad-hoc collaboration. They click
the big “share” button to begin broadcasting their screen. It generates a secure nine-
digit meeting code. You type that into the join.me app to attend.
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Promote your events on social media
HootSuite
Compose and Converse on the Go. HootSuite for iOS is the perfect social media
tool for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Foursquare.
HootSuite allows you to send and schedule Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and
Foursquare updates, track click stats, and set up tracking columns to monitor
keywords, #hashtags, and lists.
Virtual Contact
Virtual Contact proposes sizable advantages for serious Twitter users.
Managing multiple Twitter accounts, Managing automatic tweets, link shortener,
Image and video publishing + URL shortener, Twitter's internal messaging service.
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Promoting events through
useful free apps?
This app is only for iPhone
but it is a great example of “giving tools for free” and promoting at the same time
Meeting Space Calc
This application was created as a useful tool for Meeting
Professionals that are planning an event and need to know
the capacity of an event space. Simply type in the
measurements or square footage of the venue and we will
provide you with an estimated capacity based on the room
set up (i.e. rounds, classroom, theater, etc) you are seeking.
This application is brought to you by UCLA Conference
Services www.conferences.ucla.edu
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Polls, surveys and quiz
Polldaddy
Engage your survey respondents with Polldaddy for iOS -they'll enjoy the intuitive interface for
responding to your questions and the speed of the application. Checkboxes, dropdown menus and text
fields have all been optimized for your iPad or iPhone's touchscreen (Polldaddy account required).
http://polldaddy.com
Zwoor Survey for Ipad
Allows a meeting participant to send answers to a survey via the iPhone or iPad. The user enters a code
(e.g. Meet123) to retrieve the survey, and then proceeds to answering the questions.
The meeting facilitator can see a summary of the results immediately on the zwoor.com website. You
can take synchronized surveys: the survey and the questions start at the same time for everybody who
has downloaded the survey. For example, a group quiz, with an award at the end.
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Connect Ipad with other devices:
create and cooperate
iBrainstorm (ipad) + iBrainstorm Companion (up to 4 iphone)
Capturing and sharing your inner most creative genius has never been easier.
Introducing the first multi-device collaboration tool from Universal Mind. From iPhone
to iPad with just a flick of the finger, iBrainstorm has set the bar and has redefined the
very nature of collaboration. iBrainstorm Companion is used to connect to a running
session of iBrainstorm on the iPad. It gives up to 4 people, the ability to create ideas on
their iPhones and 'flick' them over to the iPad!
4 iPhone owners to
iBrainstorm Companion
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How to find good Apps
AppShopper
AppShopper is one of the largest iPad app directories
Like any other store, AppStore has its own discounts,
almost everyday which developers promoting their apps
for free. With Appshopper you are able to find out
about these discounts and download the paid apps for
free.
Organize apps in your own customized Wish List and automatically get
notified via push notifications when there is a sale or update.
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Connection among good apps
Discovr Apps
Discovr Apps is an interactive map of the App
Store and makes it easy to discover new apps
for your iPhone & iPad. Simply search for an
app that you like or choose from one of our
featured apps. We’ll show you how the apps
you choose are connected in a massive, never-
ending map of the App Store, and we’ll give
you great recommendations for other apps to
download.