Background
The UN Geneva multi-track initiative Conferencing Today and Tomorrow was launched by the Division of Conference Management (DCM) in November 2018 as part of ongoing efforts to build on our relationship and engagement with client organisations, to identify how major external trends (economic, technological, social, environmental etc.), as well as internal trends within the UN may lead to changes in the conferencing support requirements of clients.
The phase one of the initiative aimed to visualize and identify how DCM can adapt, plan and innovate to respond to these changing needs.
Since the COVID-19 crisis, working remotely, attending meetings online has become routine. Phase two of the project, Conferencing Today and Tomorrow 2 (CTT-2) aims to collect feedback from our clients’ experiences to understand how COVID-19 changed their participation in conferences, how it changed their activities in terms of organising conferences, and how they envisage future meeting experiences post-COVID-19. What did we learn during this time and how could we take advantage from this experience?
This new initiative includes a survey, and a series of events, one-to-one interviews, focus groups, aimed to facilitate a deeper understanding of our client’s priorities today and in the post-COVID-19 world.
Contact us: cct@un.org
Take the Survey: Conferencing Today and Tomorrow - 2
Have you been involved (either remotely or in-person) in a conference or meeting organized at or from the Palais des Nations since the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown (16 March 2020)?
Please participate in the Conferencing Today + Tomorrow – 2 survey!
Shape the conferences of today and tomorrow!
Events
Knowledge & Learning Commons and CTT-2 Event: Shape the conferences of tomorrow!
Thursday, 21 October 2021
In March 2020, conferencing stopped at the Palais des Nations. In the months since then UNOG and conference organizers brought remote participation into the mainstream, equipping rooms, training staff, and facing challenges. This new way of conferencing is more than business continuity – it opens opportunities. What works well? What doesn’t? What’s missing? Join the discussion to tell us how remote participation changed your experience of conferencing and share ideas for how we can use today’s experience for improving the future.
Material
The recording of the event is available here: https://youtu.be/bT2_6mJGAVU
Additional resources can be found on the Commons website here: : Shape the conferences of tomorrow! Conferencing Today and Tomorrow 2 | Knowledge and Learning Commons (ungeneva.org)
Speakers:
Kira Kruglikova, Director, Division of Conference Management (DCM)
Isabelle Valentiny, Deputy Chief of Staff / Coordinator of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development 15 (UNCTAD)
Jonas Pasquier, Head of Global Affairs, Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN
Moderators from DCM and Library & Archives Geneva
Upcoming event
Knowledge & Learning Commons and CTT-2 Event: Update from the CTT-2 project – what we’ve learned so far.
Join us on Wednesday, 24 November from 1 to 2:30 pm CET!
Events | Knowledge and Learning Commons (ungeneva.org)