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From Call for Papers to Published Proceedings: The End-to-End Workflow

The time period between putting out a call for papers to published proceedings can be a few months. But look closer and you’ll see weeks where event planners are burnt out and running on fumes, trying to have it all under control. Managing an academic conference workflow with an entirely manual workforce is like having a lot on your plate and not quite knowing how to empty it. Well, for everyone in academic event management, we have some incredible news. You don’t really have to do it all on your own. Automated software tools and technologies now exist that make end-to-end academic conference management possible.

The Hidden Costs of Running Abstracts and Registration on Separate Tools

Do you like being all over the place? At work? At home? Or at school? Perhaps you are much of the time. But do you truly enjoy it? We reckon you don’t. And it’s likely that you’re taking (or thinking of) actionable steps to change your ways. So why then are you and your team still succumbing to the hidden costs of separate abstract and registration tools?

12 AI Tools for Event Planners That Actually Save Time in 2026

Artificial Intelligence. AI. Automation. Words that appear almost everywhere. You go to the grocery store and find an AI-based self-checkout more sophisticated than anything you’ve ever seen. AI is listing your groceries and according to many, about to take all of our jobs. Well, that’s not what this blog is about. In the event management space, artificial intelligence is creating ripples of positive, upwards movement. Event professionals get to automate tasks that were previously tedious and impossible to work through without losing one’s mind. There are these AI tools for event planners that aren’t usurping any meaningful jobs. The human intent, the core purpose and objectives of the event, the things that make the event or conference truly yours is something that AI will be unable to replicate. Not now, not ever. Event management is a human business that caters to a human audience. So for as long as you are not expecting to host a conference for a bunch of humanoid robots, one can ascertain that the job of event planners shall remain important. And needed.

Conference Registration Benchmarks 2026

You’ve just planned on hosting an event or conference. In no time, your registration tab goes live. And your event officially begins. The first registration, perhaps a demo or a dummy filled in by someone from your team, is what breaks the duck. However what often follows is hollow silence until the next registration comes in. And they don’t come in a few minutes or a few hours for most event organizers working in smaller volumes, for those just starting out. It takes days, sometimes weeks. Weeks of anticipation and agonizing waiting, wondering if enough people will turn up for the show to even happen in the first place. Forget an audience.

How to Manage 1,000+ Abstract Submissions Without Increasing Staff

When you’ve settled into a routine way of working and your stratagem has turned static, upscaling can feel like resistance. However, such resistance and aversion to change is what often precedes true development.

As a modern event planner, one ought to keep consistently raising the bars. And hitting them. Bars that are raised but without practical effort amount to nothing more than another unchecked item on your company’s 10-year vision. Say you are an academic event organizer and hope to augment your presence and operations. The upper hierarchy has finally approved bigger, better events. However, you may find yourself constrained by limited resources and a fiscal inability to draw in more. You want to manage hundreds of thousands of abstract submissions for a mega event headlined by a prestigious educational institution. But you can’t afford to hire hundreds of new employees to manually sift through submissions that run in the 1000s.

When event planners find themselves wanting to manage abstract submissions at scale, what do they do?

Best Conference Platforms for Medical Congresses in 2026

A medical congress is not, in any meaningful sense, a standard conference. It asks organizers to coordinate hundreds of scientific abstracts through formal peer review, to run dozens of sessions in parallel, to satisfy regulatory requirements for continuing education credits, to uphold strict standards of data security, and to manage sponsorship arrangements that often carry significant financial stakes.

10 Best Hopin Alternatives for Virtual & Hybrid Events (2026)

Hopin, a popular event management platform today, and part of RingCentral Events, was first founded by a man who was left confined to his house owing to health issues. Following a long and quiet sabbatical, during which Johnny Boufarhat conceived the idea of a remote-first event management platform, Hopin was officially launched in 2019. The early period of 2020 proved to be a lucky break for Hopin. Hundreds of thousands of businesses, educational institutions and even non-profits turned to virtual avenues to carry out their day-to-day functions as normal life was disrupted by a global pandemic. The subsequent worldwide restrictions in offline movement and lockdowns around the world, put the ball in the virtual platform’s court.

Hopin vs Eventbrite: Which Platform is Better for Your Event? (2026)

If Hopin vs Eventbrite went to spare, who’d win? Would one platform be able to comfortably knock out the other and triumph on the event management performance ring? Or will both underperform only for a third, bigger, better and more sophisticated platform to take over?

The verdict here is nuanced. And here’s the thing: we may arrive with no clear winner. This is not a piece wherein we elevate one platform and subdue another. We’re simply putting the facts, key figures and user reviews in order for you to examine. We’re bringing it up, the ultimate and most comprehensive virtual event platform comparison of the year for you. It looks at what each platform does well, where each one falls short, and for which categories of organizers neither is appropriate at all. By the end of this article, you’ll find yourself resonating with either of the two alternatives. In case you don’t, well, we got your back then too. Want more Hopin alternatives? We got you. Need more Eventbrite alternatives? We got you too. Let’s get into what these platforms lack in actual functionality, backed by independent user reviews and our own analysis of their features.

12 Best Abstract Management Systems for Conferences in 2026

Planning and organizing a conference is no small feat; it involves tedious paperwork, abstract submissions, paper reviews, and numerous other tasks. Organizers are often in need of a platform that supports all these aspects. The right abstract management system(AMS) saves enormous workloads, burnout, and helps produce polished products and abstract books.

Best Webinar Platforms 2026- How to Choose the Right One

Once you’ve got your webinar checklist with the items in order, the next obvious question arrive; What kind of webinar tool do I use? Do I need one at all in the first place? Picking the right webinar platforms is one of the most consequential technical decisions a marketing or events team makes and it is also one of the most under-researched. Most teams default to whatever video conferencing tool they already use for internal meetings and discover the limitations of that decision at the worst possible time, live, in front of an audience they worked weeks to attract.
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Tips for Successful Fundraising Event Management Using Event Software

An appeal for philanthropic and charitable donations is one of those things that never lose its fittingness in the present. The world we inhabit and the society we integrate in is perpetually filled with causes, individuals and movements that need financing. Charities fundraise for almost every cause you can think of. One can think of fundraising events as among the last standing instances of fellow felling in the world. And it is here to remain so. Fundraising events are proof that as individuals we can contribute to making a difference in the lives of other beings.

Looking on at fundraising events from the vantage point of organizers, often bootstrapped and running on donations, money appears the decisive factor. Smaller charities may be unable to throw elaborate CSR-like showcases that is typical of large firms and conglomerates. Regardless of scale, the impact of fundraising events stand. The numbers point at this, with specific implications for the fundraising event management software industry.

Top 10 Cost-Effective Event Management Platforms in 2026

An event management platform that meets all the goals of your event, sets it up for success, right from the beginning. Narrowing down on the right low cost event management platform that ticks all the boxes can make or break your event’s performance. That being said, what the right event management platform should not do is break your bank.

All-in-One Event Management Software

Abstract Submission & Review Management System

Event Scheduling & Speaker Management System

Virtual Events & Community Platform