Event Strategy & Design

From the physical set-up to the way you orchestrate sessions and interaction, we help you put the latest smart thinking into practice to create environments and experiences that have an impact.

Webinar: So Many Options, So Little Time: Choosing a Digital Events Platform

Join us in this webinar, where we will break down different event scenarios and explain necessary factors to consider when researching and eventually selecting a digital events platform, as well as crafting an initial digital event strategy with the user experience in mind.

BY Leslie Bailey Will Curran April 8, 2020

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.

BY David McMillin April 8, 2020

5 Things Virtual Event Producers Can Learn From Jimmy Fallon

Convene watched “The Tonight Show: At Home Edition” for takeaways on how event producers can engage attendees at virtual events.

BY Barbara Palmer April 8, 2020

Top Takeaways From Global Virtual Events Day

During a full day of eight online sessions aimed at helping organizers make the shift to virtual events, PSAV offered tips, tools, and tactics. Convene editors listened in and share their takeaways.

BY Convene Editors April 6, 2020

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.

BY David McMillin April 6, 2020

Webinar: Causing the Same Effect: Designing Sessions for Onsite and Online

There’s no such thing as designing for just one user experience these days. We now have to plan for the visual and audio experience, along with the engagement considering both the in-room and online participants. In this webinar, we’ll discuss factors to consider when developing not only the room set, but incorporating the specific content into the experience as well.

BY Joshua Butler Bill Mott April 4, 2020

How a Dairy Producers Conference Doubled Its Reach With Virtual

Forced to alter its live meeting because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin “ripped the Band-Aid off” and put on a successful virtual event in less than a week.

BY Barbara Palmer April 3, 2020

Webinar: Conquer the Fear: Transitioning Speakers From Face-to-Face to Virtual

In these unprecedented times, speakers are being asked to make the leap and present virtually. While some speakers are experienced on virtual platforms, for many this is a huge change, and therefore leads to discomfort. Keynote speaker Sara Ross is ready to share her arsenal of best practices and ways to make your speaker feel more comfortable presenting online. In the second half of this session, Tim Mathy of Speak Inc. will join the conversation and add his expertise to answer your questions on how to aide speakers in becoming the star of your virtual event.

BY Tim Mathy Sara Ross April 3, 2020

Webinar: Digital Experience Institute Office Hours

In the DEI Office Hours series, we discuss digital event resources that are available, idea share and answer questions for taking your events digital in the wake of COVID-19.

BY Leslie Bailey Stefania Conti-Vecchi Samantha Lazo April 3, 2020

Instead of Live-Streaming, This SXSW Event Turned up the Volume on Its Content Strategy

After SXSW canceled due to COVID-19, one of the biggest annual parties in Austin made alternate plans to give online fans reasons to smile, dance, and sing along — with no live-streaming required.

BY David McMillin April 2, 2020

Startups Are Making Virtual Events a Reality

Startups, including U.K.-based Hopin, are rushing to get their online event platforms available to organizers during the COVID-19 crisis.

BY Cristi Kempf April 1, 2020

‘Get Out’ Takes on New Meaning at CHEST Annual Meeting

The inaugural escape room experience at the annual gathering of the American College of Chest Physicians proved that learning lifesaving lessons can be a highly experiential activity.

BY David McMillin April 1, 2020

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