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Let’s Meet Up… Online! Roxana Chirila and Pandemic-Era Event Organizing By Mallory Hall Everyone has an online event happening in 2020! It’s because of COVID-19. When you think about it, though perhaps not “ideal,” online trade events are not awful either. In many ways that extend beyond the pandemic, an online event may be physically healthier and mentally less exhausting than a conventional trek to Las Vegas, while also being super productive. An online trade event is also less expensive and time consuming, as well as better for the environment (perhaps).
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By this point in 2020, we’re all sorta warming up to the idea of online trade events. People are working the kinks out of programming and are actually figuring out ways to create meaningful human interactions and business opportunities within the confines of strictly online exchanges. But mark my words when I tell you that not long ago, this concept sounded absolutely outlandish. Except that it didn’t sound outlandish to the folks behind AWSummit. They jumped into the pandemic-
