This August, HIMSS’ Global Health Conference & Exhibition will become one of the first large meetings in the health-care industry to mandate that all participants provide proof of vaccination in order to gain entry to the in-person event. After going digital in 2020, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society — whose goal is to
This webinar will outline the steps needed to develop and ultimately execute a safe and productive live in person event. Learn how the leaders of a recent event successfully executed their live-in person event and attracted thousands of buyers and exhibitors.
In the latest Business Events Recovery Dashboard, planners and suppliers are divided on whether the recent CDC guidance on vaccinated people going mask-free will result in higher attendance at in-person events. But they are both focusing their efforts on creating new business models that work in the current events environment.
Fortune’s annual survey of CEOs shows that only one in 10 corporate leaders plans to require proof of vaccination for employees to return to the office. And while few leaders want their teams to continue fully remote work, the majority are on board for hybrid work schedules.
Convene checked in with two associations that produced digital events in 2020 to learn what they are doing differently this year. One leaned into interactive online opportunities for participants while the other went from complimentary registration to an “attainable” pricing model.
When the American Cheese Society Annual Conference meets digitally in July, the organization plans to reimagine its popular in-person sessions, such as 'Meet the Cheesemaker,' in a virtual format.
As digital programs and events become more prevalent in the industry, so does the expectation from audiences. Attendees are no longer satisfied with sitting passively at their computers, watching a fully digital or a hybrid program.
Paying attention to a building’s ventilation system is important in managing the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to experts.
We have been single-minded in our approach to keeping venues clean and safe for attendees. But we've been missing one very important —maybe the most important — thing.
Digital events have their place and will remain an important part of our industry going forward. But it’s our face-to-face events that change the world.
It’s time to plan for Puerto Rico – where you and your attendees can explore turquoise deep dives, non-virtual happy hours and safe ways to connect. And with numerous ways to meet with our beaches, mountains and rainforest as your backdrop, planning a meeting in Puerto Rico will be as stress-free as our Island.
In the latest COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard, planners and suppliers were divided about whether the new guidance for fully vaccinated individuals will translate into greater attendance at in-person events. But the majority of planners agreed that it wasn’t making planning those events any easier.