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Mobile Event Apps Are Changing Conferences For The Better

Research conferences have long depended on printed programs that everyone carries until they start to fall apart midway through the event. It made sense once. Before digital tools took over, a neatly bound program felt like a mark of professionalism. Yet, that routine now feels impractical in a world where schedules shift by the hour and participants expect updates at their fingertips. Universities and academic organizations have begun realizing that mobile event apps can do what printed booklets never could: keep pace with the real rhythm of conferences.

50 Ways to Turn Events into Revenue Generators in 2026

Event professionals, let’s talk money! It’s time we delve into the thrilling world of monetary prospects intertwined with our beloved profession. Event planning, while primarily aimed at crafting unforgettable experiences, is also a treasure trove of wealth-creating opportunities. Our industry is not just about orchestrating memorable experiences; it’s also a potential minefield of income streams waiting to be discovered. If you’re looking to truly turn events into revenue, it’s time to think creatively about each aspect of your production.

40 Ways To Generate Additional Revenue At Your Next Event

Most event organizers will admit that organizing an event, whether modest or large-scale, is a challenge. It takes time, effort and money to put up a good show for those who sign up. Much early into planning an event, all professionals involved in budgeting come to realize that the financial estimates are hardly set in stone. They’re changing almost every other day. What looks reasonable on paper is rendered logistically impossible in execution. All thanks to inflation and prices that go up and come down at any minute.

7 Lessons from Successful University Conferences

Running‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌ a successful and well-organized university conference is more than just booking a lecture hall and inviting speakers. The last ten years, to a large extent, the pandemic, have been the period of transformation for the university conferences that have become dynamic hybrid spaces now combining learning, networking, and digital access.

These are seven main lessons from the best university conferences worldwide, and under each of them, you can find the real-world examples and the practical takeaways that you can employ for your next ‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌event.

Top 7 Fundraising Approaches for Universities During Winter

As university students prepare for their fall semester exams, there’s only one thing on their minds: the winter holidays! Most students make plans months ahead to make the most of their holidays. However, these students are also mindful of the generosity of spirit that comes with this holiday season. This is the reason many universities and colleges host fundraising events on their campuses before the holidays. Continue reading

7 SEO Tips to Make Your Conference Website Visible

The success of an academic conference depends largely on the work that goes into it, and online visibility is a tiny but significant part of it. An effective academic conference website needs to be built well from the ground up, so that it is ready to work for you. This is where Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) comes in. Continue reading

How to Reduce Drop-Offs During Conference Registration

Someone clicks ‘Register Now’ on your conference website and they fill out their name and email. They then select their ticket type. And boom, they vanish. No payment, no completion. If the thought of another abandoned registration in your analytics dashboard sounds too familiar, you’ve come to the right place.

This dreaded scenario for event organizers plays out far too often. You watch your conversion rates hover around 40-50% and begin to wonder where the other half of your potential attendees have disappeared to. What if we told you that some of these drop-offs are fairly preventable?

Top 8 Academic Event Themes Trending This Fall Semester

Aside from the impromptu dorm room Halloween parties, fall semesters come with opportunities to organise and be involved in various academic events. Universities, research centres, and student organisations are not willing to let these opportunities pass without making the most of them. These academic events may range from large-scale international conferences to small departmental symposia. Continue reading

Top 17 Tech Trends Redefining Academic Conferences in 2025

The role of technology is to simplify life. This specifically applies to event coordinators planning and putting together academic conferences. You are required to be efficient in your work to perform the daily responsibilities. For this to happen, you must adapt to the latest technologies and find a quicker way of accomplishing the maximum number of tasks within a limited time.

The event organizers can become more efficient at planning, managing, and executing an academic event by using collaborative software and digital systems. Academic conferences are considered the driving force behind research, collaboration, and innovation. The technological advancement has transformed the academic events to a great extent, especially in terms of connectivity, intelligence, and interactive experiences.

Efficient Discount Strategies for a Full House Academic Event

Conference organizers face a curious paradox. They need money upfront to book venues and arrange catering, yet most academics register at the last possible moment. It’s a timing mismatch that has plagued the industry for decades. Cue strategic pricing and specifically, early bird and group discounts.

These are two mechanisms that have quietly revolutionized how academic conferences manage both attendance and finances. But what’s more is the psychology behind these discount offers. It’s a psychological trick, financial cleverness, and competitive weapon all rolled into one pricing strategy. In this blog, let’s unpack how this actually works.
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18 Event Planning Tips for Before, During, and After Your Event

Event planning for academic conferences is much more than deciding on a venue and distributing invites. It is creating an environment that encourages knowledge sharing, fosters collaboration, and welcomes novel ideas. For a global research conference, a university-based symposium, or a student-led academic gathering, the act of planning is important to every facet of making the event fruitful. Continue reading

10 CRM Features That Make Your Conference Memorable

Of all the things that conference organizers wish they had discovered sooner, integrated CRM systems top the list. That being said, this is precisely what successful event professionals have been quietly putting to work behind the scenes. Manual spreadsheet trackers are finally being retired for good, so let’s take a look at what these powerful features tell us about managing what are often regarded as the most logistically demanding events in academia.
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