Top 15 Project Management Tools for Event Organizers

Top 15 Project Management Tools for Event Organizers

An event organizer comes face-to-face with the challenge of managing an entire event. This level of responsibility can seem like a lot for manual labour. From juggling between teams to making budgets and negotiating vendors at once can seem chaotic. A good project management tool helps keep your work organized digitally, thus providing you with all the information you need to take care of at your fingertips.  Continue reading

11 Ways AI Is Revolutionizing Abstract Review Processes

11 Ways AI Is Revolutionizing Abstract Review Processes

Conference organizers, particularly in peak submission seasons, know the drill all too well. Organizing entities and the overwhelming employees that work for them wake up every morning to dozens of abstract submissions flooding in as the deadline approaches. The rest of the day the team dreads all the more. Each of these abstracts needs personal attention and careful review as though they were a pupil in class. Reviewers then need to be assigned based on their expertise and every submission deserves fair evaluation.

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How to Set Abstract Submission Criteria for Conferences

How to Set Abstract Submission Criteria for Conferences

Abstract submission criteria have a funny way of deciding the fate of a conference long before the first reviewer logs in. In 2026, with more researchers submitting from more places than ever, those few lines of rules shape which ideas get seen, which voices get heard, and which conversations end up on the program. If the criteria are clear and well-designed, the entire process will feel grounded from the first submission to the last session.

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KPIs to Monitor the Efficacy of Abstract Management Process

KPIs to Monitor the Efficacy of Abstract Management Process

Managing conference abstracts feels like conducting an orchestra. You are coordinating reviewers and tracking submissions while you maintain quality standards and keep everyone informed on a tight timeline. However, you might wonder how to determine if your process actually works.

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12 Biggest Academic Events Happening in 2026

12 Biggest Academic Events Happening in 2026

The academic world in 2026 is not slowing down, and yes, this can be both very exciting and a bit frightening. New research and technology keep emerging, while hundreds of conferences fight for attention at the same time. So if you have ever stared at a calendar full of events, wondering which ones actually matter, you are not alone.

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A Complete Guide to Double-Blind Review for Academic Events

A Complete Guide to Double-Blind Review for Academic Events

The double-blind review is a process that is used in academic conferences. In this style of review process, the identities of the author and the reviewer are hidden. If the author’s identity is not visible to the reviewer, it helps to prevent the reviewer from creating any partiality or bias.

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Essential Features in Peer Review Systems To Watch Out For

The peer review process is the backbone of academic conferences for crucial discernment of submitted abstracts and digital content. They ensure that only reliable, robust, useful research gets delivered to the scientific community. A well-designed peer review system is crucial for balancing and streamlining the entire process. It offers fairness, efficiency, and better results without compromising on quality.

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10 Challenges in Manual Abstract Review and Their Solutions

10 Challenges in Manual Abstract Review and Their Solutions

Several things have changed, done and undone itself in the academic event management space over the years. As a matter of fact, the industry itself has changed in some fundamental ways. Thanks to the advent of technology such as Artificial Intelligence(AI) and data analytics, which have since taken the world by storm. However, even through the changes, abstracts are perhaps one of the few elements that have stood the test of time and remain relevant still. Continue reading

How to Use Virtual Reality for Your Academic Conference

How to Use Virtual Reality for Your Academic Conference

Virtual Reality(VR) has been showing up more and more in academic events, and not in some far-off sci-fi way either. In 2026, virtual reality is already being used by organizers to host poster sessions, showcase research, and hold meetings that feel more like real spaces than flat video calls.

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Most Common Academic Conference Challenges and Their Solutions

An academic conference is an important part of any university and educational institution. They offer numerous opportunities to connect with other scholars, students, mentors, and fellow researchers. They help to develop one’s skill set that is useful in one’s professional career.

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How to Choose Reviewers for a Scientific Event

How to Choose Reviewers for a Scientific Event

A scientific event in 2026 will either stand tall or fall short on the basis of a number of different factors. However, of utmost importance and central to the very ethos of science and research itself is the abstract review process. When one organizes a scientific event, the reviewers you select become an inextricable part of your academic standards.

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AMS Audit Checklist for Your Next Conference Cycle

AMS Audit Checklist for Your Next Conference Cycle

Let’s face it! Running an AMS audit is usually a little stressful.

Each time an event occurs, there is that moment of hope that everything will go well. We assume the abstract management system (AMS) was updated correctly, although none of us knows for sure. 

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