Global Meetings Industry Day was celebrated in New York City with a hybrid event and Convene was there, online and in-person. Here are accounts of our experiences.

Virtual and hybrid events platform company Swapcard has published actionable insights gleaned from nearly 500 events the company has hosted to help organizers provide their exhibitors and sponsors with ROI.

According to the recently published Derse white paper, hybrid should be thought of as “an infinity loop” — not just a one-off mix of an in-person event with a digital component.

While event organizers are preparing for a return to in-person events, they still must decide if they will or won’t provide audiences digital options. These important considerations can help guide them.

Digital events have eliminated the fear of missing out from attendees’ minds, according to MeetingPlay CEO Joe Schwinger. But hybrid events are a way to reintroduce FOMO.

After months of limited in-person social engagement, many in the business events industry are ready to experience real things, places, and spaces. Some organizations are doing just that, even through digital events.

These digital gatherings connect participants to the physical world, transporting them to real places and engaging their senses and emotions.

A case-study snapshot of how a local Humane Society exceeded expectations by changing up the format of its traditional in-person gala and auction to a live telethon-style broadcast.

Zoom & Bloom takes virtual attendees through a shared sensory experience that may connect them to places and times in their lives — and leaves them with a skill for the future.

A real-life location in Chicago anchored the Uber Freight Deliver Conference in fall 2020. Here’s how event designers took online participants there.

Two online events are making Richmond, Virginia, central to their education — and diversity and inclusion — programs.

Ingram Micro’s first-ever digital conference for participants from around the world created a shared experience that felt local at the same time.