Author: Zeb Reyaz

Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs – Case Study

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SBCC Summit 2022 is the 2nd large conference (with over 2000 attendees) from Johns Hopkins University that uses Dryfta event platform. ICFP 2022 and IMNHC 2023 are the two other similar-sized conferences co-organized by JHU and hosted on Dryfta.

 

The 2022 Summit in Marrakech, Morocco, was the first opportunity to gather leaders from around the world since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. The theme was “Reimagining a Better Future Together” and reflected on how and what we have learned through the COVID-19 pandemic can inform and inspire us as we use SBCC to tackle other global challenges, most importantly those of disparity – be they disparities of wealth, health, access, gender or education.
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Customized Fields to Collect Information From Speakers

Collect Information From Speakers

 

When you're organizing a conference, there's a lot of data you need to collect. Speaker information, speaker bios, and even speaker preferences are a must-have when planning your event. With Dryfta's Speaker Hub, you can easily gather and display speaker information for your event. It takes away the back-and-forth of traditional information collection, allowing you to take care of other pressing matters.

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Simplify the Event Marketing Process by Submitting your Event to 100+ Event Listing Websites

Event Marketing Platform

 

Event promotion is a complicated process. You have to find the right venue, find the right people to invite, buy tickets, print out flyers and posters…and that's just the beginning! Once you've got all those logistics sorted out, it's time to promote your event…which can be just as daunting.

And with so many different event listing websites out there (both free and paid), where do you even begin? Well, I'm glad you asked! In this post we'll go over how to submit your event to 100+ websites in one fell swoop using EventBoost submission tool. Let's get started.

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Top 13 Event Marketing Platforms to Promote Your Event {2025}

Event Marketing Platforms

 

Event marketing is an important part of any event organizer’s marketing strategy. There are many different event marketing platforms available, but only a few will help you reach your goals and attract the right attendees to your event. In this post I’ll introduce 13 of the top event marketing platforms on the market today so that you can make a better-informed decision about which to use for your next event.

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Submit Your Event Once, Publish to Multiple Event Websites

Event Listing Service

 

Do you know? 86% of consumers looking for local events use Google search online with event listing websites delivering the results. Therefore, it is strongly advised that one should publish their events on event directories for gaining more visibility for their event. But there are so many event websites, each with their own system for getting events listed. And if you want to make sure your event shows up on all of them, you have to submit it individually to each site.

This is time consuming, and it can be frustrating! You’ve got a ton of things to do as an event planner or organizer, so why waste time submitting your information over and over again?

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How to Request a Visa Letter for Traveling to a Conference

7 Tricks to Keep Attendees Until The End of the Conference

 

It's a busy conference season, and you've been asked to present at one of the upcoming events. After some quick research, you find out that the event requires a visa letter from you. But what exactly is this letter? And how do you go about requesting one?

If you're traveling to a foreign country for your conference, there's a good chance you'll need a visa. But where do you start if it's not included in the registration, or if the conference organizer doesn't provide this service?

In this guide, we'll walk through how to get started on requesting your own letter of support from your destination country and the steps you need to take before applying for your visa. We'll cover everything you need to know about requesting a visa letter for a conference: what they are and why they're important; whether it will affect your travel plans if your visa application is delayed; and how to ask for one in an email or phone call without sounding like an idiot!

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