According to Corporate Secretary, Broadridge reported hosting 212 virtual meetings during the first six months of 2018 and estimates hosting 300 (274 of which are projected to be virtual-only) by year-end, compared to 180 over the same period (January – June) last year and 236 for full year 2017.
The rise in popularity of virtual meetings, and virtual-only meetings in particular, is illustrated here:
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2009
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
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2016
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2017
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2018
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Hybrid
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3
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9
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18
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26
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31
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40
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44
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32
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24
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26
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Virtual-only
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1
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19
|
21
|
27
|
36
|
53
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90
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155
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212
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274
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Total
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4
|
28
|
39
|
53
|
67
|
93
|
134
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187
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236
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300
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See the referenced virtual meetings best practices and our related report, and additional information and resources on our Virtual Meetings page. This post first appeared in the weekly Society Alert!