Well, I was not able to attend Meeting Professionals international WEC in Salt Lake City live this year, so I bought the virtual access pass. This pass allows me access to the general session, 2 keynote sessions and 12 other live streaming sessions. I also have the ability to go back and download the audio from any of the other sessions 24 hrs after they are presented.
This was a good solution for me, except I thought the price was high - $299, vs. the $625 fee for in-person. I paid for my pass and blocked out my schedule to attend the live sessions just like I was there.
Yesterday I sat through the general session with no issues, and was glad to participate in that. The smaller workshops were another story. In one session yesterday afternoon, I saw and overheard a tense exchange between the speaker and AV guys, until someone figured it out and turned off his mic. The rest of the session was good, except the live audience asked questions, and were not given a microphone - and the speaker did not repeat the question, so A LOT of info was lost.
Another big issues is the access to the on-line community. This is sponsored by Pathable, but so far I have not been able to access this, to participate or download forms, and all I get from the MPI staff is that they are working on the issue.
So far, I don't feel like I am getting my monies worth with the pass, and I feel like MPI and the AV company did not think this through for live streaming sessions. Hopefully some of the recordings will be better to download.
Cathy
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