Audience Acquisition & Engagement
5 Ways to Make Digital Events More Responsive to Audience Needs
From staffing requirements to keeping participants engaged, here’s what The Ortus Club has learned in short order about virtual audiences.
Chat & Learn: Not Your Grandad’s Webcast
Pete Erickson and Dan Noake will talk about how they took Google from live event to live stream in the space of 4 weeks, what mistakes they made along the way, and ultimately how they are developing new ways of connecting communities whilst COVID remains a concern.
Engaging Attendees in a ‘Two-Dimensional World’
Derrick Johnson and Gregg Talley of Talley Management Group discuss the importance of changing live-event engagement tactics to capture the attention of a digital audience.
A Full Day from Your Couch: Take Yoga Classes, Watch Sunsets, and Sing Along to Late-Night Concerts
Are you missing the opportunities to discover new places and meet new people? CVBs, hotels, restaurants, and event organizers are working to give people a taste of what makes them unique — no packing required.
Scientific Meetings That Aren’t Afraid to Experiment
It used to be that scientific and medical conferences were highly formulaic, but planners are testing innovative session formats, presentation materials, and registration pricing, to name just a few elements.
Event’s Book Club Attracts Wider, Younger Group of Attendees
To better engage its members at its Annual Meeting, the Society of General Internal Medicine went old school in its approach.
From Hell to Paradise at a Pediatric Conference
Dante’s medieval poem ‘The Divine Comedy’ provided an unusual backdrop for a highly interactive gathering of pediatricians.
U-HACK MED: ‘Cool Science With New People’
Here’s how a biomedical research hackathon at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas reshuffled the traditional hierarchies of researchers, students, and practitioners.
‘The Conference That’s all Hallway Conversations’
Traditional science conference formats are heavy on one-way presentations, rather than interactive dialogue. But at Science Foo Camp, the attendees shape the conversation.
Redesign of Pre-Congress Elements Improves Attendee Experience
Tweaking poster formats, presentation slides, and name-badges at the International Health Economics Association pre-congress eased audience pain points.
Signs of the Times: How E-Posters Upped WCP’s Reach
The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) put its annual congress posters online, increasing engagement and the reach of its 19th World Congress of Psychiatry.
American Chemical Society’s Class Act: Discounted Student Registration Fee
The American Chemical Society lowers registration fee for students with losing revenue, ensuring students are not priced out of its annual meeting.