12 Best Abstract Management Systems for Conferences in 2026

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.

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11 Platforms That Simplify Networking at Academic Events

11 Platforms That Simplify Networking At Academic Events

The true value of conferences and research events lies in effective networking. Engaging with peers and industry leaders can unlock invaluable opportunities and foster collaborations that drive innovation and growth. Researchers might have come for the science, but they stay back for the conversations, live polls, and Q&A sessions. The right platform can transform these events into a high-value connection that benefits your organization in the long run.

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How to Manage Multi-Currency and Localization in Global Events

How to Manage Multi-Currency and Localization in Global Events

Event organizers who took the plunge and went international with their events and conferences were termed reckless. These are individuals and organizations taking a leap of faith and throwing caution to the wind. Why would professionals who have comfortably settled into the local industry want to chart unknown waters and risk losing it all? However, this is until they win.

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How to Use Event CRM Analytics to Monitor Attendee Journey

How to Monitor the Attendee Journey Using Academic Event CRM Analytics

Of all the things that conference organizers struggle with, understanding attendee behavior tops the list. That being said, this is precisely what a well-implemented CRM system can help you accomplish. The academic conference world has changed dramatically over the past decade and tracking the complete attendee journey from first contact to post-event follow-up is now simpler than ever.

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10 Hacks for Better Google Scholar Rankings of Your Academic Conferences

10 Hacks for Better Google Scholar Rankings of Your Academic Conferences

Conference proceedings are a lot like a billboard for your academic community. If they look authoritative and are easy to find, scholars will want to publish with you, too. An incredible platform to build your credibility is Google Scholar.

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Practical Early Bird Event Registration Strategies for University Events

Practical Early Bird Event Registration Strategies for University Events

Organizing a university conference can be exciting, bringing in many new possibilities. You’re finally getting that symposium approved, securing speakers you’ve admired for years or hosting your department’s flagship annual event. However, for half of all event organizers in universities, come unpredictable attendance numbers and budget uncertainty.

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How to Encourage Interaction Between Speakers and Attendees

How to Encourage Interaction Between Speakers and Attendees

According to a survey by Umbrek, only about 40-70% of your audience are active attendees. The other half leave your event without ever speaking to the speakers they came to hear. This is the grim reality when event planners fail to encourage interaction between attendees and speakers in their events.

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How to Integrate Event CRM with Registration and Abstract Systems 

How To Integrate Event CRM with Registration & Abstract Systems

Integrating your event CRM is the final and most important step in your journey toward data-driven event planning. Many organizers tend to disregard this decisive process. Perhaps they think to themselves, “I’ve set up my registration system and abstract management portal, what else matters now?” Yes, the most difficult part of getting your systems operational is behind you. But your integration approach can either make or break your ability to understand what’s actually happening with your event.

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17 Event Management Automation Tech Tips You Must Know

17 Event Management Automation Tech Tips You Must Know

In only a few years, event management automation has managed to work its way up to become one of the most rewarding solutions for professional event organizers. And it only keeps getting better. According to Market.us, the number of planners adopting automated systems has increased multifold in the last two years.

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The Role Of Micro-Interactions For Virtual Event Engagement

The Role Of Micro-Interactions For Virtual Event Engagement

Virtual events: two words that have become part of our everyday vocabulary in the modern digital space. The rapid adoption and subsequent evolution of virtual event platforms in only a few years is remarkable. Despite video conferencing technology being available for public use for over a decade, a fully immersive virtual event was always a fairly distant concept for most people.

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12 Event Listing Platforms For Academic Event Organizers

12 Event Listing Secrets Every Academic Event Organizer Must Know

It takes blood, sweat and tears to plan and put together a full-scale event or academic conference. The latter is all the more herculean given the nature of it: abstract submissions, their subsequent reviewing and publication for viewing. Just when event planners heave a sigh of relief post-planning, the task of advertising and marketing the conference takes them right back to the grindstone.

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