The COVID-19 pandemic led to a sudden shift to virtual work and events, with the last two years enabling an appropriated and rather simulated togetherness — the hybrid mode. As we return to in-person events, it is important to reflect on not only what we learned about technologies and social justice, but about the types of events we desire, and how to re-design them accordingly. This workshop aims to reflect on hybrid events and their execution: scaling them across sectors, communities, and industries; considering trade-offs when choosing technologies; studying best practices and defining measures of “success” for hybrid events; and finally, identifying and charting the wider social, ethical, and legal implications of hybrid formats. This workshop will consolidate these topics by inviting participants to collaboratively reflect on previous hybrid experiences and what can be learned from them.
Program
Time: Tue, Jun 14 | 14:00 – 18:00 CEST
Location: OFFIS Building, Room E02/E03
| Time | Activity |
| 14:00 – 14:05 | Introduction |
| 14:05 – 15:00 | Keynote by Adriana Vivacqua and Q&A |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | Coffee break |
| 15:15 – 16:15 | Group discussion in breakout rooms |
| 16:15 – 16:30 | Coffee break |
| 16:30 – 16:50 | Group report writing for shareouts |
| 16:50 – 17:20 | Shareouts to the whole group and Q&A |
| 17:20 – 17:30 | Closing remarks & moving to the social event |
Keynote speaker
Adriana S. Vivacqua: SIG CHI VP at Large. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Topics
The following topics are planned to be discussed but not limited to:
Topic 1: What are the current best practices for hybrid events, and how can they scale across domains?
Topic 2: How can emerging technologies, tools, and practices support hybrid event experiences?
Topic 3: What is a “successful” hybrid event experience, and how to measure it?
Topic 4: What are the wider implications of hybrid events on access, inclusion, and sustainability efforts,
and how does hybridity change the volunteer experience?
Organizer team
Alberta A. Ansah, University of New Hampshire, United States
Sailin Zhong, University of Fribourg, Switzerland and MIT Media Lab, United States
Marios Constantinides, Nokia Bell Labs, United Kingdom
Himanshu Verma, TU Delft, The Netherlands
Abdallah El Ali, Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), The Netherlands
Hamed S. Alavi, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Alina Lushnikova, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Sean Rintel, Microsoft Research Cambridge, United Kingdom
Andrew L. Kun, University of New Hampshire, United State