{"id":17547,"date":"2021-07-16T18:43:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T18:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vfairs.wpengine.com\/?p=17547"},"modified":"2023-06-14T09:44:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T09:44:14","slug":"the-ready-by-21-national-meeting-brings-youth-issues-to-the-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/customer-stories\/ready-by-21-virtual-event\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ready by 21 National Meeting Brings Youth Issues to the Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Challenges<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to partnering with vFairs, Ready By 21 faced several challenges that hindered their ability to host effective virtual events. These challenges included:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Limited interactivity: Basic training webinars did not offer enough engagement opportunities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emulating the physical event: The organizers wanted to recreate the immersive experience of their physical meetings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Incorporating host city culture: Finding a way to infuse the host city&#8217;s cultural elements into the virtual event booths.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Solution<\/span><\/h2>\n            <section class=\"meet-rep event-gallery\">\r\n                    <div class=\"row\">\r\n                        <div class=\"col-12\">\r\n                                <h3>Event Gallery<\/h3>\r\n                                <div class=\"speaker-list\">\r\n                                    <ul class=\"clearfix team-item\">\r\n                                                                                    <li class=\"team-image\">\r\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/rb21lobby-300x143-1.webp\" class=\"open\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/rb21lobby-300x143-1.webp\" alt=\"http:\/\/rb21lobby-300x143\" title=\"\">\r\n                                            <\/li>\r\n                                                                                    <li class=\"team-image\">\r\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Reflections-300x85-1.webp\" class=\"open\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Reflections-300x85-1.webp\" alt=\"http:\/\/reflections-300x85\" title=\"\">\r\n                                            <\/li>\r\n                                                                                    <li class=\"team-image\">\r\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/rb21resources-300x142-1.webp\" class=\"open\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/rb21resources-300x142-1.webp\" alt=\"http:\/\/rb21resources-300x142\" title=\"\">\r\n                                            <\/li>\r\n                                                                                    <li class=\"team-image\">\r\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/rb21-chat-300x131-1.webp\" class=\"open\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/rb21-chat-300x131-1.webp\" alt=\"http:\/\/rb21-chat-300x131\" title=\"\">\r\n                                            <\/li>\r\n                                                                                    <li class=\"team-image\">\r\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/rb21leaderboard-300x281-1.webp\" class=\"open\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/rb21leaderboard-300x281-1.webp\" alt=\"http:\/\/rb21leaderboard-300x281\" title=\"\">\r\n                                            <\/li>\r\n                                                                                    <li class=\"team-image\">\r\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/rb21auditorium-300x133-1.webp\" class=\"open\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/rb21auditorium-300x133-1.webp\" alt=\"http:\/\/rb21auditorium-300x133\" title=\"\">\r\n                                            <\/li>\r\n                                                                            <\/ul>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n            \r\n                    <\/div> \r\n            <\/section>\r\n           \n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vFairs provided a comprehensive solution to overcome the challenges faced by Ready By 21. The following vFairs features were utilized for the event:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leaderboards<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gamification elements were integrated into the event by placing leaderboards throughout the virtual venue. This increased engagement and generated excitement among attendees.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chat Rooms<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interactive chat rooms allowed participants and staff to interact in a fun and engaging manner. Dedicated staff ensured continuous conversation and active participation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exhibit Halls<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The concept of exhibit halls was reimagined for the virtual event, successfully incorporating the host city&#8217;s culture. This resulted in higher booth participation rates.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Results<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The results of the Ready By 21 National Meeting were highly successful. With over 440 participants, the event surpassed the goal of 400 attendees. The incorporation of interactive features, such as leaderboards, chat rooms, and exhibit halls, greatly enhanced engagement and participation rates. End-of-day reflections provided a platform to showcase highlights and foster meaningful discussions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"main-cta\">\n<div class=\"container-cta\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Challenges Prior to partnering with vFairs, Ready By 21 faced several challenges that hindered&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":31894,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[965],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-customer-stories","industry-public-policy","region-usa"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17547\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vfairs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}