Bas Dalm, director commerce RAI Amsterdam, talks to CMW about the opportunities of online and hybrid events.
Every organisation has experienced the impact of coronavirus, but there are few whose empty agenda has so much impact on an entire city. RAI Amsterdam started 2020 with the forecast that it would have the best year ever, yet came to a complete standstill.
Bas Dalm, director of commerce at RAI Amsterdam, says the past year has been quite an emotional rollercoaster for his organisation, with digital opportunities created through trial and error. He is looking ahead with confidence, however, to the future of online, blended and live events.
RAI back organising in China with a little help from its friends
RAI Amsterdam and its local partners share with EW how they ensured the safe running of their Aquatech China 2020 show in Shanghai.
RAI Amsterdam has successfully organised its first exhibition in China, Aquatech China 2020, since the start of the coronavirus outbreak.
The international exhibition for process, drinking and waste water in Asia was hosted at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai (31 August – 2 September).
Aquatech China 2020, had been originally planned to run 3-5 June, before being pushed back three months. Now the events industry in China is opening up again.