And the winner is…

We’re very proud to announce that Pathable has been chosen as the winner of EIBTM’s WorldWide Technology Watch Award for 2009. We are thrilled to have earned the recognition, not only from such a well regarded event as EIBTM but from a judging panel whose opinion we hold in such high regard. It serves as a great confirmation that the work we’ve put into improving the conference social experience for attendees has been well spent.

From the EIBTM issued press release reads in part:

Pathable, an on-line community and social network for conferences and events, has scooped EIBTM’s WorldWide Technology Watch Award for 2009.

Pathable’s community allows attendees at conferences and events to communicate with each other, striking up conversations around all aspects of the event from educational sessions and materials, common interests and relevant topics, providing them with an easy way to get to know each other before they physically arrive on site. Pathable helps by making recommendations, aggregating twitter and blog feeds; it even tells attendees which of their Twitter friends are registered.

By integrating with major registration providers, each event’s own branded website and other social networking services, the Pathable experience becomes a seamless part of the overall conference experience from purchasing the ticket and participating in the community to sealing a business deal.

Corbin Ball, chair of the judging committee, tell us that there were some excellent products representing a range of ideas and innovation in this year’s 46 applications. “Technology innovation continues to present great tools for the meetings industry, which bodes for improved efficiency and better customer service for events.” Runners up included Vision Tree (using mobile technology to provide a range of attendee and event services), Sherpa Solutions (a low-cost active RFID badge with precise location tracking and the ability to easily bookmark attendees, booths and products with the push of a button) and BusyEvent (a low-cost, wearable, social networking, expo-lead management, session tracking, and audience response/survey tool).

I haven’t been to Barcelona in some time, looks like it’s time to dust off that guide book.