5 Ways to Help Exhibitors Transition From In-person to Virtual Events

Submitted by lpsavas@tsnn.com on Tue, 11/10/2020 - 09:52

As you consider shifting your next trade show online, make sure to focus on your exhibitors. While virtual events are a new format for almost all the stakeholders involved, exhibitors in particular may be apprehensive about this change. It is important you convey to them, that regardless of where you host the event, they will get the same return on investment.  

These 4 Event Trends Were on the Rise Pre-Pandemic – Here’s How They’ll Impact Future Events

Submitted by lpsavas@tsnn.com on Thu, 11/05/2020 - 08:23

Even before borders closed across the globe, event attendees’ time was hard-won — travel, meetings and digital content pulled their attention (and calendars) in many directions.

In short, the demands for our collective attention have only increased. Virtual schooling for children, endless free digital events and hours of conference calls have become the new normal. For those fortunate enough to work from home, the shelter-in-place order has only amplified our chaotic world — and event organizers are now challenged to create novel ways to entertain and engage audiences virtually.

SIAARTI Reinvents Congress Concept, Creating Traveling Event for Doctors

SIAARTI, the Italian Society of Anaesthesia, Analgesia, Intensive Care and Resuscitation, together with AIM Group International, a company with 60 years of experience in congresses, events and communication, broke the mold and re-invented the concept of a congress. Through its Traveling with ICARE tour, which took place Sept. 21-Oct.

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