Catch up on the recent product seminar by Cvent where event organisers, marketers and hoteliers came together to talk about how to run hybrid events.

Planners can do their bit to make events better for the environment with a searching RFP. Here’s how to find out if potential partners are simply greenwashing – or genuinely committed to change.

The traditional event planner’s role is shifting. The technology is becoming more and more varied and specialised, with increasing pressure on the planners to adapt and develop new skills in the world of hybrid and virtual events.

In early 2020 most events became virtual, but the hybrid event – welcoming in-person and virtual attendees to the same event – is the next big shift. 

An informal survey during Global Meeting Industry Day last April revealed that 62% of event planners plan to organise hybrid events going forward.

 From catering to swag bags, here’s how to put on more environmentally friendly events

You can’t keep a good events planner down – although 2020 has tried its very best. The pandemic has certainly presented obstacles for the industry, but at Cvent Connect Europe experts looked forward to a different kind of events environment in 2021 and beyond.

There’s nothing like meeting in person – this year we’ve all missed that social connection and its opportunities for networking and sparking ideas. Virtual and hybrid events will be around for a while yet, but event planners are now looking ahead to a post-COVID era and thinking about which venues will create the most inspiring in-person events. 

As the global pandemic evolves, we understand how difficult it must be for you to adapt to the changing landscape. Here are six instant tips on keeping things going… 

Most organisation’s current event programmes bear little resemblance to those at the start of 2020: everything's gone virtual. In this eBook, we explore two aspects of virtual event planning: strategy and execution…