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Abstract management is one of those tasks that appears simpler than it is in practice. The closer one gets to the field, the tougher the process seems. This may be true of perhaps a lot of fields. But abstract management is particularly prone to this kind of underestimation.
Conference organizers across the globe share a common headache. The process of managing academic abstracts manually has transformed into an overwhelming burden that drains resources and threatens event quality. Every year, thousands of research conferences struggle with the same problem that refuses to go away.
Events that are conducted exclusively online were a far-fetched possibility for most event management organizations prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Particularly for event professionals in regions where the larger industry still remains growing and emerging, taking the plunge meant risk. However, a global lockdown left the event management sector, like most other industries, with no other choice for the months to come.
Badges. You have likely seen one of these at a conference you’ve attended before. Chances are also that you may have worn one at an event. Albeit unaware of what an event badge is or how its details are put together so effortlessly and for such a large gathering of people.
One of the most important aspects of planning an event or a conference in its early stages is scheduling. For most events, it is the locking of an event schedule that allows room for other facets of the event management process. Such is the importance of placing your event sessions and activities at the right places and into the right pockets of time throughout the day.
Event agendas or the systematic way in which you accommodate all the sessions and activities you’ve planned for your event or conference is far more important than you think. If, thus far, you have been allocating events to the schedule based on singular reasons such as the speaker’s convenient time, you’re damaging the event’s potential.
Conference organizers who invite abstract submissions for their events know the struggle all too well. With submissions pouring in from across the globe, keeping a close watch on abstracts as they come in is close to impossible. Your team of professionals simply cannot manage to deal with hundreds of abstracts at the same time. They are prone to making errors and missing out on certain pitfalls.
Event professionals from around the globe are acknowledging the fact that event management as they know it has begun to change substantially. The ways in which events were formerly conducted are also now evolving for the better. We’re experimenting with online events and how to make them on par with the offline experience. We’re also increasingly embracing the hybrid form of hosting academic events and conferences.
Students, fresh talent, entry-level professionals and veterans, everyone alike are perpetually told that ‘networking is king’. Chances are you’ve been instructed the same at some point in your career. If you haven’t, you probably will soon enough. For emphasis, there is nothing wrong with networking. And as cliché as it may sound, your network is certainly your net worth.
The event day you’ve gone over in your head more times than you can count, finally goes live. The floors are open, speakers are rolling in and audiences arrive bright-eyed and curious, looking forward to productive days ahead. However, even though the general spirit at the venue is high in the morning, you see that it gradually tumbles down as noon strikes. And even more post lunch, with some attendees struggling to keep their eyes open. Let’s face it: attendee engagement often takes a dip.
The event management industry now has much more choice than ever. You can choose between things like manual spreadsheets and automated dataflow mechanisms. You can choose between the hustle or the convenience, the overwhelm or the smarter way ahead to save your resources. Everything has, quite literally, changed dramatically over the past couple of decades in the event management space.
Thousands of researchers worldwide scramble to turn in their abstracts and research papers just in time for any one event. This is just how incredibly valuable research-driven conferences and academic events are for rising academicians, enthusiastic students and mid-career professionals.