Turning Passive Conference Attendees into Engaged Participants

 

Turning passive attendees into engaged participants

Getting attendees to engage during an event is not as simple as it sounds. It takes a humongous amount of effort to plan and organize an academic event that retains the attention of the attendees from start to end. This can be done through polls, questions and answers, live chat sessions, and more. The goal is to make participation less effortless and more rewarding. Continue reading

The Impact of Data on the Future of Academic Events

The Impact of Data on the Future of Academic Events

Academic events are significant for a variety of reasons. These gatherings provide an excellent way to share knowledge. They also offer valuable networking opportunities that promote collaboration and inspire research. By utilizing data insights, universities are changing traditional academic events into smarter and more connected experiences. This shift improves collaboration and helps researchers worldwide.

The growth of digital technologies and easier access to data is bringing in a new era of academic events. This change highlights the significance of data-driven insights for event management. The goal is to improve every part of the academic event cycle.

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The Future of Abstract Review Utilizing NLP & ML in Academia

Discover NLP and ML The Future of Abstract Review in Academia

The academic landscape has transformed immensely, and the peer-review process is no exception. Every year, there is an increase in the volume of abstract submissions to academic conferences and journals. Behind every review process lies an abstract, which functions as a first impression of the research. It also acts as a summary that helps the reviewers understand whether a paper requires further attention or not.

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8 Perks of Using Automation in Abstract Peer Review

8 Perks of Using Automation in Abstract Peer Review

If you’re managing abstract submissions for an academic conference, you know the peer review process can feel like herding cats. Reviewers miss deadlines, authors submit incomplete materials, and you’re stuck sending reminder emails at midnight. Manual peer review management creates bottlenecks that delay your entire conference timeline.

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Leveraging Email Automation for Better Conference Experience

communicate smarter with email automation for conferences

Effective communication is the driving force behind a successful academic conference. It can make or break your conference. Speaking of communication, academics often prefer emails to be their most preferred channel of communication. Thus, it’s hardly a surprise that email automation plays a defining role in the success of academic events.

Starting from registration confirmations to post-event follow-ups, every time properly scheduled emails keep attendees informed and engaged. However, manually managing thousands of emails is tedious and is bound to be error-prone. Continue reading

Why is CRM the Backbone of Hybrid & Virtual Conference Management?

Why is CRM the Backbone of Hybrid & Virtual Conference Management?

Customer Relationship Management (CRM), three words that have taken the event management industry by storm. The shift toward hybrid and virtual conferences in only a few years has been a fascinating development to watch. Despite CRM systems existing in various forms,  they’ve always been fairly misunderstood as far as event management is concerned.

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A Simple Guide to Building Your Academic Conference Website

 

A Simple Guide to Building Your Academic Conference Website

An academic conference is not simply an event involving a hotel, speakers, and participants; it lives online before, during, and after the event. A sophisticated conference website is no longer a “nice to have” feature. An essential aspect of your infrastructure is providing credibility, communication, marketing, logistics, and long-term community building. Continue reading

Streamlining Abstract Reviews Through AI Automation

 

efficient ways AI is transforming abstract review

Pulling together successful academic conferences can be a hassle in itself. Previously, organizers used to collect abstracts manually, assign reviewers, and send emails. Now, artificial intelligence (AI) has brough a paradigm shift in the abstact submission and review process.

AI automates repetitive tasks, helps match reviewers to submissions, and ensures high accuracy in the review process. Continue reading

How an Event CRM Transforms Academic Conference Management 

 

How an Event CRM Transforms Academic Conference Management

Organising an academic program is often a juggling act. There are abstract submissions to manage, reviewers to solicit, participants to register, and schedules to keep. When you consider managing payments, possible hybrid formats, and the need for real-time communications, even the most seasoned organizer can feel overwhelmed. This is when an Event CRM proves useful. 

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How Hybrid Conferences Thrive with Smart Scheduling

Smart Schedules - The Heartbeat of Hybrid Conferences

The future of the events is clearly hybrid. It is a space where physical and digital experiences merge on a global scale. Hybrid conferences help manage sessions, virtual and on-site attendees, syncing speakers across the globe, all through one single unified system.

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Decoding Academic Event Registration for Attendees

How to Simplify Academic Event Registration and Ticketing

All year round, the brightest minds from across the globe come together for the sake of academia. Scientific inquiry brings together researchers, students, faculty members, and industry professionals to share knowledge and progress in their fields. Even when organizing a small departmental symposium or a large international conference, registration and ticketing can quickly become overwhelming.

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The Role of an Event Platform for Academic Conferences

Event Platform for Academic Conferences

Universities and Research Institutions are considered the ocean of knowledge and innovation. It’s where learners gather to enhance their skills and boost their learning journey. These educational institutions also organize academic conferences, workshops, webinars, seminars, cultural festivals, and other events.

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