CEIR publishes second part of its Global Virtual Event Trends research The Centre for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) has released the second part in its three-part Global Virtual Event Trends series. ‘Lessons Learned to Date and Technologies Used’ collected results to open-ended questions about virtual events. The report was sponsored by virtual event platform Swapcard. It can be viewed at A statement from CEIR said: “[Virtual events] appeared almost overnight like a volcanic eruption [in 2020]. When Covid-19 brought the industry to a screeching halt, B2B exhibition organizers who were forced to cancel in-person events flipped to offering events online.