How NCCN Launched a Full Virtual Poster Hall in 4 Weeks With 60+ Author Videos and No Film Crew

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) relies on its Annual Conference Poster Exhibition Hall to showcase research and peer learning among top oncology professionals. When the conference shifted to a fully virtual format, NCCN faced a massive challenge - how to preserve that high-value, interactive experience online without hiring a wildly expensive production crew or completely overloading their internal staff. Using Gather Voices, they coached 44 authors to self‑record concise presentations and turned those recordings into more than 60 polished videos in four weeks, creating a virtual Poster Exhibition Hall that attracted meaningful booth traffic and views while saving tens of thousands of dollars in production costs.

10/22/2020 @ 1PM CT

Virtual Engagement

Author videos made the virtual poster booths more compelling, with an average of 49 visitors per booth and 19 views per video, empowering NCCN to stand up a massive virtual poster experience on a tight pre-conference timeline.

Scalable Video Production in 4 Weeks

More than 40 authors from across the country were guided through recording and submitting their videos in roughly a month, allowing NCCN to stand up a full virtual poster experience on a tight pre‑conference timeline.​

Significant Cost Savings

By using Gather Voices’ software to collect, edit, and publish presentations instead of hiring a video agency, NCCN avoided an estimated $23,400 in production costs while still delivering professional, consistent content.

Virtual Engagement

Author videos made the virtual poster booths more compelling, with an average of 49 visitors per booth and 19 views per video, empowering NCCN to stand up a massive virtual poster experience on a tight pre-conference timeline.

Scalable Video Production in 4 Weeks

More than 40 authors from across the country were guided through recording and submitting their videos in roughly a month, allowing NCCN to stand up a full virtual poster experience on a tight pre‑conference timeline.​

Significant Cost Savings

By using Gather Voices’ software to collect, edit, and publish presentations instead of hiring a video agency, NCCN avoided an estimated $23,400 in production costs while still delivering professional, consistent content.

Before Gather Voices

  • The in‑person Poster Exhibition Hall depended on live discussions and physical posters to showcase research. Transitioning a highly interactive scientific event to a digital space presented severe strategic hurdles for NCCN.
  • Moving to a virtual environment risked turning brilliant research posters into flat, static PDFs with zero engagement and absolutely no incentive for attendees to explore.
  • Trying to coordinate live Zoom recording sessions with dozens of incredibly busy oncology authors, or hiring an outside film crew to do it, would have been agonizingly slow and cost-prohibitive to manage at scale.

Using Gather Voices

  • NCCN used Gather Voices’ Video Relationship Management platform to send authors a clear, standardized recording request featuring built-in guidance on length, structure, and best practices.
  • 44 authors recorded their presentations on their own devices and schedules, following prompts that ensured consistent quality without one‑on‑one coaching from staff.
  • The NCCN team quickly reviewed, lightly edited, and branded the incoming videos inside the platform, then published them into the Virtual Poster Exhibition Hall as on‑demand presentations.
  • Built‑in consent and rights management allowed NCCN to confidently use the videos during the conference and legally repurpose them afterward for year-round education and promotion.

By using Gather Voices, NCCN turned a complex virtual challenge into a repeatable process for high‑quality, author‑led presentations. In four weeks, they captured more than 60 virtual poster videos from 44 authors, delivered booths that drew real traffic and views, and saved over $23,000 compared to traditional production methods, all while retaining full control and ownership of an evergreen educational content library.

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