Share Paper: Integrating a Virtual Road Rally and Interactive Crossword Puzzles to Bolster Online Conference Attendance

  1. Erik Bean, University of Phoenix, United States
  2. David Proudfoot, University of Phoenix, United States
Wednesday, March 20 11:50 AM-12:10 PM Sunset 6

Abstract: As increasing numbers of institutions contemplate virtual conferences and summits to save on travel expenses as they also try to incorporate more sophisticated interactive platforms ⧿ attracting presenters and attendees can be a challenging and daunting task. Little is known on how to best recruit, schedule, and keep attendees attentive and build a sense of camaraderie in these virtual summits (Gichora, et. al., 2010). Based on this problem and gap in the literature, providing incentives and prizes has been shown to influence the number of attendees as demonstrated in this empirical example. Using this best practice case your institute can ...