IACC Americas Connect 2021 takes place using multipod format
28/07/2021
The 40th edition of IACC (International Association of Conference Centers )Americas Connect took place using IACC’s MultiPOD format, enabling the event to take place across three in-person meetings across the US as well as virtually.
To make it happen, IACC partnered with hybrid event specialist Encore to stage the one-day conference, which had in-person sessions in Chicago, Dallas and Delaware and attracted 241 delegates globally (up 9% from IACC Americas Connect in 2019). The conference followed a full program of plenary sessions, breakouts, a highly collaborative innovation lab and a cook-off competition.
Each POD, including the virtual POD, had a regional facilitator supported by master facilitator Mike Van Der Vijver of MindMeeting. The team of IACC volunteer members were coached by Mike on facilitation techniques and helped them to deliver complex multi-location workshops.
Mark Cooper, CEO, IACC commented: “We had one goal, to create a conference that made it accessible for as many of our members to come together, in person or virtually, at this important time in the recovery of our industry and to place digital technology at the heart of the conference.”
Attendees at all three locations participated in a ‘feed the city’ community food preparation exercise and collectively prepared 2,350 meals that were delivered within three hours to local children in need across the cities.
The next IACC Americas Connect will take place on March 2022.
