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Poster sessions play an essential role in academic conferences. They offer the best dynamic alternative for traditional panel presentations. They are also the most considered platform for research scholars to interact, share ideas, and network in a relaxed environment. If you are someone who is interested in organizing a poster session, then you must thoroughly plan it across various aspects, which include space, timing, technology, and most importantly, participant engagement.
Academic events are considered a great success when participants are well-informed, engaged, and connected. Nowadays, organisers often rely on mobile apps to guide participants through events. These apps help attendees plan their time and facilitate communication during the event. Participants require the application to be quick, simple, and to meet their needs. If you happen to create a mobile app for an academic event, then it is necessary for you to put user experience first. Continue reading
Academic conferences attract several participants, research scholars, and keynote speakers from various time zones, institutions, backgrounds, and organizations. In the current era, many things are done on phones; they have become an important way to get details about any topic. If you want your academic event website to shine and gain more visibility, then you should start focusing on developing a mobile-friendly website. Continue reading
It is common for academic event planning to appear as if one is trying to balance it on a tight rope. On the one hand, there is a desire to present a stimulating event to students, faculty, and outsiders, but on the other hand, it is necessary to keep the budget under control. The truth is that an educational event can be a great success without having to spend a lot. What it really needs is thorough planning, wise use of resources, and suitable tools. Continue reading
Academic event management systems are everywhere. Universities are racing to adopt them, administrators are allocating budgets and vendors are proclaiming the dawn of a new era where software handles everything from submissions to post-event analytics.
Creating a good Call for Papers (CFP) for your academic conference can have a huge impact. They act as the backbone that makes or breaks your academic event. The CFP is a powerful invitation. They are not just an announcement. They are a doorway to the academic conference. A well-written CFP is your conference’s first impression. As the old saying goes, first impressions matter the most. It sets the tone, attracts the right speakers for your academic conference, and boosts the overall engagement rates.
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 is a mirror of the professionalism of the event-hosting team. Continue reading
Thanksgiving is just around the corner in several countries around the world, particularly regions like America, Canada and even some parts of Australia. All organizations and entities, corporate, educational and even governmental entities, are gearing up for what is the best time of the year. And non-profit university organizations, too, are jumping on the bandwagon.
The true value of conferences and research events lies in effective networking. Engaging with peers and industry leaders can unlock invaluable opportunities and foster collaborations that drive innovation and growth. Researchers might have come for the science, but they stay back for the conversations, live polls, and Q&A sessions. The right platform can transform these events into a high-value connection that benefits your organization in the long run.
Planning an academic conference isn’t just picking a date and locking down a venue. It’s a full-on adventure that needs sharp coordination, constant communication, and smooth execution from start to finish. If you use the proper academic conference tools, you will drastically cut down your working hours and reduce the chance of errors. These tools also make it easy to manage registrations, abstract reviews, scheduling, attendee engagement, and report generation. Continue reading
According to a survey by Umbrek, only about 40-70% of your audience are active attendees. The other half leave your event without ever speaking to the speakers they came to hear. This is the grim reality when event planners fail to encourage interaction between attendees and speakers in their events.
Running a successful and well-organized university conference is more than just booking a lecture hall and inviting speakers. The last ten years, to a large extent, the pandemic, have been the period of transformation for the university conferences that have become dynamic hybrid spaces now combining learning, networking, and digital access.
These are seven main lessons from the best university conferences worldwide, and under each of them, you can find the real-world examples and the practical takeaways that you can employ for your next event.