Expanding Collaboration & Engagement at Your Conference
Designing an environment that expands collaboration and engagement for participants fosters innovation and enhances the success of your event.
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Tips for Designing a Conference that Expands Collaboration & Engagement
- Check to ensure that your event date does not coincide with religious or national holidays
- Ensure a variety of perspectives on your conference committee
- Review your website, promotional materials, presentation slides, and giveaways to ensure they are welcoming to all audiences
- Share the IEEE Event Conduct and Safety Statement at your event
- Ensure accessibility at your conference (website, accommodations, venue, schedule, signage)
- Broaden your reach when developing your conference audience
- Consider offering discounts, scholarships, or other incentives to reach new markets
- Use a double-anonymous paper review process
- Ask about attendee needs during registration and make necessary accessibility accommodations
- Invite speakers from a range of experiences and perspectives to present at your event
- Create panels featuring varying insights, approaches, and areas of expertise
- Provide panel moderators with training on strategies for guiding effective and engaging discussions.
- Enable attendees to ask questions during your event via your conference app
- Ask for feedback on your event survey
Expanding Collaboration & Engagement at IEEE
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IEEE Accessibility Statement
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