Hi, Cathy! I'm new to the virtual meeting realm as well. After researching several different platforms, I selected to go with PSAV's Chime Live. We have three virtual meetings that will happen this year, ranging from 150-400 people per event.
- We use PSAV at 90% of the hotels that we visit, and have a really good relationship with the sales team that is based at a local hotel. Therefore, I felt comfortable knowing that what they were saying / promising was actually going to happen!
- The second deciding factor for me was that once we can meet again in person, we will be. If our company was saying that we were going to move to 100% virtual meetings from now on, I would have chosen ON24 as a provider and would have learned all the technology to upload presentations, videos, do the live stream, etc. But that's not where our company is going to be in the future. These virtual meetings are just a band-aid to get us through this time, and I am not a 'techy' person that knows all there is to know about streaming videos. I wanted PSAV's technology experts to handle all that, using the presentations we supply them.
- And, lastly, I'm hopeful that when we do go back to meeting live, I'll be able to promote more hybrid attendance between in person and online attendees. Having our attendees experience this online platform, that is provided by the same company that is providing our AV technology that is already being used at the hotels where we will be, will hopefully make this value add very seamless.
I hope that this helps you!
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Amy Bell
Meeting and Event Planner
Carlisle Construction Materials
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-18-2020 13:45
From: Cathy Kotsopoulos
Subject: Virtual Conference Platforms - any suggestions?
Hello. I'm looking for a virtual conference platform to replace our in-person event this November. Does anyone know of a good reputable company that provide this service? Thanks SO much :-)
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Cathy Kotsopoulos
Events & Relations Manager
Constellation HomeBuilder Systems
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