Big thanks to Mary All Hall for this Do's and Dont's!
Marketing plays a BIG PART in changing the paradigm from an in person event to a virtually attended one, and also for informing the in-person attendees aware of the rules for attending in-person.
Definitely plan a LOT of interaction: have a conference app, perhaps have virtual rooms where in person people can meet with virtual attendees to solve puzzles to win prizes.
Poll your in-person attendees to understand their comfort level with experiencing an onsite event again.
Plan your T's and C's to include Covid-10 ones, be sure to review your hotel contract's force majure and other stipulations, and be prepared to print lots of pandemic safety signage.
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Brenda Ainsburg
Channel Program Manager
brenda.ainsburg@siemens.comSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
United States
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-12-2021 11:43
From: Mary Ann Hall
Subject: Share and Tell from Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas - Virtual & Hybrid Events
JOB TITLE – Event Specialist
EVENT DESCRIPTION – Virtual
EVENT DATES - Monthly
PHASE OF EVENT PLANNING: (Event/Web Build, During Event, Post-Event) - Web Build
TYPE OF EVENT - Social/ Economics
WHAT WORKED FOR YOU (DO'S - write at least 2) –
- Marketing is important to reach your attendees
- Educate your attendees of the expectations of your code of safe conduct:
- masks are required
- Are vaccinations required to attend?
- Layout step by step logistics process and safety design of the event
- Develop and share check-in instructions
- Build in a social distance blurb that attendees will acknowledge as read when they register.
- Your AV teams are extremely important
- Your AV teams have important duties aside from making sure your equipment is working.
- Make sure all equipment like microphones are cleaned and sanitized.
- Use social distancing for AV and speakers
- Air-out the event space if there is a change in speakers if possible
- Design programming with COVID protocols in mind
WHAT TO AVOID (DON'TS - write at least 2) –
- Don't just stream your event; have a backup plan like recording your event if attendees are facing issues joining or if they are unable to attend the entire event. Keep everything ready for on-demand.
- Don't forget to have some breathers/small breaks during your entire virtual event. These breaks are more necessary in a virtual setting than in an in-person event.
#ShareandTell
#Miscellaneous
#ManagingVirtualEvents
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Mary Ann Hall
Event Planner
Federal Reserve System
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