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

Payment Challenges for International Events and Their Solutions

Payment Challenges for International Events and Their Solutions

Entering new horizons as an event organizer can bring exciting new possibilities. You’re finally landing those big international conferences, signing contracts with overseas speakers and coordinating some high-profile multinational corporate gatherings. You’re scaling up the ladder and things seem to be progressing just fine. However, for nearly every cross-border event that you take on, comes with it a persistent headache: international payment processing.

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9 Event Management Software For Budget-Conscious Organizers

9 Event Management Software For Budget-Conscious Organizers

Have you ever planned an event and thought there has to be a better way to do this?

Planning events in this day and age has become a marathon of registrations, ticketing, emails, scheduling, and promotions. However, with the right event management platform, you can take much of that pressure off and help turn what once was a marathon into more of a sprint.

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11 Pre-Event Communication Tactics for Higher Attendance

11 Pre-Event Communication Tactics for Higher Attendance

As an event professional, you may have planned roughly dozens of events spread through the years. But you know that the struggle to achieve ‘good enough’ attendance rates always stays raw and real. The truth is simple: great events don’t market themselves.

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Virtual Poster Sessions Dos and Don’ts for Event Organizers

Virtual Poster Sessions Dos and Don’ts for Event Organizers

Have you ever watched a virtual poster session open and immediately felt unsure whether anyone would actually explore it? More often than not, that moment is about how the session was set up rather than the interest in the content of your session. Virtual poster sessions are designed to facilitate dialogue, discovery, and connections; however, for many of us, they feel like a waste of time and easily skipped. 

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11 Event Platforms Designed for Research and Education Communities

11 Event Platforms Designed for Research and Education Communities

Organizing an event is more than just proper planning and using the right platform. It requires intensive research and a sharp knowledge of certain needs that are the key to success. Thrilling times are ahead for scientific education-based conferences! With highly efficient peer review processes in place, only qualitative scientific findings will be presented. It is going to be a platform that imagines innovative findings through a scientific assessment process. Not to mention that we are going to make it easier for you. Continue reading

Securing Grants for Organizing Academic Conferences

Securing Grants for Organizing Academic Conferences
Securing Grants for Organizing Academic Conferences

Researchers are often looking to share their knowledge, excel in their research, stay updated with the latest developments, and find novel ideas at academic conferences. They open doors to learning and building useful connections. But the cost linked with hosting academic conferences requires securing grants. These grants are useful for attendees, presenters, or organizers to cover costs such as travel, tickets, speaker fees, accommodation costs, venue expenses, marketing, promotion, materials, and more.

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UX Features That Make or Break Abstract Submission Rates

UX Features That Make or Break Abstract Submission Rates

Conference organizers today watch submission numbers the way investors track the prices of their shares in the stock market. Similarly, when abstract submission numbers drop by double digits, panic sets in for conference planners. On the other hand, when they do climb, there is perhaps no better feeling in the world.

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7 Interactive Session Formats for Modern Conferences

7 Interactive Session Formats for Modern Conferences

Recall how you spent your time in university? You go to class. You sit there and listen to professors talk for an hour and scribble down as many notes as possible. And then you leave without knowing whether you learned anything from that class. 

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10 Event Tools with Peer Review Systems Worth Exploring

10 Event Tools with Peer Review Systems Worth Exploring

Academic events depend not only on proper organization but also on a good number of attendees and a proper assessment of the submissions made. In the context of hosting a research conference, a university symposium, or an international meeting of academics, the success of such events relies on having the proper platform, which forms the foundation for their success. Continue reading