Case Study: American Physical Society achieves 7,276 registrants and 1M+ minutes streamed with Freeman's OnlineEvent Pro

A live event turned custom digital content destination

The American Physical Society (APS) faced the sudden need to cancel its on‑site April Meeting and move to a free, open digital format while still delivering a high volume of scientific content and meaningful opportunities for Q&A, networking, and exhibitor interaction. APS turned to longtime partner Freeman and its OnlineEvent Pro™ platform to quickly pivot the event and meet those engagement challenges.

Freeman delivered a custom‑branded OnlineEvent Pro™ experience with live sessions, on‑demand poster content, recording and technical support, a speaker ready room for 1,400+ presenters across 235 sessions, an APS Village portal for exhibitor engagement, and AI‑driven matchmaking and community discussion features. The result: 7,276 total registrants (vs. ~1,800 typical in‑person), an average ~123 attendees per session, 1.04 million minutes streamed, 819 active networking users and 382 connections, 410,000+ pageviews, strong average watch times, and measurable ROI through Freeman’s reporting tools.

American Physical Society

Hunter Clemens

Director of Meetings