The Australian Society for Microbiology’s (ASM) annual scientific conference has been forced to quickly transition to a fully virtual event as a result of Victoria’s growing COVID outbreak and the snap lockdown.

ASM 2021 was originally planned as a hybrid event from May 31 to June 3 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.

But the Victorian Government’s sudden statewide lockdown forced the ASM 2021 Conference to move to a fully virtual event within a matter of days.

ASN Events Director Mike Pickford explains what should be considered when assessing your financial risk around 2020-2021 events as a response to COVID-19.

ASN Events Director Mike Pickford highlights 6 key areas to consider when adjusting, responding and planning your 2020 or 2021 event in response to the disruption of COVID-19.

ASN Events Director Mike Pickford shares some insight into navigating the ever-evolving space of face-to-face, virtual, and hybrid meetings.

ASN Events Director Mike Pickford answers some common questions surrounding event insurance and COVID-19.

In February this year, five scientific conferences known collectively as “The Lorne Meetings” were again held in Lorne at the Cumberland Lorne Resort.

With Australia battling a devastating bushfire season of 2020, meeting organiser ASN Events introduced a fundraising initiative whereby each of the five Lorne conferences, the venue and ASN Events would match a dollar for every delegate to be donated to the local Lorne CFA.