Foundational hybrid event models for 2021
Posted on May 10th 2021
Hybrid events "have elemets of face to face and components of virtual being woven together," says Bizzabo's Director of Events. An in-person event that is basically live-streamed doesn't give the feel—"there must be collaboration," says Director.
Over the year, through discussions with event clients and the bigger local area of event professionals, experts have come to see a couple of fundamental models arise for the eventual fate of hybrid events. These models, while maybe created due to legitimate need, have developed into their own extraordinary encounters that will keep on reaching crowds the world over.
The following hybrid event types come with their own benefits and experience.
Single Site:
The Single Site hybrid event comprises an in-person experience that is then sent to a virtual crowd for more extensive reach. Frequently when there is a conversation around virtual events, it's the single-site event that rings a bell. The key to making this event a success is to give significant encounters to both virtual and in-person crowds.
At Empower21, the coordinators facilitated a single-site event that gave organizing opportunities and unique encounters for virtual participants. However, the utilization of a single site goes beyond a gathering. Think about the energy and closeness of a vast all-hands event starts off: a few groups in the room, so the speaker has somebody to play off, and virtual collaboration between remote participants.
Network:
This type is series of more modest simultaneous in-person events that occur virtually. This model empowers in-person networking combined with a potential worldwide reach. Technology is the main consideration here in overcoming any barrier between the local get-togethers, through outlets like social media or other applications.
Looking to our hybrid event models, the Junction 2020 hackathon best catches this idea—with an organization of 30 disseminated hackathons contending at the same time across the globe. Party time meetups, roundtable events, or industry-specific speaking would all be a decent use case for this model. Consider events that depend on face-to-face collaboration and making associations.