With this year’s  VR/AR Global Summit Online Conference and Expo, the VR/AR Association ventures into new territory.

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For the first time, their popular conference will be entirely virtual.  And the contest focuses on a new audience: everyone who may need to use immersive technology in the future.

In other words, everyone.

Another first?  Access to the three-day conference is free.

And it’s going to be unlike any other conference.

As of today, more than 200 speakers and exhibitors are confirmed.  More than 50,000 attendees have received invitations.  The virtual format will allow for networking, and collaboration, with attendees all over the world.

Spanning three time zones, the conference will offer blocks of content in areas including fashion, art, education, aerospace and agriculture.  “Speed dating online”, listed on the conference website as “the best business networking of its kind”, will be available.  Product announcements will occur in real time, and special events are on the agenda.  Some of those will be in VR.

However, you don’t have to have a VR headset to participate.  The show will be livestreamed.

VR/AR Global Summit Executive Producer Anne-Marie Enns specializes in producing award-winning conferences–particularly in the VR/AR/MR sector.  In addition to her work with the VRARA, Anne-Marie is the Founder of Vancouver-based event production company Pulledin.  Her past work has included crafting world-class events including TED Conferences and CVR, which is Canada’s largest VR/AR/MR conference nad expo.

Anne-Marie shared a preview of the VR/AR Global Summit Online Conference and Expo, discussed the process of adapting the event to a virtual one and offered guidelines for creating a successful virtual event.

On this edition of Over Coffee®, you will hear:

• How Anne-Marie first became involved in producing VR and AR events;

• How Anne-Marie revised the original plans for this conference into an all-virtual format;

• Why this particular show is accessible to the general public, as opposed to focusing on people already involved in VR and AR;

• A preview of some of the scheduled content;

• How the virtual networking (and the virtual booths) will happen;

• Some of the newer trends in VR and AR for education;

• Two very cool-sounding AR and VR apps for education;

• How you can get involved with the industry, if you’d like to!

• Anne-Marie’s recommendations for creating a successful virtual event;

• What she considers the most fun, about producing the VR/AR Global Summit Online Conference and Expo;

• What she sees happening, after the pandemic ends, with immersive technology in daily life,

And while access is free for the VR/AR Global Summit Online Conference and Expo, if you’re in a position to do so, you might want to consider Premium Access.  Before June 1, for non-VRARA members, it’s $99 and gives you access to Speed Dating, social events and the special experiences that will be part of this first-ever VR/AR Global Summit Online!