Not long to go now
I remember as a kid counting down the days until Santa was due for his annual delivery service. The excitement was a quick builder from around the start of December and I doubt anything will ever match that magical feeling.
I’m not going to say the return of live events is comparable to that excitement, but now I’m a grown-up (plenty would argue otherwise) with a family and bills to pay, it has given me a ray of hope that things are slowly getting back to some kind of normality.
The events industry has had it hard because of this terrible virus.
Sure, some have pivoted to virtual events that have been an able substitute, but nothing beats the feeling of actually being at a venue, meeting new people, getting new ideas and doing business face-to-face. I’m sure the virtual events evangelists can put a twist on it, but live events will always be the “go to” in my opinion.
So… the 1st October 2020 is the start of the comeback here in the UK. It can’t come too soon for us.
Many events will be small at first but all of them will have to conform with the Covid-19 safety guidelines which make perfect sense. It can and will work.
The UK Government has a number of guidelines for the safe return of business events and conferences. The three we can help with are:
1. Attendees will need to pre-book and pre-register to attend events;
2. Contactless registration systems will be introduced at venues to reduce waiting times and limit contact between organisers and guests;
3. A digital first approach will be adopted to eliminate the need for physical badges and lanyards .
How do we do it?
1. Attendees register online prior to the event - it’s even possible to keep registration open on the day so they can register on their mobiles if they’ve arrived without booking beforehand;
2. Mitingu automatically generates a PDF and Apple Wallet ticket/badge with a QR code that can be stored on a mobile device and scanned on entry;
3. The same ticket/badge can be used with a lead capture app (we can provide one that integrates with Mitingu) which scans the QR code and captures the individual’s contact details.
It’s quick and easy to set this up and takes away one of the biggest headaches for an event organiser so they can focus on what they do best. As an event prof said to me recently “event tech should just work”, ours does.
Now’s the time to start planning. Get in touch with us via the contact form on this site or email hello@mitingu.com. We’d love to chat and find out if we can help you.
