Format

Each workshop has a main session and sub sessions.

The main session is with the workshop chair (you) and 3-5 invited speakers. There is no workshop fee for the invited speakers. Chair can invite attendees to the main session (there is no workshop fee for those).

Speakers for sub sessions will be included from the submissions to the workshop. It is up to the chair to be active to invite to workshop. IW-Global will help (see information below).

In such way the main session will always be useful for the interaction and visibility. The sub sessins will create additional exchenge.

We are using an interactive format. Each presentation will be about 50:50 presentation and discussion. The total time is 20 minutes. That allows for sufficient time for having exchange after the presentation. That will create interaction and a professional research discussion which will result in new insights and possible (new) collaborations. That interaction is valuable for building your visibility and network.

The number of presentations for a full day should be about 10-15. That allows for time to discuss. It is not about how many presentations there will be. It is about how useful and constructive the discussions and interactions will be. It is also recommended to do workshop regularly. That builds momentum over time. This is an advantage of the low workshop fee. You can be at 10 workshops at the same cost as one conference fee!

Online mode for global reach

The workshop is online via Zoom. You decide topic and date. IW-Global will take care of all practical arrangements. The only thing you will do is to invite in your network and act as workshop chair. We will arrange booklet of workshop and co-chair to handle all technical details and keep track to follow the workshop agenda. You will be formal chair of workshop, and by that get the credit of being organizer. We will also invite using our Empiriworld channels. That gives you visibility.

More efficient by workshop format

International conferences with physical meeting are nice. However, everyone can not travel due to budget and time. There will be limitations on how many travels we can do per year due to climate change. Large conferences are more suitable for dissemination, networking and get new contacts. Once you have built a network and want to create more impact in your topic, then smaller meetings are more efficient. That is the advantage of workshop format.

Our channels

Empiriworld is a network that invites using LinkedIn and Facebook. It has no e-mail list and activity to handle that. That makes IW-Global more resource efficient, and we can minimize cost for registration.

Your own workshop benefits

When you chair your own international workshop, IW-Global takes care of the practical arrangements, and shares in our network and social channels. The purpose is to create interaction and in between areas which usually do not have exchange. That will grow more understanding from new insights and build network. As chair you will have visibility and position as leading in your area.