NYC’s Hybrid Meeting Venues

Even as New York City continues adapting to new conditions, venues around town have begun offering planners the ability to host safe and effective meetings online and in person. At these hybrid spaces, groups of up to 50 can physically attend meetings, conventions and events, while larger numbers may participate digitally. These spaces feature state-of-the-art broadcasting equipment and have implemented best-in-class cleaning programs and social distancing protocols. As the City gradually continues to return to more regular business, these spaces will be able to safely accommodate larger groups for in-person gatherings. In the meantime, planners can invite attendees to experience different aspects of the City by broadcasting and hosting multiple groups of 50 attendees at these venues. Here are just a few highlights planners should consider for their next events.

 

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Convene

Convene’s 11 New York City venues feature full-scale packages for designing and executing hybrid events. Offerings include a team of virtual event producers dedicated to making events a success, as well as audience engagement tools to enhance the experience and track metrics.

 

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etc.venues

In partnership with technology provider Glisser, etc.venues provides hybrid event packages that include the facilities at their 360 Madison location, along with audience engagement and insights. Etc.venues allows planners the flexibility to adjust the number of in-person and virtual attendees as needed.

 

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Gotham Hall and Ziegfeld Ballroom

At storied Midtown venues Gotham Hall and Ziegfeld Ballroom, meeting and event planners can select from different hybrid offerings including live on-site events, prerecorded video streams and studio production with remote presentations.

The Javits Broadcast Studio

This physically distanced meeting space inside the Javits Center features comprehensive capabilities for virtual and hybrid events. The recently debuted space was designed with the highest attention to health and safety while remaining turnkey and cost-effective. Construction work on the Javits Center’s 1.2-million-square-foot expansion has fully resumed and is still scheduled for substantial completion in March 2021.

 

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Manhattan Center

In partnership with Metro Multimedia, the Manhattan Center offers livestreams across digital platforms, web hosting, studio spaces, registration services and more.

Shubert Studios

Broadway’s Shubert Studios merge live in-person event spaces with industry-leading streaming services and the latest studio equipment. Featuring cutting-edge technical support and the highest production values, planners can create impressive content in a flexible setting that’s fully compliant with current safety regulations.

 

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Spring Studios

This downtown venue hosted a mix of live and virtual fashion shows as home of the first virtual New York Fashion Week in 2020. Spring Studios recently debuted a new content production studio named Studio X, which is available to use to livestream events.

Studio525

Virtual and hybrid capabilities abound in Chelsea’s Studio 525, including the ability to create live or prerecorded presentations from full broadcast studios. The venue also allows planners to design virtual breakout sessions and features an in-house podcast studio.

 

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TheTimesCenter

Located adjacent to the New York Times building in Midtown, TheTimesCenter features a new production service that provides planners with the ability to make remote virtual events a success, along with the option to host virtual events from the venue’s soundstage. With additional speaker support and interactive elements, planners can livestream an event to remote attendees.

 

In addition to these hybrid highlights above, NYC has a vast array of meeting venues. Contact a member of our team for more information so that we can assist.