Dylan Monorchio

Dylan Monorchio has been creating content for the event industry for nearly a decade. Beginning his writing career in an event tech firm, Dylan enjoys exploring the industry's nooks and crannies in pieces ranging from tech reviews and trend reports to market and business ethics analyses. Dylan currently splits his time between Toronto and Lisbon.

Coronavirus

Significant Recovery Expected for Exhibitions as Soon as Late 2021: Industry Trade Group UFI Study

Does the fate of the exhibition industry rest on the successful rollout of the vaccine? The latest data from UFI certainly shows a correlation, but according to UFI CEO Kai Hattendorf, exhibitions are already safe — we just need to get everyone on board.

Dylan Monorchio | 4 years ago

Industry News

The Biggest Challenge to the Recovery of Events in 2021

As 2020 comes to a close and different governments begin to roll out Covid vaccines, the event industry needs to double-down on health and safety — normally a paramount priority that event planners have down pat, but these days the subject of some debate.

Dylan Monorchio | 4 years ago

Technology

Zoom Steps Into Professional Virtual Events With OnZoom

Dylan Monorchio | 4 years ago

Coronavirus

Events Struggle as Viad and Eventbrite See a 90 Percent Drop in Revenue

Hard-hit event companies are hunkering down, shoring their resources, and looking at new revenue streams to make it through the crisis. While some small, nimble companies are excelling, event giants are in survival mode.

Dylan Monorchio | 5 years ago

Technology

5 Emerging Event Trends to Keep on Your Radar

Dylan Monorchio | 5 years ago

Coronavirus

New Research Reveals Covid-19 Impact Across Exhibition Industry

UFI’s Global Barometer provides much-needed clarity for the exhibitions industry in a Covid-era defined by uncertainty. Which areas have been hit the hardest, and how badly? Here are the highlights.

Dylan Monorchio | 5 years ago

Coronavirus

Would You Sign a Liability Waiver to Attend an Event?

Trump’s Tulsa rally waivers expose another pitfall in the return to live events: liability. Who is liable for inevitable new cases? Will attendees accept the risk when it’s scribbled into a legal waiver? Recent research from DYNATA says no. Here’s our take.

Dylan Monorchio | 5 years ago

Event Management

Event Tech Aventri Will Deploy New Funding to Drive Innovations in Virtual Events

Aventri closes a successful round of strategic fundraising to expand its virtual and hybrid event offering, proving that even event tech giants are nimble enough to pivot in response to Covid-19.

Dylan Monorchio | 5 years ago

Event Management

New CEIR Report: Pandemic Caused 15 Percent Decline in Exhibition Performance in Early 2020

By now, the impact of the pandemic has reverberated throughout the events industry. CEIR has been tallying the hits and losses for the US, and the first quarter results are in: devastation confirmed. Here’s what you need to know.

Dylan Monorchio | 5 years ago