INXPO Provides Technology Solution for Innovative Live Broadcast by Palm Beach County Convention & Visitors Bureau

CHICAGO, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Palm Beach County Convention & Visitors Bureau, the official destination marketing organization for Palm Beach County, Florida, partnered with INXPO for an innovative use of technology at the PCMA Education Foundation Partnership Summit at PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

PCMA attendees were prompted to download the INXPO mobile app to their iOS and Android devices. The mobile app provided event details such as a list of attendees, summit schedule, and location photos.

During a demonstration, PCMA attendees watched from their location in Palm Beach Gardens as Douglas McLain, Senior Vice President of Global Sales at the Palm Beach County CVB, broadcast live from the Palm Beach County Convention Center on large-display monitors throughout the venue and directly to attendees' mobile devices through the INXPO digital event platform's live theater.

 "I applaud Palm Beach County Convention & Visitors Bureau on their forward thinking and innovative approach to connect with meetings and conventions planners," said Drew VanVooren, Co-Founder and President, INXPO.

"This partnership with INXPO allows for a more engaging process between meeting planners and their attendees, as well as the opportunity for the meeting planners to expand their reach to new and different audiences," stated McLain.  "Only 100,000 people attend the Super Bowl each year, but more than 100 million are glued to their screens at home. This technology allows planners to engage the masses."

INXPO provides a number of solutions to support hybrid events:

• Traditional hybrid event: a single physical venue, with a "digital extension" provided by INXPO.
• Multi-venue hybrid event: multiple physical venues, connected together with a "digital extension" provided by INXPO.
• Reverse hybrid event: a digital extension from a single location, broadcast into the primary event venue (the solution utilized by Palm Beach County Convention & Visitors Bureau).

For more information on INXPO's digital event solutions, email us or call 312.962.3708.

About INXPO

INXPO is transforming the Web from pages and files to events and destinations, where people go to meet, learn and do business. We are the leading technology platform for online events and destinations that connect, engage and educate audiences. We have delivered more than 2,500 successful virtual events and experiences for global customers, including American Marketing Association (AMA), Autodesk, Cisco, Freeman, George P. Johnson, Hilton, HIMSS, P&G, PCMA, TechTarget, UBM and U.S. Department of State. We are headquartered in Chicago and on the Web.  Visit us at www.INXPO.com and on Twitter at @INXPO.

About Meetings in The Palm Beaches

Throughout the destination, The Palm Beaches present an exceptional array of venues for any event, including the two-level Convention Center, just three miles from the Palm Beach International Airport.  With its soaring windows and rich modern accents, the Convention Center is truly a premier convention and meetings facility offering a full-service staff, exceptional culinary talent, and the most comprehensive technology available. Meeting space includes a 100,000-square-foot exhibit hall, a 25,000-square-foot ballroom, 23,000 square feet of flexible breakout space divisible into 23 rooms, and elevated glass atriums for ample pre-function space.  In addition, more than 200 hotels totaling one million square feet of meeting space are spread throughout 15 distinct districts, offering 47 miles of pristine beaches, world-class spas, championship golf, designer and one-of-a-kind boutique shopping, exciting nightlife, endless cultural experiences, and an eclectic culinary scene featuring some of the country's top chefs.  The Palm Beaches is also the premier destination for exciting water sports, bass fishing, Everglades explorations and recreational boating on some of Florida's most beautiful waterways. 

About Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors Bureau

The Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors Bureau is the official destination marketing organization for Palm Beach County, Fla. Tourism is among Palm Beach County's major industries generating a direct annual economic impact of $5 billion in the local economy, producing $25 million dollars in bed-tax revenue and lodging sales of approximately $623 million.

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