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Going virtual allows
attendees-both
domestic and
international-to
experience IFAI Expo
in a new way.

THE BENEFITS OF A VIRTUAL EXPO
Hosting IFAI Expo in a virtual format has numerous benefits.
Going virtual provides a new way to experience IFAI Expo while
offering many conveniences. Benefits of virtual attendance include:
*	Logging into this event is easy! All education, exhibitors and
networking opportunities are only a click away.
*	Save money on travel, hotel, dining and all the extra expenses that
go along with traveling to a show.
*	CONVENIENCE! There has never been an easier way to visit multiple
exhibit booths, attend education sessions and chat with experts in the
industry. You won't need to navigate through a massive building to get
where you want to go.
*	Experience the show at your own speed. All of the education events
will be available in "on-demand" and "live" formats. You get to choose
how you will enjoy the content!
*	Save your shoe leather this year. And guess what? You really can be two
places at once, because you won't have to choose between events that
occur at the same time. You can log in live to one event, then later click
on the saved events you missed.

FEATURES OF THE IFAI VIRTUAL EXPO
The online platform

The chat function

Lobby. Once you are registered, this is where you can
chat with fellow attendees or find your way to other
areas of the virtual platform.

Chat opportunities are available in each area of the
event, as well as each exhibitor booth. You can chat
with everyone in the room using text or have private
one-on-one texts, audio or video chat.

Webcast Auditorium. This is where you will find all
the sessions, their titles, descriptions and presenters.
Just prior to a session starting, you will see a button
that says "Attend Webcast," which will open up a new
window for the session. If you missed a session or want
to go back and view it again, you can access the webcast
videos on-demand when they become available in the
days following the original time.
Networking Lounge. This is another great place to
chat with your fellow attendees, either as a large
group or one on one.
Exhibit Halls. This is where you can explore all the
exhibitors and their booths in the exhibit halls. You
can watch videos that they have provided, download
informational materials and chat directly with someone
from their company during designated hours.

Log in ahead of time
Once you are registered, we recommend that you
log in 24 hours before the event and look around the
site. This will help you familiarize yourself with the
different areas.
Prior to the event, you can also log into a demo
site to click around and familiarize yourself with the
platform's functionality. The functionality will be very
similar, if not the same, across events.

Technical support
The online platform includes a Helpdesk where you
can find frequently asked questions along with phone
and email support. Additionally, there is a chat box
in the lower right corner of the platform for more
support during normal show hours.

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