In collaboration with PCO Nordic Congress, the international conference DevRes 2021 (Development Research) was held as a fully digital event. Using Coeo’s platform, the conference was able to stream content from nine parallel sessions—totaling 51 (!) streams—and reach over 700 participants from 42 countries.
About DevRes 2021
DevRes is an international conference on development research that brings together researchers and experts from around the world to share knowledge, research, and perspectives in the field.
The Challenge: Hosting a global conference online
The goal was to organize a major international conference with many concurrent sessions, where participants from different countries could easily access relevant content and navigate between tracks.
Needs and challenges
Handle a large number of concurrent sessions
Making content available to a global audience
Create clear navigation in a comprehensive program
Ensure access to content both live and on-demand
The Solution: A Digital Platform for a Global Conference
Coeo delivered a digital conference platform tailored to the conference’s visual identity, where all content was brought together in one place.
Conference website designed in line with the event's visual identity
Easy navigation between 9 concurrent sessions
51 live sessions on the platform
General information about the conference and the organizer
Access to recorded material after broadcast
The result: A global digital conference
Over 700 participants
Participants from 42 countries
51 live broadcasts across 9 concurrent streams
An accessible and well-organized digital conference experience
Ability to access content even after the fact
What Coeo delivered
✓ Digital conference platform ✓ Live streaming of 51 sessions ✓ Support for parallel program tracks ✓ Navigable conference website ✓ On-demand and recorded content ✓ Visual customization to match the conference’s profile