By Hermann Hanser, CEO, CPO Hanser Service
Congresses in the future will have to be planned differently due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It is foreseeable that regular physical congresses will not generate the same number of participants as before…
Read MoreBy Annelie Schönfeld, Senior Project Manager, CPO Hanser Service
In recent weeks it has become a bit quiet around our congresses and events, because COVID-19 had a firm grip on not only us, but also on the entire event industry. We were faced with the challenge to decide whether to postpone or cancel events within a short period of time and without much prior notice…
Read MoreBy Anat Regev Business Development Manager at ORTRA & Galit Shimshoni VP Marketing and Sales at ORTRA
In-person conferences and events are known for creating immediate engagement, and offer incomparable opportunities for participants, companies, associations, and stakeholders to generate connections and create business opportunities…
Read MoreBy Lisa Xu, Managing Director, East Star
The Hunan Autoshow took place from 30 April-5 May 2020 and attracted more than 62,000 attendees, with an exhibition area of 60,000sqm, over 100 exhibitors and 600 car displays. Specific health measures were put in place for all staff and participants…
Read MoreBy Lisa Xu, Managing Director, East Star
Pandemic restrictions have been lifted in China and events and economic activities are recovering. East Star, INCON’s partner in China, has been at the eye of the storm. In this article, Lisa Xu shares her perspectives about experiencing the first green shoots for her business and the return to organizing meetings and events in her country…
Read MoreBy Maryjose Zorrilla, Creative Senior of BTC
I’m at my kitchen table, adapted into a surprisingly functional workspace. I'm at my New Normal COVID-19 outbreak has given rise to incredible worldwide challenges encompassing economy, business and even people’s daily lives…
Read MoreBy Angela Guillemet, Executive Director of INCON
As events pivot online and many, many have been postponed or cancelled, we need to convince sponsors to support new event formats and also to explore longer-term sponsorship opportunities…
Read MoreBy Mariana Peñaloza, Project Event Manager - Conferences of BTC
Due to Covid-19, #pivottovirtual is becoming our new trend in the meetings industry. However, people feel that the amount of interest in this new virtual meeting platform is different compared with on-site ones. In short, we think it’s boring compared with face-to-face meetings. On the other hand, virtual has some positive points…
Read MoreBy Shizuka Higashikawa, Meetings Industry Research Institute, Japan Convention Services, Inc.
Due to Covid-19, #pivottovirtual is becoming our new trend in the meetings industry. However, people feel that the amount of interest in this new virtual meeting platform is different compared with on-site ones. In short, we think it’s boring compared with face-to-face meetings. On the other hand, virtual has some positive points…
Read MoreBy Nicole Walker, Arinex
Virtual live streaming of events has become commonplace due to the global COVID-19 crisis. However virtual and hybrid events have many benefits both now and in the long term. This extensive list from our partner Arinex, explores the advantages of going virtual…
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