Event Strategy & Design
Petal Power Brings Participants Together
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.
3D Technology Helps Transport Event Attendees Elsewhere
A real-life location in Chicago anchored the Uber Freight Deliver Conference in fall 2020. Here’s how event designers took online participants there.
Virtual ‘Field Trips’ to Bring City to Meetings’ Participants
Two online events are making Richmond, Virginia, central to their education — and diversity and inclusion — programs.
Global Virtual Event Customizes Content for Regional Attendees
Ingram Micro’s first-ever digital conference for participants from around the world created a shared experience that felt local at the same time.
Digital Event Strategist Spotlight: Maria Dempsey, Wine Educator, Director of Hospitality and Events, Gen7 Wines
Wine, digital events and the hospitality industry – normally not a mixture you would find but as it turns out, it is a true recipe for success. Maria Dempsey, CMM, DES, CSW, Wine Educator and Director of Hospitality and Events for Gen7 Wines recently completed the Digital Events Strategist course, offered by PCMA.
Helping Attendees Experience a Destination Digitally
Austin had been a big draw for 2020 American College of Toxicology’s annual meeting registrants. Organizers needed to figure out a way to bring as much of the destination as possible to an entirely online audience.
Walk/Bike/Places Brings Online Attendees ‘Outdoors’
Here’s how an annual conference for placemaking professionals tweaked its mobile workshops to give virtual tours of its host city.
Under One Sky Conference Finds Bright Spot in Move to Digital
International Dark-Sky Association’s first digital event takes global, inclusive approach with diverse speakers presenting from 12 different countries.
Virtual Art Tour Engages Participants With Scents From the Past
A “see-and-smell” art tour by the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis takes far-flung digital participants on a fragrant trip to the gallery — and back to the 17th century.
COVID Testing Part of the Fabric of an In-Person Fashion Industry Show
The Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO) and UFI, the global association of the exhibition industry, produced a case study detailing how three independent show organizers joined forces to bring a safe in-person marketplace to the fashion industry in Orlando in early February. Here are highlights.
The Why and How of Making Eye Contact With a Digital Audience
Seeing eye-to-eye isn’t just a saying, it’s how humans build trust and connections — which can be tricky when presenting onscreen. Simple solutions like placing visual cues around your computer camera can help presenters create the illusion of eye contact with viewers, according learning expert Will Thalheimer.
Teambuilding for Remote Staff
One way to keep remote workers connected to each other? Virtual teambuilding activities. Here’s how a booking platform for in-person tours pivoted to provide just that.