So your annual in-person conference went swimmingly – high attendance, high participation, minimal ‘oopsies’… but how can you ensure the takeaways are going to be long-lasting in your community? What if your community loses that spark between this year’s conference and the next?
Cue the online Post-Event Reunion, a brilliant hybrid event model designed to drive home your event’s impact and maintain budding networking connections virtually, which means even your friends across the globe can attend.
What is a ‘Post-Event Reunion’?
The Post-Event Reunion is an online gathering held in the weeks following your F2F conference where members of your community can reconnect with one another and strengthen their bonds. Hosting networking opportunities online can authentically bring your community’s introverts out of their shells while enabling long-lasting connections in the period of time between your in-person gatherings.
Although somewhat self-explanatory, the Post-Event Reunion is effective in its simplicity. However, if you haven’t hosted an event with us before you may be wondering… ‘how does networking work online?’
What Types of Online Networking Sessions Are Best for a Post-Event Reunion?
Here are a few of our favorite online networking session formats (If you read our last blog post on Pre-Event Preparation, these sessions will look familiar to you!):
- Interactive Workshop
- Cocktails and Convos
- Trivia Game – whether for leisure or on facts about your industry!
- Virtual Scavenger Hunt
Learn more about what these methods entail by checking out the Matchbox Kitchen and our event session ‘recipes’!
How do I make my Post-Event Reunion happen?
We’ve got you covered. Schedule a meeting with us to discuss how to best execute your Post-Event Reunion based on your event-specific goals, as well as what other hybrid methods may kick your event game to the next level!
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