GEVME

JULY 28, 2021

With the advent of the pandemic, virtual conferences became a popular go-to option for many event organisers. Even while at the time of writing, some parts of the world are returning to normalcy, virtual events , particularly virtual conferences, are here to stay. What You Need to Know About Virtual Conferences.

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GEVME

JUNE 15, 2020

Mastering the science of running digital conferences, Zoltan Tudnik, Co-Founder and Head of Business at Hipther agency, TEDx speaker and our guest speaker at the third episode of Digital Event Series , believes that the event industry will be back to normal with face-to-face meetings.

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Eventmobi

JULY 10, 2023

More than a decade ago, when EventMobi launched, mobile apps for conferences were a revolution. These days, they’re a prerequisite for a fantastic conference experience. With the right conference app, you can: Enhance communication Streamline event management Personalize attendees’ experience And so much more. Networking!

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Now, customers who have been using the video conferencing platform to host online events, conferences, meetings, or live streams, have to find a new way of connecting with virtual audiences. BlueJeans , a Verizon-owned software company, is sunsetting this year. Are you a BlueJeans customer looking for an alternative solution?

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 21, 2020

Over the past couple weeks, conversations with our clients have shifted from crisis decision-making for conferences occurring in the near-term (reactive) to scenario planning for the fall (proactive). In our Conference Go/No-Go Decisions in a Pandemic post , we provided a framework for scenario planning. Resetting Expectations.

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Gallus Events

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

So we have created the ultimate virtual event speaker brief. If you are an organiser who has never organised an online event before and you are worried about briefing your speakers then this article is for you! If you are a speaker who wants to deliver better content for virtual events, then this article is for you.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Though I don’t teach college anymore, I’m interested in educational class design because a class is a meeting. And much of what we can do to design great meetings is applicable to college classes too. The speakers didn’t model what they were preaching during their talk! ” Sadly, I was disappointed.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 16, 2020

As many associations wrestle with decisions for their fall conferences and shows, the question on everyone’s mind is, if you build it, will they come? Join this interactive webinar to learn how organizers of two very large events—one a trade association and the other professional—are tackling, planning and preparing for this fall.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 17, 2017

I’ll admit that in 2011, when the Virtual Edge Institute (now called the Digital Experience Institute) first co-located its conference with the Professional Convention Management Association’s Convening Leaders, the experience fell flat for me. and encouraged and vetted questions to ask of the speaker at the appropriate times.

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Bizzabo

MAY 5, 2021

Setting up your speakers for success will further your partnership and ensure you host a high-value virtual event. We can’t expect our speakers to be tech experts. So as event organizers, we must take it upon ourselves to guide our speakers and equip them with the right tools so they feel comfortable and prepared.

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Attendease

MARCH 30, 2020

With the global impact caused by the novel coronavirus in the world of events , turning your in-person conference into a virtual summit may be a good strategy to keep your event running, rather than canceling it. Why Run a Virtual Conference. The average conference produces 4.17 Environmentally Friendly.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Avoiding wellness washing and incorporating holistic well-being into meetings Wellness is on every planner’s mind these days—with it, come concerns of “wellness washing.” A group of professionals with expertise in wellness—its nuances, scope and impact—gathered for a recent Smart Meetings webinar, “How to Avoid Wellness Washing.”

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Eventinterface

MAY 7, 2018

Selecting the right speakers can make or break your meeting. The bad ones see themselves as the star-of-the-show, with little consideration for the needs of other (often non-professional) speakers on the program. Join our complimentary webinar on Thursday, May 17 at 11:00 a.m.

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Event Farm

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Hosting a webinar? But a virtual conference? This spring, when the pandemic interrupted business as usual, no one knew what to expect from a virtual conference, and frankly, the bar was set pretty low. They’re mainly the ones that just renamed their webinars as events. What attendees really want from a virtual conference.

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Event Industry News

JULY 14, 2022

EVENTIT, Scotland’s only trade show for business events, meetings, incentives and hospitality professionals, will pilot a summer webinar series as part of its revised education programme format for this year. The webinar dates and topics are as follows: Thursday 21 July Event Technology. Thursday 11 August Communication.

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Event Industry News

JULY 14, 2022

EVENTIT, Scotland’s only trade show for business events, meetings, incentives and hospitality professionals, will pilot a summer webinar series as part of its revised education programme format for this year. The webinar dates and topics are as follows: Thursday 21 July Event Technology. Thursday 11 August Communication.

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Eventmobi

JANUARY 7, 2021

Virtual conference engagement is here to stay. Conference live streaming technology has come a long way since the glorified Zoom calls of March and early April 2020; attendees expect more than a choppy, poorly lit, and unrehearsed webinar. 10 Virtual Meetings Best Practices for TV-Level Production. The upshot?

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Socio Events

AUGUST 4, 2022

Anybody who has ever planned a conference knows the value of flexibility and engagement. The more inclusive, agile, and captivating your event is, the greater chance you have of meeting your goals and reaching a wider audience. To help make that process easier, here’s what you need to know about hosting a virtual conference.

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Expo Pass

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

That’s just one of the many insights from our recent webinar, Don’t Lose Attendees Between Event, featuring two of our favorite event marketing experts: Melissa Park ( Melissa Park Events ) and Channing Muller ( DCM Communications ). Check out the replay of our webinar: Don’t Lose Your Attendees Between Events! We want to feel special.

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EventBank Insights

JUNE 19, 2020

Have you ever heard of a webinar hybrid event? Starting from the beginning, during Covid-19, businesses switch their entire events strategy to almost entirely online events and webinars. This is where a hybrid webinar-conference might start to make sense. What’s a Hybrid Webinar? Examples of Hybrid Webinars.

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Endless Events

JUNE 26, 2020

?? The Best of the Best: Engaging Your Audience: Virtual Event Speakers – The Ultimate Hacks For Success. One of the posts that I am sharing today is about speakers and the critical role that they play during events. It got me thinking about what exactly makes a great speaker compared to a mediocre one. Make sure you do.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 27, 2021

Many event planning conferences were canceled or postponed, and most of those that weren’t took place virtually. While 2021 may still look a little different than normal, expect to see many conferences back and ready to help industry professionals navigate the massive changes in the way they do business.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 2, 2022

EVENTIT, Scotland’s only trade show for business events, meetings, incentives and hospitality professionals, will pilot a summer webinar series as part of its revised education programme format for this year. The webinar dates and topics are as follows: Thursday 11 August Communication. Thursday 18 August Event Design.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 21, 2023

led video editing of speakers’ presentations can help event hosts generate robust social-media content as the meeting is happening. While a growing number of meeting planners are using ChatGPT to seek out the right topics, experts, and session titles for their next conference agenda, some A.I-focused

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Eventmobi

JULY 27, 2022

Simultaneous live hybrid conference and trade show. For our first hybrid event, we streamed conference sessions live to a virtual audience and hosted a virtual expo where attendees could book 1:1 video meetings with exhibitors. Greg Blazen, CEO, Trade Association. Event Type. Event Goals. We must deliver ROI.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 8, 2020

Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina addresses the online audience for the virtual REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo. There was no chance that the event — REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo, scheduled for May in Washington, D.C. Speaker Contracts. could be postponed or canceled, Stetz said.

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Are 50%-80% of your conference attendees in your programming at any given time? One thing is certain, if your conference attendees are not fully engaged in the experience you provide, there is little, if any, chance that they will leave your event with any real ROI. Four Factors That Affect Your Conference Attendees’ Engagement.

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Eventmobi

JULY 13, 2022

The widespread adoption of online events presents new revenue opportunities that associations can capitalize on as they return to meeting in person—even with very limited human resources. Turn Your Annual Conference App Into a Year-Round Member Engagement Hub. Welcome remote attendees into your live in-person conference sessions.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Bhasin and PCMA’s education team members did session development meetings via video conferencing. What would you do differently if your job performance and compensation were evaluated based on overall session attendance and industry presenter ratings at your annual conference? Let’s focus on speaker prep.

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ePly

AUGUST 30, 2021

One thing that can be said about the Great Covid-19 Lockdown is there has been no shortage of webinars to attend. With so few hours in the day, it’s been impossible to attend all the webinars you may have wanted to, so that’s why we gathered together some of our best webinars of 2021. experience in this webinar.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Facilitator Sarah Michel (upper left) speaks during a Velvet Chainsaw webinar. NSA President & CEO Mary Lue Peck (clockwise from top right), NSA Board of Directors President Anna Liotta, and Sylvie di Guisto, who served as co-chair of NSA’s conference program for INFLUENCE 2020, participated. Participants in a Sept.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 11, 2022

Just as virtual meetings can’t replace in-person events, the Metaverse won’t replicate real life. Both digital solutions bring advances that can teach real-world lessons to meeting professionals looking to improve their experiences. People are looking to participate in meetings in a more exploratory fashion,” she said.

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Hubilo Blog

APRIL 10, 2020

Code Sync Beam Conferences are a family of global conferences powered by Erlang Solutions, consolidating the tech conferences we’ve been organizing since 2008. Creating Code Sync was a part of the commitment they made to open their tech conferences to a global audience and to spread the culture of Learn. Challenges.

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Eventmobi

MAY 18, 2020

So, You’ve Decided To Take Your Event Online… After weeks of sheltering in place, event professionals around the world have seen firsthand how challenging it can be to stay engaged online in the face of video conferencing and webinar fatigue. If you would like to learn more, sign up for one of our upcoming webinars.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 27, 2021

Even companies that canceled key conferences altogether in the chaos of 2020 have announced they are bringing back at least the virtual component. Facebook’s F8 developer conference will be a one-day streaming event in June “to celebrate, inspire and help developers grow.” The Day the Meetings Stopped.

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GEVME

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

And as the world rapidly shifted to digital in the wake of the global pandemic, virtual events have become increasingly popular, making it the default format for many of today’s conferences and meetings. What are the benefits of virtual events? There are many types of virtual events to choose from whose purposes vary.

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SpotMe Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

Your virtual conference or hybrid event is right around the corner. It doesn’t matter how brilliant your speakers are or how informative your webinar is if your attendees have a terrible time. . We know it can be difficult, so we collected 20 Interactive Conference Ideas To Increase Engagement With a Virtual or Hybrid Audience.

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