Who Should I Ask?

Now that we’ve established your online event, or the virtual aspect of your in-person event, will look more like a TV broadcast than the familiar zoom meeting (see my previous blog, “Location, Location, Location”), what additional people with which additional skills do you need to invite to the planning table? Most likely there will beContinue reading “Who Should I Ask?”

Location, Location, Location!

Does location even need to be part of a conversation when discussing logistics for an online event? Definitely. We’re no longer planning your mother’s online event, we’re planning productions. These days we’re not talking about “just” an online event. Right now most in-person events that are starting to meet are including an online component ofContinue reading “Location, Location, Location!”

…And What About the Budget?

You’ve decided to move your in-person event to an online experience. You’ve revamped the schedule, requested recordings from speakers, and contracted an online platform provider. That ought to do it, right? Not even close. I can’t even begin to tell you what’s missing from the list. (Actually I can, you should start back at theContinue reading “…And What About the Budget?”

Realizations I had When Moving an In-Person Event Online

Planning for the in-person event we were organizing for roughly 2000 people was going along just fine. The 3-day event with general and breakout sessions, networking, and a full tradeshow, not to mention volunteers, speakers, hotel rooms, and travel arrangements, keeps us pretty busy. This event has been around for 40+ years and I personallyContinue reading “Realizations I had When Moving an In-Person Event Online”