diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/event.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/event.yml
index f157c14e..dfeaeedc 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/event.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/event.yml
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: Mode
       options:
-        - On-site
-        - Online
-        - Hybrid
+        - OnlineEventAttendanceMode
+        - OfflineEventAttendanceMode
+        - MixedEventAttendanceMode
   - type: dropdown
     id: category
     attributes:
diff --git a/src/components/events/EventInfoList.tsx b/src/components/events/EventInfoList.tsx
index 955e3640..58720b4e 100644
--- a/src/components/events/EventInfoList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/events/EventInfoList.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { InlineIcon } from '@iconify/react';
-import { type ReducedEvent, formatterDate, formatterTime } from '~/util/EventUtil';
+import { type ReducedEvent, formatterDate, formatterTime, getHumanReadableAttendanceMode } from '~/util/EventUtil';
 
 interface AdditionalListElements {
   __html: string;
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export default function EventInfoList({event, additional}: Props) {
       <li className="flex items-center gap-2">
         <InlineIcon icon="tabler:info-square-rounded" className="text-xl" aria-label="Info" />
         <span>
-          {event.data.category} | {event.data.mode}
+          {event.data.category} | {getHumanReadableAttendanceMode(event.data.mode)}
         </span>
       </li>
       {/* audience */}
diff --git a/src/content/events/2024-10-21_HandsOn-FAIR-RDM.md b/src/content/events/2024-10-21_HandsOn-FAIR-RDM.md
index 2b0b793d..e4175a36 100644
--- a/src/content/events/2024-10-21_HandsOn-FAIR-RDM.md
+++ b/src/content/events/2024-10-21_HandsOn-FAIR-RDM.md
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 date: 2024-10-09
 title: Hands-on Workshop on FAIR Data Management Using ARCs
 category: Training
-excerpt: "The workshop covers the fundamentals of research data management and the principles of FAIR data."
+description: "The workshop covers the fundamentals of research data management and the principles of FAIR data."
 when:
   start: 2024-10-21T09:30:00
   end: 2024-10-23T15:00:00
-mode: Online
+mode: OnlineEventAttendanceMode
 tutors:
   - Bianca Laker
 organizer:
diff --git a/src/util/EventUtil.ts b/src/util/EventUtil.ts
index b07ff20d..3d577d9d 100644
--- a/src/util/EventUtil.ts
+++ b/src/util/EventUtil.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,19 @@ import type { CollectionEntry } from 'astro:content';
 
 type ExtractDateFn<T> = (item: T) => Date;
 
+export function getHumanReadableAttendanceMode(mode: 'OfflineEventAttendanceMode' | 'OnlineEventAttendanceMode' | 'MixedEventAttendanceMode'): string {
+  switch (mode) {
+    case 'OfflineEventAttendanceMode':
+      return 'In-person';
+    case 'OnlineEventAttendanceMode':
+      return 'Online';
+    case 'MixedEventAttendanceMode':
+      return 'Hybrid Event';
+    default:
+      return 'Unknown Event Attendance Mode';
+  }
+}
+
 export const formatterDate = new Intl.DateTimeFormat('de-DE', { timeZone: 'Europe/Berlin', day: "2-digit", month: "2-digit", year: "numeric"});
 export function formatDateToHref(date: Date): string { 
   return formatterDate