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Glossary Term: englisch

Attendee online

Person who attends an event online or virtually, but is not present in person. Thus, participation takes place at a hybrid or virtual event.

CO2 handprint

The handprint is a measure of actions that aim to reduce the human footprint and make the world more sustainable. It symbolises and measures our positive actions towards sustainability and stands for caring and working together for a sustainable future. While the footprint measures the pressure on the earth’s resources, the handprint shows what we can do to restore the balance between consumption and the carrying capacity of the planet.

The handprint stands for: Measures & Projects, Tool for Calculation, Commitment, Caring Attitude and Networking & Collaboration.

Duration

Average duration (arithmetic mean) of all events with 20 participants or more in a venue (with one decimal digit, e.g. 1.4)

Event

One 3-day event in several rooms is counted as ONE event (of three days in several rooms). Events are attended by 20 participants or more.

Face-to-face event

Event at which participants can only take part on site, by showing up in person (simple digital elements, such as live reports via X (Twitter) etc. do not yet make the event a hybrid event).