As in recent years, we will be using the Hopin platform for our online conference, now known by the brand name Ring Central. Many colleagues will be familiar with it. It’s an easy-to-use and technically reliable platform that has worked for us for years now. We are very conscious that this is a Covid-era way of working that still makes sense for CHEIA, and we are still sometimes asked why we haven’t gone back to an in-person conference.
The simple answer is that Ring Central allows us to have far more delegates register and take advantage of their preferred elements of conference, than we ever could for an in-person event. We simply can’t turn our backs on all of those additional colleagues who would not be able to join us for an in-person conference.
In addition, we are increasingly aware of our environmental responsibilities as we look to make sure our activity is as environmentally friendly and sustainable as possible, and an online conference has a much lower environmental impact than a large-scale in-person event.
Every year we re-evaluate our choice to stay with this platform and consider alternatives, but so far it keeps coming out on top!
