The lowdown on virtual event planning from two battle-scarred experts

Joyce McKee of Let’s Talk Tradeshows recently posted on Questions to Develop Your Virtual Event Strategy and in her post linked to video from a session on virtual event business planning I moderated at last year’s IAEE mid-year meeting. I didn’t even know this video existed or I would have posted it here sooner.

The session featured Chris Brown from the National Association of Broadcasters and Kristin Beaulieu from UBM Studios. I thought both Chris and Kristin had some very valuable insights to share for anyone planning a virtual event. Moreover, the handout for the session – which was almost entirely Kristin’s handiwork – is pure gold.

Watch, read, enjoy.

Jeff

Well, I haven’t really participated in …

Here’s something I hear far too often from association board members: “Well, I haven’t really participated in any of the ______ myself.” You can fill in the blank with “online courses,” “Webinars,” or even, in far too many cases, “conferences,” “seminars,” or “continuing education” in general.

Unfortunately, the same is often true of executives and even of the education staff. They may be intimately familiar with their own offerings, but their experience going out and participating in lifelong learning offered by others is very limited.

Here, on the other hand, are some of the issues I often hear raised:

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