Science not stopped by Coronavirus: How a large scientific meeting successfully pivoted to virtual in record time

Date: October 2, 2020

Time: 12:00PM - 01:00PM

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1 Clock Hour | Domain G: Meeting or Event Design
When COVID-19 shut down The Allied Genetics Conference, the organizers decided to go virtual and make it free to attend. Registration tripled, the conference was swamped by positive tweets, and recorded session views overwhelmed all expectations. Learn about how ATIV software helped this conference flip their format—in a matter of weeks—to fully online, allowing more than 1,000 scientists to present their research in more than 100 oral presentations and poster Q&A sessions.

Learner Outcomes:

1. Learn technologies and strategies to convert a scientific meeting into a virtual event
2. Re-imagine poster sessions in a virtual environment
3. Explore scientific meeting engagement options

Event Cost

  • Non-Members: $9.99
  • Members: Free

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