IIOM unveils obsolescence management online conference

Recognising the different challenges of participation in online conferences, IIOM has chosen to have a one-day event with up to ten presentations, and the schedule will be designed to maximise participation from people in different time zones, as far as it is possible to do so. The speakers will be available to answer questions on their presentations, and presentations will be available online on the IIOM website after the conference. IIOM will be working with an online events company to deliver a good conference experience

The online conference will include a virtual exhibition zone where participants will be able to go to exhibition stands and talk to exhibitors on video, as well as networking with other participants in the break-out zone.

A range of sponsorship packages is being prepared, customised for the online conference, and priority will be given to the sponsors of the IIOM Munich 2021 International Conference, already postponed to 2022.

IIOM is currently evaluating the abstracts submitted by people for the 2021 conference to identify the presentations that will best fit the one-day online format; there will also be other opportunities for presenting papers in 2021.

“I am pleased that IIOM is able to announce its 4th International Conference in 2021 by embracing the opportunity offered by a world class virtual conferencing platform and production company, enabling our members from across the world to come together despite the pandemic,” stated Wolfgang Heinbach, president of IIOM. “I would particularly like to thank our sponsors and members for their continuing support in these difficult times.

“IIOM is already planning the postponed International Conference and Workshop that will now be held in Munich on 17–19 May 2022, and with the good news about vaccines, I am very confident that I will be able to welcome IIOM members to Munich in May 2022 for the first IIOM Conference & Workshop to be held outside the United Kingdom.”

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