Powerful, Enterprise-Grade Event Management Software
Sell tickets & Collect registration fees online
Full-Service Abstract Management Software: Collect ➩ Assign ➩ Review ➩ Decide ➩ 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
According to studies, over 44,554 event managers are currently employed in the United States, with 63.8% of the workforce identifying as women and 36.2% as men, highlighting the scale and diversity of the profession. Event management continues to grow as a dynamic field that blends strategy, creativity, and execution to deliver impactful experiences.
Every great event starts with a clear budget, and picking the right template can seriously shape how smoothly your planning goes.
From simple sheets to more detailed workbooks, event budget templates help you keep track of spending, estimate revenue, and stay in control of your finances. In this Dryfta guide, you’ll learn how to build an event budget template and find six tools(paid and free) you can start using right away.
Picture this. You hustle for weeks deciding on your webinar content, making slides, and perfecting them, but on the day of the event, you end up saying, “can everyone hear me?” That is followed by five minutes of a technical glitch. Now, this is all too real. And this is the reason preparing a webinar checklist is necessary.
According to HubSpot’s analysis of over 40,000 landing pages, forms with three fields converted at just over 25%, while adding a fourth field caused conversions to drop to around 20%, showing how shorter event registration forms can directly improve attendance and revenue.
You have spent years building your company and turning your product into something people actually rely on. Now you want to take it a step further by bringing your users together, building a stronger community, and creating deeper connections through your first user conference. That decision makes sense, and it is a big move.
Event professionals in 2026 are hoping to organize events that not only pull in crowds but also keep them engaged throughout. Event managers are realizing that events and conferences wherein attendees conveniently zone out or never pay attention in the first place are only superficial. In a way, such events invalidate the larger efforts of everyone involved, including you, your team, your speakers and even your technical staff.
Event professionals from around the globe are acknowledging the fact that event management as they know it has begun to change substantially. The ways in which events were formerly conducted are also now evolving for the better. We’re experimenting with online events and how to make them on par with the offline experience. We’re also increasingly embracing the hybrid form of hosting academic events and conferences.
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
It is the season of gratitude. As we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, it is the right time to talk about the post-event thank you email. Many event organizers already know that your event isn’t truly over until you have thanked the attendees, speakers, sponsors and your team for their contributions. Sending a thank you message is your chance to have a lasting impression on people involved in your event.
Event badges are more than just a means to identify a name. They shape the first impression of your event, help build your brand, and give your attendees the freedom to move around. The badge of an event not only attracts the attention of people but also enhances the check-in process efficiently and allows people to get in touch with each other. A properly designed badge mirrors the professionalism of the event-hosting team. Continue reading
Picture this. You walked into a cafe and asked for a flat white with almond milk. After a few days of ordering your usual, you notice that every time you ask for this specific type of coffee, the barista messes it up. There goes your morning ritual! If the lack of personalization can ruin something as simple as a coffee drinking experience, imagine how detrimental it can be in the context of academic events. Thus, event organizers today spend considerable energy on event personalization to create an unforgettable attendee experience.
In the context of the academic and research ecosystem, the process of abstract review becomes the foundation of discourse in events. Abstract blind reviews come in many different types. These different forms of reviews serve different goals, and in certain situations, the level of transparency comes into play.