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CHI 2016 – Big Time Beams in Silicon Valley

Event Presence is once again partnered with ACM supporting CHI 2016: the top conference for Human-Computer Interaction. EP is providing the mobile telepresence “Beam” to academia from around the world the ability to attend the annual conference.

https://chi2016.acm.org/wp/telepresence/

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For those who are finding out about CHI – pronounced kai – for the first time, CHI is a place to see, discuss and learn about the future of how people interact with technology.

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Top researchers from universities, corporations and startups from across the world, as well as the brightest student scientists, designers, and researchers are using the Beam to attend the conference!

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Event Presence is proud to be part of this most important conference, and gathering of the world-wide HCI community in the heart of Silicon Valley.

Beams are being utilized throughout the conference including in specialized tracks as shown below.

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Note the printed maps on the Beams. This allowed the pilots to better understand the venue layout and where to find the Beam docking stations.

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Attendees from Europe were VIP guests up front during Keynote presentations

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Remote attendees tested their skills on the Beam Race track! A German pilot had the fastest time at CHI 2016, congrats.

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How a billionaire who wrote Google’s original code created a robot revolution

Not-so-humble beginnings

Willow Garage founder Scott Hassan is a big-picture thinker.  The possibilities of telepresence (think videoconferencing with robots) inspired Hassan and he spun-off a team called Suitable Technologies in 2011, taking a bunch of WG employees with him.

Read the entire article here.

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The Beam 10 Pack

Another high profile Conference incorporates Beams as a Service (BAAS) from Event Presence. Colleagues from around the world are scheduled to participate as attendees and in panel discussions. A new feature created by EP allows conference attendees to scan a dynamic QR code to obtain detailed information about the person on the Beam.

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Beam Pilots can now socialize at events by filling out their Beam Profile. When a person scans the QR code on the Beam, select details about the Pilot are provided automatically to the scanning device.

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As the conference developed individuals from around the world customized their Beam according to their personal preference.  This allowed the conference associates to quickly determine what country or organization the Pilot originated from.

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The Beam Tour

 

Event Presence created the “Beam Tour” to allow up to 1000 remote attendees to access one Beam. This allows events to substantially increase attendance, educate people efficiently about products and services. The Beam Tour opens a new way back stage to select individuals creating a revolutionary channel to satisfy “Super Fans”.

The image below shows individuals participating on a Beam Tour.

EP recently created a Beam Tour for the CES Show (Consumer Electronic Show) in Las Vegas.

Any event can leverage the Beam Tour. beamtour.com

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Taking a BeamPro tour of the Museum for #CES2016! @CES#BeamPropic.twitter.com/h3oI5SznaP

— The Mob Museum (@TheMobMuseum) January 7, 2016

 


Beam swims with Tanked

Event Presence and the Beam being utilized by Acrylic Tank Manufacturing (ACM) in Las Vegas. ACM is the team behind the popular TV show on Discovery Channel Animal Planet.

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Look for the Beam to be incorporated on Tanked new Season!

Wayde King CEO of Acrylic Tank Manufacturing with his friend Steve

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Moscone – Event Presence Invited to MPI

MPI Event – Moscone Feb 11, 2016 – Meeting Professionals International is the prominent voice for the global meeting and event community.

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Event Presence was invited to demonstrate the benefits of the Beam to meeting professionals gathering at Moscone.  Over ten (10) event Centers worldwide expressed the desire to include the Event Presence solution within their facility from this one event!

A Fat Cat from Mexico attended via a Beam.

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The Las Vegas CVB represents all event Centers in the Las Vegas area. The Vegas CVB has the largest budget in America to promote it’s region, approx $200 mil per year. Las Vegas hosts has over 20,000 conventions per year by far the largest CVB and convention region in the world.

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Yep! Even you can become a Beam Pilot.