Hybrid Events: The Next Big Challenge

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2020 and (for most of us) 2021 saw events move entirely online. There were some great things that came out of it, including reduced carbon footprint, a greater reach into our communities for some … and a painful cut in meetings revenue. Many of us have been briefed with planning hybrid events for 2022, to make the most of both worlds.

Many of us have questions.

Society Street’s July event brings you a short presentation outlining the questions it is helpful to ask before planning the detail of an event, and then brings together those in the thick of it to share what they are thinking about and how they have started to resolve some of the challenges for their events. The session finishes with an open Q&A for live attendees. Thanks to the continued support of our sponsors, it’s free to attend.

Find out more about our speakers and the sessions below …

All sessions (except the Q&A) will be available on demand after the event.

Known Unknowns: Questions to Ask when Planning a Hybrid Event (Presentation)

Presenter: Jessica Lawrence-Hurt

Society Street is delighted to host Jessica Lawrence-Hurt, Chief Marketing Officer at Cadmore Media, who brings us a short sharp burst of questions to consider when planning a hybrid event, along with some possible solutions. No two events are the same, and no two societies and associations are trying to achieve the same things with their meetings, so there are no hybrid event blueprints to follow. But there might be a few short cuts. Come join us to learn from Jessica the key questions you should be asking about your event.

THIS ONE IS HIDDEN PLEASE LEAVE Product Development Case Study (Interview) – Bone & Joint Publications

Interviewer: Tracy Gardner
Interviewee: Emma Vodden

Tracy interviews Emma about the product development process Bone & Joint Publications went through, and finds out what the outcome of it was.

A Conversation about Hybrid Events (Fireside Chat)

Chair: Sam Burrell
Contributors: Laura Sawyer, Theresa Crossley, and Violaine Iglesias.

Society Street brings together a group grappling with the practical issues of putting on a hybrid event to discuss the common challenges they are facing and how they are thinking of resolving them. Meetings have changed forever, and 2022 and beyond sees many societies looking to bring a “best of both” to their next meetings and discovering a whole raft of new challenges. Join them for a lively conversation as they discuss how they are managing hybrid, and some of the issues they are thinking about.

All three of them are working within a society or with societies: Laura is the Executive Director of the International Communication Association, which is running a hybrid event in May 2022 in Paris; Theresa is currently the Head of Education at the British Society for Haematology and is planning their hybrid meeting for April 2022; and Violaine is the CEO of Cadmore Media and has been working with her society clients on resolving common issues they face as they plan their online and hybrid meetings going forwards.

Product Development Case Study (Interview) – Bone & Joint Publishing

Interviewer: Tracy Gardner
Interviewee: Emma Vodden

Tracy interviews Emma about the product development process Bone & Joint Publishing went through, and finds out what the outcome of it was.