The Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival has been lighting up the theatre scene in Chicago since 2013. The organizers considered canceling their event in light of the pandemic, but they decided to test out our virtual platform to see how their festival might thrive in a new environment. They adapted their performance structure to both live…
What is Event Management Software? Event management software contains a wide range of software products that are used to manage professional and academic conferences, conventions, trade shows, music festivals and can even be used for smaller events. Using event management software can help organize and simplify the planning and execution of these events by eliminating…
Challenge The 2020 California Student Mental Wellness Conference was especially crucial this year given the state of learning environments in a time of social distancing and the on-going fight for social justice. Not only were they expecting to keep providing important conversations and solutions for student mental health professionals by bringing together educators, school administrators…
Whole Human Summit is doing the amazing work of creating more equitable conditions for marginalized people in health care and research. Over the course of 2 months, they’re hosting 10 virtual sessions on topics of equity and access to inclusion and belonging all centered around health care and research. The goal of these sessions is…
School districts across the US are still unsure what classrooms will look like this fall and plans are changing weekly. This past spring, teachers transitioned to virtual learning and many of us have heard and often experienced first hand the struggles of having kids home from school all day every day. This struggle is also…
7 simple steps to ensure every speaker at your virtual event or webinar have phenomenal question and answer sessions.
A statement from Sched CEO about Black Lives Matter, Social Justice and the actions Sched is taking to address this subject.
As a Black-owned business, we’re always inspired and excited to see other Black-owned tech companies innovating and creating in their spaces. Black business owners frequently lack access to venture funding. As consumers and decision-makers, voting with our wallets and budgets is one of the best ways to effect change and support Black-owned businesses. From B2B…
4 pieces of advice from an event organizer who shifted his large physical conference to an entirely online experience. You will not only learn what really worked for his virtual event but also how to prevent the mistakes his organization made with their first virtual event.
