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©2009 Professional Convention Management Association Engaging Attendees Today How to Combine Virtual and Face-to-Face Meetings

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Slides from PCMA 3-5-2010 Webinar on Engaging Attendees Today: How To Combine Virtual & Face To Face Events

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©2009 Professional Convention Management Association

Engaging Attendees Today

How to Combine Virtual and Face-to-Face Meetings

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Engaging Attendees TodayHow to Combine Virtual and Face-to-Face Meetings

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©2009 Professional Convention Management Association

Michael McCurry, CMP

Facilitator

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Today’s Agenda

1. Discuss how to use Social Media as tool to enhance attendee experience before, during and after meeting

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Today’s Agenda

2. Identify ways to manage technology to deliver a seamless Hybrid experience

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Today’s Agenda

3. Discuss strategies for increasing interaction between virtual & face2face attendees

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Christina Coster

Freelance Planner

Jessica Levin

7 Degrees Communication

Jeff Hurt

Velvet Chainsaw Consulting

OUR PANELISTS

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An Inside Look

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Definition of Hybrid Event

Online and face2face attendees interacting with one another utilizing one or more virtual

components

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The Big Picture

Why consider livestreaming & hybrid events

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Consider the “Long Tail

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The Birth Of Event Camp 2010

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Un-Conventional Venues Create

Excitement!

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The Fun Factor!

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It’s About Attendee

Engagement

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Blended UnConference Elements With

Traditional Events

1. OpenSpace Concepts

2. Peer2Peer Collaboration

3. Fish Bowl Activity

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Good Adult Learning Techniques for

Content Delivery is Paramount to

Effective Learning!

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Learning Continues

Outside the Meeting

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Using Social Media To Enhance Before, During & After Meeting Experience

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Online eCommerce & Registration

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The Conference eCommunity

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Blogs & Social Media Marketing

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Back Channel Conversation

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Twitter Monitor and the

Twitter Stream

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Technology & Logistics To Consider When Staging A Hybrid Event

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Venue with Free WiFi

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Venue with Adequate Bandwidth & Internet Connection

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©2009 Professional Convention Management AssociationCeiling Height, Chandeliers & Lighting

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Production Crew &Cameras Operated

By People

Proper Interface Hardware for Digital

to PC

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Adequate Electric for AV equipment &

attendees

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Online Video Streaming Provider

The online provider compresses & digitizes the video for distribution

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1. How is the room set?2. What's the ambient

lighting like?3. Will someone be

behind camera?

Questions to ask venues, equipment & service providers

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Questions to ask venues, equipment & service providers

4. What's your internet access?

5. How fast is your internet? (512kb/min)

6. Do you have appropriate PC hardware interface?

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Questions to ask venues, equipment & service providers

7. What livestreaming online provider do you use?

8. Is your OP password protected ?

9. Does your OP integrate w/ social networks?

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Strategies For Blending Virtual &

Face2Face Attendee Experiences

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Best Practices For Engaging Virtual & F2F Audiences

1. Don’t just pour the F2F experience into virtual platform

2. Call the virtual audience a remote audience

3. Ask your production crew forrecommendations on dress

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Best Practices For Engaging Virtual & F2F Audiences

4. Establish #hashtag. Marketearly and often.

5. Ask someone to follow the Twitter stream and monitor for questions

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Best Practices For Engaging Virtual & F2F Audiences

6. Break the “Fourth Wall”

7. Provide moments of intimacyfor remote audience

8. Have an appointed Twittermoderator

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Best Practices For Engaging Virtual & F2F Audiences

9. Have presenter stop every10-20 minutes & give F2Faudience an activity. Thenpresenter can talk toremote audience.

10.Show shots of F2Faudience

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Preparing Your Speakers For Hybrid

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Preparing Your Speakers For Hybrid

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Recap1. Discussed how to use Social Media

as tool to enhance attendee experience before, during and after meeting

2. Identified ways to manage technology to deliver a seamless Hybrid experience

3. Discussed strategies for increasing interaction between virtual & face2face attendees

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Connect With Us1. Michael McCurry - @MichaelMcCurry

http://www.michaelmccurry.net/

2. Christina Coster - @MizCity

3. Jessica Levin - @sevendegreescom http://sevendegreescommunications.com/

4. Jeff Hurt – @JeffHurt http://jeffhurtblog.com

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Upcoming PCMA Events

• Education Foundation DinnerMay26, 2010

Hilton WashingtonWashington, D.C.

• Education ConferenceJune 13-16, 2010

Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Montreal, Quebec

• Online Learning Centerwww.pcma.org/onlinelearningcenter

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THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!