<p>Missy Russell, Executive Director at the IEEE Computer Society, and David delve into the strategy shaping the future of technology and the events industry. Missy shares key initiatives her group is focusing on and how their events support these objectives. Discover how they align their strategy with the evolving needs of their technical communities and "conference groupings." David also explores the challenges and opportunities of Open Access for conferences with Missy, and how the Computer Society is addressing them. Missy discusses activating social good through conferences, including co-locating mission-focused programs with larger events. Finally, the two chat about the "whole-system approach" of Convene, and 'One IEEE' events, and how other IEEE societies can adopt these concepts.</p>

Event Design

The pandemic was a major disruptor in the events industry. Join us as we explore how events have taken on new forms, expanded our audiences, enabled us to get creative, and helped us discover unlimited potential for impact. IEEE Forums of the Future reimagines the shape of events and how they are shaping our future. This will be a monthly podcast designed by passionate pros, where you can hear from unique voices from the industry, stay updated on trends and hot topics, new approaches and experiments, case studies, and more!