Meeting Professionals: What Would You Do?
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Current Events Bring Guarded Optimism for Industry Recovery
Business events professionals and their suppliers responding to the November Recovery Dashboard survey indicated they were both more and less hopeful about the future — depending on which question they were answering.
How a Virtual Vaccinology Conference Catalyzed the Scientific Community Around COVID
A digital edition of a canceled in-person vaccinology conference helped to bring scientists from around the world together in June to focus their efforts on the coronavirus pandemic and continues to live online.
The Environmental Case for Hybrid Events
Even before the pandemic, scientists were experimenting with meeting models that reduce the environmental impact of travel, while retaining the benefits of in-person communication.
#TwitterPoster Sessions Go Viral
As scientific meetings move to digital platforms, organizers are experimenting with new ways to retain interaction between researchers by tweaking how they present their work.
Why Virtual Events Require More Planning Time
The American Society for Radiation Oncology’s 2020 annual meeting offers a case-study example of how giving yourself enough time to plan a virtual event is critical to its success.
How DMOS are Slowly but Steadily Rebuilding for a Different Future
Destination marketing organizations are reinventing themselves in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, becoming disseminators of information, hybrid meeting experts, and stewards of the destination.
What to Do About the Virtual Exhibit Hall
The American Society of Anesthesiologists decided to deemphasize the exhibit hall portion of its online annual meeting and create “engagement packages” for sponsors instead.
3 Ways Speakers Can Connect Better With Virtual Audiences
Presenting to a virtual audience can be challenging for even the most experienced public speaker. But by recreating more of a back-and-forth experience, speakers can overcome their anxiety and make their presentations more engaging.
How This Virtual Series ‘Mimics That Live Experience That We All Love’
Project Management Institute has been hosting monthly, half-day events that bring the sense of being together in person to the screen. Organizers break down what that entails.
In the Age of Zoom, Why a Phone Call May Be a Better Option
The demands of being online can translate into drops in our performance, research shows. Picking up the phone sometimes might be a better choice.
Why Virtual Board Meetings May Be Here to Stay
Organizations are finding an upside to virtual board meetings, including greater productivity than when they were held in person.