Yaron Lipshitz, CEO of event-tech company Allseated, on the business application of the metaverse to events.

Entrepreneur and academic Tommaso Di Bartolo, speaking at Convening Leaders 2023, tackled the metaverse questions many in events are asking.

At Convening Leaders 2023, two industry pros debated how to make digital events more profitable — here are their best ideas.

A decade ago, a group of meeting planners predicted what the year 2022 would look like for the business events industry. They weren’t too far off base. 

The inaugural Global Scientific Conference on Human Flourishing was held entirely online, attracting 4,000 viewers. Here’s how one session kept participants engaged.

The Genetics Society of America’s hybrid format, pricing structure, and content strategy gives global participants a chance to share the science.

Having changed so many things about how we design our events over the past three years — including fresh ways of delivering content, connecting communities, and new pricing models — it’s also time to take a new look at how we measure success.

In November 2020, the American Society of Anesthesiologists took its annual meeting entirely online. Here’s what its digital event strategy looks like now.

It’s time to experiment more with hybrid event formats, says Annalisa Ponchia Baccara, director of international congress development at AIM Group International.

The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine’s annual conference has undergone several transformations since 2020.Here’s what the society’s meetings manager, Kristin Pichon, has learned about her members as a result.

As event professionals hope for a full return to in-person events amid continued uncertainties, having speakers agree to contingency plans is a wise move.

When planning your hybrid events, start by determining what you want to accomplish. Here are four important questions for planners to consider.