Virtual Edge Institute Announces Last Chance for First Round of Applications

Comprehensive training program to accelerate adoption of virtual meetings, events, and conferences Pleasanton, CA, February 28, 2011 –The Virtual Edge Institute (VEI)  today announced the first educational program to formally train and certify event marketers, meeting and learning professionals, trade show and conference managers as digital strategists. Launching in June at the PCMA Education Conference in Baltimore, the educational program teaches them the skills and strategies necessary to successfully plan, build, design and execute a virtual events program that achieves business objectives. According to Market Research Media, virtual will be an $18.6 billion industry from 2010-2015. In creating a certification program, Virtual Edge Institute will help organizations take advantage of this new market opportunity. “The industry has been growing leaps...

A new partnership between bXb Online and Virtual Edge Institute (VEI) will help more qualified professionals in getting VEI’s Digital Event Strategist Certification. This year, the bXb Online, a marketing agency specializing in hybrid and online event strategies, will award charter scholarships to qualified professionals seeking a “DES” credential. Scheduled to launch in spring 2012, the Digital Event Strategist Certification program will teach individuals the skills and strategies necessary to successfully plan, build, design and execute a virtual events program that achieves business objectives. “The digital events community is an important and fast growing category within event marketing. The scale of the industry, when compared to the available talent in the digital events category, calls for investment in the talent...

bXb Online, a marketing agency specializing in hybrid and online event strategies, has begun the development of an innovative global online event platform (network). bXb’s longer-term aim is to develop a new online event network for the event marketing industry and relevant communities that provide aggregated live and on-demand content for the b2b marketplace from one centralized location. And to enable professionals to easily join relevant online communities, search and find content and community in their disciplines. bXb plans to launch the network after aggregating initial hybrid and virtual event content, should be completed by the fall of 2012. Greater part of the content will originate from in-person events. bXb already received substantive strategic advice, support and industry-wide collaboration from...

The comprehensive training program and certification to accelerate the adoption and quality of digital event extensions The Virtual Edge Institute (VEI), an organization dedicated to advancing the development and adoption of digital event and meeting technology, today announced that the sponsorship application process is now open to all event, meeting and marketing professionals.  Freeman, the world’s leading provider of integrated solutions for face-to-face marketing, and bxbOnline, an events agency that accelerates the power of face-to-face marketing through online business stories and experiences, were investing a combined $150,000 in support of educational programs and scholarships for meeting and events professionals seeking their certification as Digital Event Strategists. Apply here! The Digital Event Strategist certification is the first educational program to formally...

Strategic Investment to Accelerate Industry-Wide Standards and Development of Best Practices for Hybrid and Virtual Events Pleasanton, CA, October 6, 2011 – In the last few years, event professionals and marketers have come to recognize the full value of virtual extensions for their face-to-face meetings and events. Digital solutions are a larger component of event strategies, while leading corporations and associations view virtual events as a vital part of achieving key business objectives. Today the virtual and hybrid events industry reached another milestone with the Virtual Edge Institute (VEI) receiving a strategic investment from the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA).  PCMA is an association whose 6,300 members manage some of the nation’s largest meetings and events, while VEI is an...