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title: "Will Remote Events Replace Physical Seminars?"
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# Will Remote Events Replace Physical Seminars?

For over a year now, most companies have been operating via video conference for meetings, training, team building... which greatly puts events aside. With cancellations upon cancellations since last March, MICE sector professionals are worried: will it go back to the way it was? Is this the end of face-to-face events?

## The habit of videoconferencing has become established…

No more study days and residential seminars in the mountains, in the green and by the sea, make way for remote learning!
If for most of us the word "remote" seemed unknown more than a year ago, today it is more than topical. Some companies only swear by this method of "gathering" which allows them to maintain a link between employees while taking the necessary precautions.

Even if 100% remote has become a reality today, the digital trend has already been present and anchored in our daily lives for a few years (even if the technology was less advanced). Nowadays everything is easier thanks to the arrival of a multitude of [video conferencing tools](https://www.blogdumoderateur.com/tools/productivite/visioconference/)such as Teams, Zoom, Google Meet and others that are essential to us today.

Also, video conferences are a monumental saving of time and money for companies affected by the crisis. Remote events require much less budget and thus less or no travel at all.

This new way of working is worrying professionals in the MICE sector who find themselves powerless in the face of this situation. Many of them have had no choice but to adapt and offer, in the realm of the possible, their service(s) remotely.

## A general weariness

While some are pessimistic about the return of face-to-face meetings, others are less so and believe in a return to normal.
Indeed, video conference meetings already existed before the health crisis and have never replaced physical meetings. It has always been a plus in our daily lives. This is explained by the [concentration that decreases](https://www.ionos.fr/digitalguide/web-marketing/vendre-sur-internet/quest-ce-que-la-zoom-fatigue/)after a certain time in video. Microphone that does not work, connection bugs… It quickly becomes tiring and in the long term, leads to a decrease in productivity among your employees.

In addition, whether in a personal or professional setting, it is important to maintain physical contact. Physical meetings and events are essential to convey messages to your employees effectively. Managing, motivating, communicating, valuing the work of your teams has much more effect face-to-face than remotely. These events are an opportunity to propose an active gathering unlike remote learning where participants are rather passive.
This is also the MICE objectives to meet these needs and that is why, in normal times, companies consider this as an investment to be made.

Finally, it has now been more than a year that all companies have been operating by video conference for meetings, which is subject to frustration and general weariness. Everyone is taking it upon themselves while waiting for a return to normal.
That's why there is no need to worry, nothing can replace a [residential seminar in the green](https://www.alfredmeeting.com/seminaire-au-vert)or in the mountains between employees.

## A gradual return to face-to-face

Even though video conferencing has greatly facilitated our task during this health crisis, companies are waiting for business to resume so they can resume their physical events.
Indeed, remote meetings are a temporary solution but have never and will never be able to replace a seminar in an atypical and exotic setting such as a loft, a castle, a chalet...

So yes, the recovery will be slow and gradual because most companies will have to make savings (events are not a priority for them) but they are showing a real interest in bringing their teams together in the future.

Events in general are a necessity in the interest of companies and it is more than essential in terms of management to meet physically.

So don't panic, everything will go back to the way it was, technological solutions will only temporarily replace physical meetings.

To prepare for this recovery, [Alfred Meeting](https://www.alfredmeeting.com)is helping you now in your search for seminars and Team Building... Whether remotely or in person, in the city or[in the countryside](https://www.alfredmeeting.com/seminaire-au-vert)!