What might go wrong when organizing conferences? Spectacular events, accolades pouring in from every direction and the good feeling of orchestrating something of great significance – all these expectations often fall short of reality. The reality of event planning could not be further from the truth and can best be summarized as “boundless exhaustion”. It’s high time for a few rays of hope and solutions to five problems that you, as an organizer, don’t take with you when planning your next event.
As the most important trade fair and congress for the welfare market, ConSozial has made a name for itself for a very long time. Taking place every fall in Nuremberg, It’s a must for anyone interested in current developments in the social economy sector. In 2023, “Innovation x Social: Moving forward together” was the motto. And this time, innovation was also happening behind the scenes.
The payment service provider PayPal is withdrawing from the Russian market due to the war against Ukraine. Conference organizers should therefore be prepared for problems, provided that participants from Russia can also register. What considerations should be taken into account? And what should happen with registrations from Ukraine?
How do you design successful Q&A sessions at conferences? Many Q&A sessions fall short of their potential: no questions, unclear procedures, technical glitches. To ensure that Q&A sessions become a highlight of the conference rather than an awkward break, good preparation is essential.
Online registration for your conference has started but it’s only on rare occasions someone comes across the website and even more rarely, someone actually completes the registration process.
Maybe you should have advertised it a bit more?
Our tips are here to prevent you from being greeted by a yawning void and will let you in on the art of enticing more people to attend your conference.
You’ve already used your event’s social media accounts to share a few things. Now that your attendees are about to arrive, it’s important to get the conversation going and live up to their expectations. If you follow our advice for successful online communication, you’ll never run out of ideas during and after your event.
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