Support Virtual, Hybrid, and In-Person Conferences
MeetingBloom helps conferences support meaningful online participation through virtual poster sessions, live attendee interaction, and flexible presentation formats. The platform is designed for academic meetings, associations, research events, and hybrid conferences where accessibility and engagement matter.
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A Practical Platform for Virtual Poster Presentations
Poster sessions are an important part of many conferences, but they can be difficult to reproduce online. MeetingBloom’s virtual poster board software gives presenters a structured way to create, customize, share, and discuss posters before, during, and after an event.
Custom Poster Board Layouts
Presenters can create poster boards using flexible templates with customizable boards.
Live Questions and Comments
Attendees can ask questions, leave comments, and participate in real-time discussions without needing to refresh the page.
Multiple Posters at Once
Attendees can view and interact with multiple virtual posters, helping them follow several conversations during a poster session.
Designed for Virtual and Hybrid Conference Workflows
Conferences often include multiple audience types: remote attendees, in-person participants, presenters, moderators, organizers, sponsors, and reviewers. A virtual conference system should make it easier for each group to participate without adding unnecessary complexity.
- Support online poster viewing before, during, and after the event.
- Encourage attendee engagement through live interactions and discussion threads.
- Provide an organized experience for conferences with many poster presentations.
- Help remote attendees participate even when they cannot attend in person.
How Virtual Poster Sessions Work
1. Create the Poster
Presenters choose a template and build a poster using customizable zones.
2. Publish for Attendees
Posters are made available online so attendees can browse, review, and engage with the content.
3. Discuss in Real Time
Questions, answers, and comments appear live, allowing active conversations around each poster.
Benefits for Conference Organizers
A well-structured virtual poster system can help organizers extend the value of a conference beyond the physical event space. It also creates more opportunities for attendees to discover presentations they may have missed during a scheduled session.
Better accessibility
Remote attendees can review posters and participate in discussions from any location.
Longer engagement window
Posters can remain available outside the limits of a single scheduled poster session.
Simplified presenter workflow
Presenters can use one poster format for both virtual viewing and printed display.
Improved session organization
Attendees can browse multiple posters and follow discussions more easily.
Useful for Many Types of Events
Virtual poster boards can support a wide range of professional and academic conference formats, including:
- Scientific conferences
- Medical meetings
- Academic research events
- Association conferences
- Continuing education events
- Student research showcases
- Hybrid annual meetings
- Professional development conferences
Virtual Conference Features to Consider
When planning a virtual or hybrid conference, organizers should consider how attendees will move between sessions, access presentation materials, and communicate with presenters. For poster-heavy conferences, the ability to support live interaction and flexible poster formats can significantly improve the online experience.
MeetingBloom’s virtual poster board software is built around those needs, with tools that help presenters create adaptable poster layouts and help attendees engage with poster content in real time.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a virtual poster session?
A virtual poster session is an online version of a traditional conference poster session. Presenters share posters digitally, and attendees can view the content, ask questions, and participate in discussions.
Can a virtual poster also be printed?
Yes. MeetingBloom’s virtual poster board software can export completed posters as high-resolution images that can be used for print displays at in-person events.
Do attendees need to refresh the page to see new comments?
No. Poster interactions are live, so questions and comments can appear in real time without requiring attendees to manually refresh the page.
Is this useful for hybrid conferences?
Yes. Virtual poster boards can support remote attendees while also giving presenters a print-ready version for in-person poster sessions.
Plan a More Accessible Poster Session
Use virtual poster boards to make conference presentations easier to access, discuss, and reuse across online, hybrid, and in-person formats.
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