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CEO Reggie
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onAIR to
replace
‘junk food’
webinars
ustralia-based event
tech brand EventsAIR
has launched its new
OnAIR virtual/ hybrid
event platform for exhibitions and
events following a turbocharged
period of development.
CEO Trevor Gardiner told EW
the platform had been built in a
matter of weeks with staff working
24/7, as the company reacted to
demand from five of its largest
customers who had been in contact
in “distressed tones” to see if a
virtual/hybrid solution could save
their events against the background
of the Covid-19 outbreak.
“There was an incredible amount
of product development,” Gardiner
said. “We were motivated by
getting the product into the hands
of our customers, but we have built
it for the long term.
“It will enable planners to
develop new skill sets and create
content and personalise it. It is
not just firing up Zoom! People
doing virtual meetings to date have
tended to be marketers rather than
event planners. Now the skilled
planners can get involved with
OnAIR.”
And Gardiner believes that
hybrid events are very much
the new normal. “Virtual events
can stand up quickly and cost
effectively.” He also believes
webinars will die out and calls
them the ‘junk food’ of the events
industry.
OnAIR offers a four-week boot
camp training programme of online
learning and the product offers
session scanning for CPD credits for
users.
www.exhibitionworld.co.uk