Virtual Events: Speaker & Organizer Guide, Part 4
Published: 2021-03-06 02:15:11

## Part 4: Conclusion & Resources

Previously, this series covered [accessibility and inclusion,](https://dev.to/caito_200_ok/virtual-events-speaker-organizer-guide-2c44) [the speaker experience](https://dev.to/caito_200_ok/virtual-events-speaker-organizer-guide-part-2-137n), and a knowledge share of best tactics and innovations in the form of some cheesy\-looking but well\-earned [awards](https://dev.to/caito_200_ok/virtual-events-speaker-organizer-guide-part-3-1kj). This post adds the conclusion, and a consolidated list of the resources and tools that were discussed.

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### Conclusion

Whether or not virtual conferences will be a permanent option, they’re the option we have now, and will likely stay in some form or another. There are a lot of benefits to leveraging the opportunities they bring, and in getting creative with the challenges.

This year I have been impressed with methods that leveraged the virtual platform to better accommodate global reach, wider accessibility options, and different learning and social styles. Even more so, it’s been refreshing to see solutions spread across a wide spectrum of manual thought\-work to automated tools that are constantly improving in this new virtual\-focused world. I am genuinely looking forward to continuing to see the limits pushed of these tools and techniques, and seeing what that can get us in terms of attendee inclusion, content and connection.

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### Tools

*   [Icebreaker video](https://medium.com/r/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ficebreaker.video%2F)
*   [Virtual photo booth](https://medium.com/r/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthesnapbar.com%2Fvirtual-photo-booth)
*   Happy hour app — [DigiBaari](https://medium.com/r/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdigibaari.com%2F)
*   Happy hour app — [Spatial.chat](https://medium.com/r/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fspatial.chat%2F)
*   Happy hour app — [Gather.town](https://medium.com/r/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgather.town%2F)
*   Customizable Marketing — [Canva](https://medium.com/r/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.canva.com%2F)
*   Talk recording tool — [OBS](https://medium.com/r/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fobsproject.com%2F)
*   Social media graphics — [Canva](https://medium.com/r/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.canva.com%2F)

### Credits

*   [Deserted Island DevOps](https://medium.com/r/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdesertedisland.club%2F) pic: [https://www.arresteddevops.com/deserted\-island\-devops/](https://medium.com/r/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenewstack.io%2Fdeserted-island-devops-wrap-up%2F)
*   [Failover Conf](https://medium.com/r/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffailover-conf.heysummit.com%2F) pic: [https://csengineermag.com/gremlin\-announces\-failover\-conf\-a\-conference\-about\-resilience\-in\-the\-wake\-of\-cancellations\-caused\-by\-the\-coronavirus/](https://medium.com/r/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcsengineermag.com%2Fgremlin-announces-failover-conf-a-conference-about-resilience-in-the-wake-of-cancellations-caused-by-the-coronavirus%2F)
*   DataEng Bytes Au pic: [https://dataengconf.com.au/](https://medium.com/r/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdataengconf.com.au%2F)

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### In This Series

*   Post 1: [Accessibility + Inclusivity](https://dev.to/caito_200_ok/virtual-events-speaker-organizer-guide-2c44)

*   Post 2: [The Speaker Experience](https://dev.to/caito_200_ok/virtual-events-speaker-organizer-guide-part-2-137n)

*   Post 3: [And the Award Goes To…](https://dev.to/caito_200_ok/virtual-events-speaker-organizer-guide-part-3-1kj)

*   Post 4: [Conclusion + Resources](https://dev.to/caito_200_ok/virtual-events-speaker-organizer-guide-part-4-48ah)