Hi ,
With social distancing set to be part of life indefinitely and international travel the same, the future of events can look unsettled and despite the positive news of the vaccine we are seeing bookings in big numbers way into 2022 as organisations and event companies adapt to the benefits of virtual events or in many cases now hybrid. The world has changed and whilst in-person events will return with smaller live audiences the ongoing health crisis has certainly transformed how events will run in the future.
In response, we at iVent have developed the blended hybrid model and have been delivering this format successfully since the start of COVID – but what does that mean?
It is about maximising attendance and engagement at your events by giving delegates, presenters, sponsors and hosts a choice, their choice, in how they attend the event, whether that’s from a logistical perspective and not actually being able to get there or from a protective stance where they have health and wellbeing concerns.
The iVent hybrid delivery option gives our clients peace of mind that whatever the prevailing circumstances, due to the pandemic, they can still have well attended events with their choice of speakers and continue to deliver genuine ROI to their sponsors.
We understand that many delegates will want to attend a live event and we believe small numbers of them will be permitted to attend such events once restrictions have been lifted but with social distancing set to be in force way into next year, hybrid is the very best option to manage any size of audience with a live to virtual audience ratio that is permitted at the time.
