2020 World Forum for Intangible Cultural Heritage

2020 World Forum for Intangible Cultural Heritage

Corporate event by Chris & Partners — Event datesWed, Sep 23 – Fri, Sep 25, 2020Event categoryInternational forum planningCountryKoreaProject name2020 World Forum for Intangible Cultural HeritageHostNational Intangible Heritage Center, UNESCO ICH Centre for the Asia-Pacific Region — Chris & Partners' role: institutional event planning & operation

Chris & Partners' ‘international forum’ highlights

2 2020 World Forum for Intangible Cultural Heritage, following a four-part UNESCO webinar series, was held over three days under the theme ‘Humanity, Nature, and Intangible Cultural Heritage’ to spotlight intangible cultural heritage as a solution for the post-COVID era—an online video conference.

Webinar live-streaming screen

Unlike the previous UNESCO webinar series held in a separate studio, this event ran over three days and was a hybrid event that installed and operated a stage for speakers attending on-site.

On-site stage-construction photos and advance-rehearsal photos

At this event, not only on-site speakers but also some speakers from around the world—the Americas, Europe, Micronesia, Kenya, Japan, and more, from 12 countries and numbering 20 people—attended, so schedule management for each invited speaker was essential. Chris & Partners, through continuous communication with each invited speaker, adjusted suitable time zones, and ran three advance rehearsals in total, including technical checks for smooth webinar operation. Achieving a cumulative ~7,000 views (YouTube, as of 09/29), it successfully planned and ran the 2020 World Forum for Intangible Cultural Heritage.