Conference Design Archives

An Event With A Purpose – MTL Reunion

19th November 2020

Is your association all caught up with everything technology has to offer for your next meeting? Are you perhaps the kind of association that pays more attention in what a destination itself has to offer, even at times of the pandemic?

Looking to the Future in Bern

31st August 2020

Combining a medieval city centre together with some visionary architecture, Bern has also been attracting the attention of European and international associations for some time.

More Than Back to Business: Up for New Challenges

16th July 2020

Eager to get back in the conference room and pass constructive knowledge around, for associations it is not about when their next event will take place anymore but about how safe the destination is and how valuable the impact of their event will be for the communities involved. Business Events Sarawak (BESarawak) covers all the bases as the state opens for business post-virus.

Adapting to a New Reality

13th July 2020

Boardroom caught up with Olivier Le Floch, Head of Sales, Business Development and Partnerships at La Cité Nantes Congress Centre, at the beginning of the summer: He expressed his optimism regarding the future of the meetings industry and his long-lasting faith in face-to-face events.

The XXXI ISPIM Innovation Conference – Innovating in Times of Crisis

2nd July 2020

Iain Bitran, Executive Director of the International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM) shares with Boardroom the challenge - and the success - of transforming a physical conference into a highly-engaging digital meeting.

New Challenges Going Virtual

29th June 2020

Nils Molly, Digital Business & Innovation, INTERPLAN Congress, Meeting & Event Management AG, reflects on how virtual meetings can help boost learning and engagement, perhaps before the next best thing; hybrid events.

Three Tips for Boosting Engagement at Virtual Events

25th June 2020

The pandemic may have accelerated the conversion to digital platforms, but virtual events are a tool that may be here for the long-run. As with live events, one of the key factors is engagement. But without seeing attendees or speakers face-to-face, how can organisers ensure participants will be just as stimulated when they’re sitting behind a screen?

A Safe Postcard From Taiwan

22nd June 2020

These days, most planners are worried about the future and are searching for the best solutions. No matter the difficulties, we must believe there will be a time when everything gets better.

Marketing & Monetizing Digital Events

18th June 2020

When transitioning from in-person to virtual events, two questions quickly arise: How much should events cost participants and sponsors? And how should digital events be marketed?

Will Scientific Conferences Survive COVID-19?

11th June 2020

Franco Viviani, former President of the International Council for Physical Activity and Fitness Research, and anthropologist at the University of Padua, Italy, reflects on the rise of virtual meetings.

Strategies for Switching to Virtual Events

8th June 2020

In the early onset of the pandemic, many event organizers started to postpone events from spring to summer. But as borders restrictions and lockdown orders remained in place for months, they realized even summer may be too soon for a F2F conference. Meanwhile, associations saw an acceleration toward another option: the digitalization of events.

Can a Virtual Congress be Successful?

28th May 2020

Boardroom recently joined the #IAPCOImpact Dialogue, where Dr. Carlo Poggio, president of the Italian Academy of Prosthetic Dentistry (AIOP), and Abraham Fisher, president of the AAT-AD/PD (International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases), shared case studies from recent medical congresses that made the decision to go virtual.