2021 BIZ: #VWEDU: How the Kitely system would work for big online events.

How the Kitely system would work for big online events. 

Suggestions of how to plan an event in a virtual world.

80 bots in a Kitely world

• Hosting Large Events in Kitely
• Offsite company meetings online (search)
• Trade show: could that be done online? A digital place could duplicate the look and feel of a trade show
• Hosting Large Events in Kitely. How to support networking.

The Kitely system 

• Spreads a large audience into multiple rooms.  
• (They may be called luxury boxes.)
• No room is overloaded. 
• A presentation to a large audience is streamed to all the rooms.
• Arrangements are made to collect questions from all the rooms for a closing QA session.
• Breakout rooms and vendor-sponsored rooms can be provided.

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The venue

• Organizer (O) will estimate the number attending from the registrations.
• O will specify the number of people per room and the needed number of rooms.
• For 1000 people, 50 people per room, 20 rooms would be needed. 
• The time for opening the venue would be well in advance of the time for the presentation.
• Kitely would fill one room at a time until all the rooms have the specified number.
• If there is overflow, the arrivals would be distributed over the rooms so as to stay close to the specified number.

Suggested room design

• Seats for more than the expected number, with sit scripts.
• See Kitely market.
• At front:  big screen for the live-stream
• Sides:  Attendance count panel.  Panels offering help in using the virtual world.
• Newcomer welcome coach: Basic skills needed promptly
• Basic skills needed for attending a meeting or class in a virtual world. 

Communication support

• Question channel: gathers all questions for answers by speakers.
• People type questions in IM to MC.  MC arranges them for later use.  
• Question stream may be displayed to the audience.
• Networking help: 
• Hosting Large Events in Kitely. How to support networking.
• Group joiner panels for groups of possible interest.
• Landmarks for group rooms, breakout rooms and main auditorium.
• Teleport instructions:  "Double-click on a landmark to go there."
• Profile instructions: How to fill out your profile so people can find you by your interests.

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