Hybrid Multilingual Events to Drive Global Recovery
June 13, 2022
After an early outbreak of coronavirus, a genomic analysis published by the journal Science estimated that as many as 330,000 cases could be traced to a single super-spreader event in Boston. A multinational biotech conference was conducted as a two-day event for Biogen managers at a downtown hotel. Some the participants went home with the virus and overnight covid-19 was spread across 29 states and overseas to Australia, Slovakia and Sweden. Ironically, Biogen is a purpose-driven company that pioneers science for the benefit of humanity and has long been recognized for their corporate responsibility and leadership role in Climate, Health, and Human Equity.
With coronavirus beginning to spread worldwide, event service providers had to find new ways for organizations to stay connected. Once it became obvious that it would take time for everyday life to be restored, event planners like ProLingo recognized that multilingual communications would need to function differently both in the interim and well into the future. Although the pandemic initially created unprecedented setbacks for companies involved in the meeting industry, hybrid multilingual events are expected to drive the global economic rebound going forward. In fact, it has already been accepted that hybrid meetings are the go-to answer when not everyone can attend but need to be included.
Event Planners Turned to Enhanced Virtual Participation
With many nations experiencing some form of travel lockdown, airports and convention centers were suddenly empty by comparison to pre-pandemic levels and plans for many important gatherings came to an abrupt halt. Nonetheless, it was the unexpected that opened the doors for event planners and hybrid multilingual events were born out of necessity. Suddenly, organizational meetings that required a broader inclusion of participants were forced to rely on enhanced virtual participation. So, in spite of the pandemic-related downturns, web conferencing successfully emerged as a safe and affordable alternative to more traditional face-to-face encounters.
With in-person and remote employees spending more time in meetings than ever before, it is critical for an organization's productivity that meeting facilitators are able to get participants to fully engage. In this new era of hybrid multilingual events, this can be immensely challenging. However, you do not need to radically rethink your organization’s culture to have hybrid meetings done right. At ProLingo, our event personnel are well versed at utilizing the latest techniques and technologies to ensure the effective use of meeting time to help your organization make better decisions. With our commitment to delivering the highest quality event services including live streaming, it is never a question of “if” your meeting is going to happen.
Multilingual Meetings Are Essential Part of Economic Rebound
Since merchandise trade grew more quickly in 2021 than most forecasters had expected, prospects for a faster global recovery in world trade have improved. In fact, a report released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development concluded that the year-over-year value of global trade is expected to increase at about 31% relative to the lowest point of 2020 and at an overall 3% above the pre-pandemic levels of 2019. Although immediate trade recovery remains uneven among developing countries, the report’s positive outlook was based on a persisting positive trend in commodity prices, overall restraints from trade protectionist policies, and supportive fiscal conditions.
Not only will multilingual meetings still be considered important after restrictions are fully lifted, most organizations are also eager to bring back face-to-face connections. With web conferencing expected to be the requisite for full inclusion of those who cannot participate in person, hybrid multilingual events are expected to play a major role as part of our new normal. When you choose ProLingo as your event planner, you won’t have to choose between protecting participants and delivering key messages in-person. ProLingo is well-versed in the best practices for conducting safe face-to-face multilingual gatherings for a broad range of industrial, corporate, or organizational events.
Hybrid multilingual events executed by ProLingo's professional staff focus on ensuring the well-being and safety of all in-person attendees while allowing those who are unable to attend to feel that they were able to actively participate. We have been helping people host major events globally for more than two decades. To learn more about your options, call 800.287.9755 today.
