9 Questions to Ask Your Event’s Technology Vendor

9 Questions to Ask Your Event’s Technology Vendor 

Signing a contract with the wrong technology vendor can cost you more than money. It can cost you your event itself.

For the thousands of event organizers who go through this process every year, the experience strikes the cord of familiarity. A vendor promises everything and more during their pitch. The demo is outstanding and the pricing appears to be a great deal. Or so they make it seem.

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14 University Event Ideas For Student Organizers

14 University Event Ideas For Student Organizers

What if one of your next events on campus could be the key to a student landing their dream internship or full-time job? As a student event organizer, you have the power to take your college’s mundane campus life and turn it into a high-energy hub for launching a student’s professional career. While the average social event will only get your university so far,  your role is to create a bridge between the theoretical knowledge students learn in class and the application of this knowledge in the world of business and industry.

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Dos and Don’ts of Event Scheduling Every Organizer Must Know

Dos and Don’ts of Event Scheduling Every Organizer Must Know

As an event organizer, you probably recognize that moment when everything seems to collide at once, with late registrations rolling in and stakeholders requesting sudden changes. When your event schedule starts to wobble, the attendee experience feels the impact immediately, and your credibility ends up under the spotlight before you even have time to react.

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Mobile-Optimized Registration- Things Organizers Should Know

Mobile-Optimized Registration- Things Organizers Should Know

The world is now vertical. The internet has the entire world scrolling through 6-inch-long screens. Google Analytics’ Benchmarking feature reported that more than 60 percent of all web traffic worldwide comes from mobile phones. And the proportion of individuals browsing on laptops is less than ever. In fact, statistics show that this could soon plummet even further.

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How to Repurpose Event Content for Multiple Channels

How to Repurpose Event Content for Multiple Channels

If you have ever found yourself not reaching your highest potential despite having the capability to do so, you resemble the average event planner today. You know that you can do much better. You also realize that you are, in fact, already sitting on a goldmine in the form of your event content and do not have to look any further. Yet you do not act on it. You think, deliberate and let go, somehow convincing yourself that you do not have enough resources.

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Event Management Platforms- 9 Tips for Choosing the Best Fit

 

Event Management Platforms- 9 Tips for Choosing the Best Fit

In the high-stakes world of event planning, your choice of technology is the difference between a seamless masterpiece and a complete disaster. As events continue to transform into complex, data-based experiences, one-size-fits-all type of event management platforms will no longer work. Regardless of whether you organize a global hybrid summit or an intimate executive roundtable, the platform you use to manage the event will act as the central hub for all things related to your event. 

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10 Signs That Your Event Scheduling Software Is Outdated

10 Signs That Your Event Scheduling Software Is Outdated

Event planners, listen up. Two months into 2026, and we want you to make an important confession: admit that your event scheduling software needs a level up.

Yes, we said what we did.

Yes, we understand that your event scheduling software has perhaps been a lucky charm. It has seen thick and thin with you throughout the years. It was there for you when no one else believed in your journey.
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Academic Event Planning Challenges and How to Solve Them

Academic Event Planning Challenges and How to Solve Them

To say that planning an academic event is tricky is an understatement. The moment your attendees walk in, they’ll know whether your event is well-planned or not. With how competitive the event management space has become, the stakes are higher than ever this year. Add to it the chaos and stress of planning an event, and planners are always on their toes during the event planning process. 

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Effective Panel Discussion Dos and Don’ts at Universities

Effective Panel Discussion Dos and Don'ts at Universities

Panel discussions are among the most exciting things one can look up to at a university event. Whether you are one of the panelists, the moderator or even part of the audience, there is something that speaks to everyone in a panel discussion. What makes these kinds of discussions much more interesting and alluring than ordinary ones has a lot to do with the speakers you have on your panel. Continue reading

How to Monetize an Academic Event- Ideas to Maximize Revenue

How to Monetize an Academic Event- Ideas to Maximize Revenue

It’s no secret that hosting a successful event today requires so much more than simply selling tickets and waiting for sponsors to write cheques. The increasing competition in the academic event space has left organizers unable to solely depend on ticket sales to grow their revenue. Event organizers who truly wish to grow their revenue need to think outside the box. Continue reading

Abstract Review Software- 10 Risks of Using Outdated Systems

Abstract Review Software- 10 Risks of Using Outdated Systems

Conference organizers managing a high volume of abstract submissions need to start giving credit where credit is due. You see that abstract management software sitting at the center of your abstract review process? Well, that abstract management system matters much more than you come to believe it is capable of. Abstract review softwares are incredibly simple at work.

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11 Event Registration Trends and Predictions for 2026

11 Event Registration Trends and Predictions for 2026

Get rid of static sign-up forms! As long as you’re using the old way to manually enter attendee information into generic landing pages, you’re missing out on the single biggest way to connect with your audience. In 2026, registration has evolved into the high-octane engine driving the overall attendee experience.

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