Event Networking Fatigue- How to Manage It Effectively?

Event Networking Fatigue- How to Manage It Effectively?

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.

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10 Proven Strategies to Improve Your Event Registration

10 Proven Strategies to Improve Your Event Registration

Do you find yourself opening event registrations and keep refreshing the dashboard to see if anyone signs up? You launch the event, watch a handful of registrants arrive in the first few days, then begin wondering if the registration momentum will continue beyond that point. With so many events competing for attention and budget, filling seats takes more than hope. 

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15 Reasons Attendee Engagement Drops at Conferences

15 Reasons Attendee Engagement Drops at Conferences

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.

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Mobile Apps or Event Websites- What’s Right for Your Event?

Mobile Apps or Event Websites- What's Right For Your Event?

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.

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Common Post-Event Analysis Mistakes to Avoid

Common Post-Event Analysis Mistakes to Avoid

How much time are you actually spending on post-event analysis?

Even highly experienced event teams tend to roll straight from one event to another, never looking back at the data from the last one. Tight deadlines and busy schedules make it easier for teams to skip the unglamorous work, and post-event analysis is most likely going to be the first to be eliminated.

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All-in-One vs Custom Event Platforms- What’s Ideal for Academia?

All-in-One vs Custom Event Platforms- What’s Ideal for Academia?

Academic conferences require planning that goes beyond finding a location where the conference will take place. Based on the agenda of the conference, ranging from the evaluation of the abstracts submitted, the details matter regarding the learning and networking. The use of technology has made it easy for the organizers to keep track of their workflow. However, not all platforms provide the same level of synchronization and this can have an effect on conference management.  Continue reading

How to Set Up a QR Code Check-in System for In-person Events

 How to Set Up a QR Code Check-in System for In-person Events

Say goodbye to long check-in lines and frustrated attendees. With today’s tech-first approach to events, there’s a much easier way to manage entry and set the tone from the moment people walk in.

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Dryfta vs Eventbrite vs Cvent – Which Event Platform is the Best?

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There are several event management tools that are currently available, but choosing the right one is important. Many organizers get confused about what to use so that they can increase their team’s productivity, enhance attendees’ experience, streamline the event registrations, ease the abstract submission process, and provides in detail post-event analytics. Continue reading

3 Scientific Event Management Software Platforms Compared

3 Scientific Event Management Software Platforms Compared

It is a big deal to plan a scientific event, symposium, conference, or academic meeting. You should have proper event management software to ease your trouble of managing registrations, collecting and reviewing abstracts, handling event workflows, constructing schedules and keeping track of attendee engagement.

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Challenges in Peer Review for Conferences and the Solutions

Challenges in Peer Review for Conferences and the Solutions

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.

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5 Event CRM Platforms Compared- A Complete Guide

5 Event CRM Platforms Compared- A Complete Guide

An event, whether it is a small seminar, a hybrid conference or a global-level summit, it requires more than spreadsheets and email chains. Event CRM platforms have become essential tools that bring together all the functions, such as registration, attendee engagement, analytics and marketing into one place. Without either of these functions, the event comes to a standstill and faces unnecessary obstacles that reduce its quality.  Continue reading

Dryfta vs. EasyChair vs. Openconf- A Detailed Comparison

Dryfta vs. EasyChair vs. Openconf- A Detailed Comparison

The peer review system is an integral part of academic conferences, and it helps establish scholarly credibility. It is important to choose the right peer review system that impacts your workflow from abstract submission to making final decisions. This decision paves the way for a proper review to be conducted, and with a proper system, it builds trust between the reviewers and the importance of the event.  Continue reading