Join us for a informal webinar as we chat with the Lori Pugh Marcum, Head of Meeting Innovation at Meeting Professionals International, to learn about her experience with the Virtual Event & Meeting Management certificate program offered by MPI and The Event Leadership Institute.

As virtual events become more mainstream – one thing is for sure – hybrid events are here to stay. Leslie Bailey, Education Manager at PCMA, will join Tracy Judge for a conversation about the future of digital events and how event professionals can start preparing now.

The way we interact with our customers – our event attendees – has drastically changed due to COVID-19. In times of uncertainty and fear, convenience is more important than ever. We need to ensure we meet our customers where they are and add value to their lives.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis is threatening the livelihood of businesses of all sizes in the meetings and events industry. Worldwide, major conferences and trade shows are getting canceled or postponed at historic rates with no sign of when the industry will bounce back.

Many meeting planners struggle with getting visibility and buy-in from leaders of their organizations. They often feel their role is misunderstood and undervalued. It’s time to change the paradigm! Effective stakeholder management is the key to getting your voice heard and elevating your career.

As virtual events and webinars continue to grow at a rapid pace, how can you continue to share the content once the event is finished while earning additional revenue? Podcasting is the answer! This presentation will highlight all the steps need to turn your event into a revenue-producing podcast.

With social and work meetings all being online, Lisa will discuss how to networking in a virtual world. How to keep your virtual event from becoming a webinar. Participants are showing up for more than the immediate content of your event. They are showing up and attending to engage with the other participants.

Due to the unexpected COVID-19 crisis meeting and event professionals have extra time on their hands. This is the perfect time to build your knowledge and experience with event technologies. Cvent has offered to host a webinar for members of the Soundings Connect freelance community to give information about what they are seeing in the industry and to give you access to technology tools.