7 Lessons from Successful University Conferences

7 Key Lessons from Successful University Conferences Around the World

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.

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Top 7 Fundraising Approaches for Universities During Winter

 

Top 7 Fundraising Approaches for Universities During Winter

As university students prepare for their fall semester exams, there’s only one thing on their minds: the winter holidays! Most students make plans months ahead to make the most of their holidays. However, these students are also mindful of the generosity of spirit that comes with this holiday season. This is the reason many universities and colleges host fundraising events on their campuses before the holidays. Continue reading

Top 8 Academic Event Themes Trending This Fall Semester

Top 8 Academic Event Themes Trending This Fall Semester

Aside from the impromptu dorm room Halloween parties, fall semesters come with opportunities to organise and be involved in various academic events. Universities, research centres, and student organisations are not willing to let these opportunities pass without making the most of them. These academic events may range from large-scale international conferences to small departmental symposia. Continue reading

Top 17 Tech Trends Redefining Academic Conferences in 2025

Top 17 Tech Trends Redefining the Academic Conferences

The role of technology is to simplify life. This specifically applies to event coordinators planning and putting together academic conferences. You are required to be efficient in your work to perform the daily responsibilities. For this to happen, you must adapt to the latest technologies and find a quicker way of accomplishing the maximum number of tasks within a limited time.

The event organizers can become more efficient at planning, managing, and executing an academic event by using collaborative software and digital systems. Academic conferences are considered the driving force behind research, collaboration, and innovation. The technological advancement has transformed the academic events to a great extent, especially in terms of connectivity, intelligence, and interactive experiences.

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The Role of Technology in Modern Academic Conferences

Role of Technology in Modern Academic Conferences

Conferences have served as the foundation for academic exchange. This is where scholars, teachers, and practitioners come together to share discoveries, generate new ideas, and lay the groundwork for collaboration. Today, however, the landscape is dramatically different due to technology. Whether for planning and organisation or for audience engagement, conferences have now become fluid, connected, and data-driven experiences.
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The Reason We Stopped Our Free Plan

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Dryfta is an all-in-one event management platform for universities and non-profits. Until a few months ago, we had a free plan for event organizers to host events for up to 30 registrants. With access to all features. Without any time limitation on usage. It was a plain, simple free plan. Until we realized it wasnt. We were giving up too much for nothing.
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New organizations who signed up for Dryfta in March 2017

Dryfta welcomes new clients in the non-profits, universities and organizations segments this month, including: International Foster Care Organisation’s 2017 World Conference and Organ Preservation Alliance’s Organ Banking Summit 2017.

Alongside non-profits, we have signed up with the African Tax Administration Forum, South Africa, to host the 6th Country Correspondence Conference.

Organ Banking Summit is using Dryfta to register participants, accept abstract submissions, create program schedule, sell tickets, and design their beautiful conference website.

In Non-profits segment, we also signed up European Tissue Repair Society (ETRS) and Belgian Defence, Belgium, to host the ETRS 2017 Congress. They are using Dryfta to accept abstract submissions and conduct peer reviews, send email campaigns, sell tickets and build event website.

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