Case Study: Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives (CESSE) achieves a seamless, high‑production virtual conference with OpenWater

Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives - Customer Case Study

CESSE (Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives) needed to move its annual conference online with a small internal team—six staff—to run 16 sessions for 220 attendees. They chose OpenWater’s Event Cloud platform and services to provide the virtual environment, training materials, and hands‑on support to reproduce a high‑quality conference experience.

OpenWater provided rehearsal events, training for attendees, speakers and room moderators, conference build‑out assistance, and day‑of technical moderation and white‑glove services. That support enabled CESSE to deliver 16 sessions to 220 participants with a six‑person team, increase staff confidence, avoid major issues during the live event, and create high‑production keynotes that strengthened community perception—measurable results attributed to OpenWater’s platform and services.

Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives

Liz Giannini

Senior Operations Manager