- Booking a venue
- Selecting speakers who will take the stage
- Sending invitation cards to delegates
- Booking and organizing all the resources, like printed banners, catering, promotional items, etc.
- Sending reminder emails to delegates
- Printing badges for the conference
- Proper managing of staff on the day
- Managing the overall budget of the conference
These may seem like basic steps, but they are nevertheless extremely complicated, and chances of making mistakes with these are also huge. In order to avoid such costly errors, event managers should consider using conference management software. Using such apps, event managers can manage and track various activities throughout the conference. Besides, the software can also help them plan the entire event properly. Here are some of the advantages that conference management apps can provide:
- Conference management apps can be of great help to attendees, allowing them to view the programme plan (date, time and place of the event), as well as get an idea about the conference. When they get all the information in advance, attendees can plan their itineraries in advance.
- Such apps can work wonders when it comes to informing people about any update made to the conference schedules and speaker line-ups. The personal profiles of the speakers can also be made available to people through the software.
- Often, these apps are integrated with Google Maps, in order to provide attendees with directions to the venue. This can help the attendees to find the shortest route to the venue, thereby saving a lot of time.
- These apps often support various types of mobile operating systems, such as Android, Blackberry, iOS (iPhone/iPad), and Windows Mobile.
Organizing a conference or business summit requires a lot of running around, and it can often get a little too difficult. Conference management software can come in handy here, making life easy for event managers. The software can make the entire process of managing an event smooth and hassle free. So, what are you waiting for? Rush and install one in your smart phone and plan your business meet easily.