Powerful, Enterprise-Grade Event Management Software
Sell tickets & Collect registration fees online
Full-Service Abstract Management Software: Collect âž© Assign âž© Review âž© Decide âž© Notify
Customizable forms to collect & review abstracts, symposia, proposals & grants
The Complete Event Schedule Builder to Create Virtual & Hybrid Sessions
Create Event Schedule with Slides, Group Chats, Survey forms & more
Engagement Tools to Host Virtual Conferences & Online Community Website
Engage attendees & Produce knowledge with online networking portal
Every conference starts with an idea, and the quality of that idea depends on the abstracts of the program. Abstract submissions determine the relevance and credibility of the event. Opting for an abstract management system is arguably one of the most important decisions you are ever asked to make.
Academic conferences remain the primary way researchers share their work and connect with colleagues who are asking similar questions. The energy in those rooms is real and researchers get inspired by conversations that reveal new directions for their work.
You plan an amazing event, only to watch it struggle because the registration flow is not pulling its weight. After putting in the work to shape the idea and plan every detail, seeing registration drop-offs can feel frustrating, especially when you know the event itself is solid.
The abstract is one of the most important factors in academic conferences. It is where the ideas take shape, reviewers decide what belongs in the program, and where the identity of the event begins to form. Long before badges are printed or sessions are scheduled, abstracts define the intellectual quality of a conference. Continue reading
The art of using abstract management systems is knowing what your audiences want. An even more complicated and yet entirely possible task is to determine how many attendees will show up for your event. Yes, the figure is approximate but not speculative. It helps you prepare for your event.
Event-goers are still hungry for adventure in 2026. People are increasingly interested in joining events that offer fresh experiences, travel opportunities, and social interactions. These university events are typically great for delivering an experience that attendees can discuss long after the event ends.
A successful conference requires coordination and clarity. Every detail of the conference, from the registration and ticketing to attendee communication, scheduling updates and analytics play an important role in the outcome. When organizers use separate tools as opposed to using one centralized conference management solution, they create hidden risks that can affect the teams, the conference and the attendee experience. Continue reading
If you are still guessing engagement patterns, you are planning your next event with missing information. That said, event attendance tracking provides you with a definitive answer on who attended, what content people were engaged with, and ultimately, where your attendees engage. This is the type of data that will allow you to improve your performance as opposed to simply doing things over again.
This month’s Dryfta updates focus on making virtual delivery simpler, attendee navigation faster, and admin controls tighter across matchmaking, submissions, and ticketing.
When I ask you to think of innovation in higher education, chances are, you are visualising large university classrooms and laboratories, and fairly so. These are the places where most present-day researchers and experienced professionals began their journey. This is where ideas sprout and innovation begins.
Academic events have now moved beyond the concept of printed agendas and static timetables. Organizers deal with complex event lifecycles with diverse session types, parallel tracks and virtual participants. At the heart of the successful events lies a feature that is transforming how event planners work and how attendees experience events. This is the interactive event schedule feature.
Abstract management is one of those tasks that appears simpler than it is in practice. The closer one gets to the field, the tougher the process seems. This may be true of perhaps a lot of fields. But abstract management is particularly prone to this kind of underestimation.