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Data at Your Conference: What You Should Collect

As you plan your conference and as your conference progresses, you’re going to encounter a lot of data. You should collect this data. But once you do, you’re going to need something to do with all of it.

This is where abstracts software reporting comes in.

After all, the only way you can measure how well your conference went this year is through the data you collect and comparing it to data from previous years. With this in mind, the data you actually collect becomes all the more important.

But before you generate any reports, it’s most important that you consider what information you want to gather and why. Below, we’ll discuss this and how abstracts software helps.

What Information You Should Collect

You could collect virtually any information from your conference. However, certain data is going to be more useful than other data and for that reason, it’s important to know what you consider most important for your organization.

Here are a few examples of data you should collect:

• Which speakers were the most favored;
• Which topics gained the most traction; and
• Which booths were most popular

Data like this provides a great baseline for your annual conference. Most importantly, it means you will never stagnate in your program. Instead, you’ll know what attendees prefer and how to continually tailor and improve your program to meet the discerning needs of your target audience.

Generating Reports

You’re going to have a lot of information at the end of your conference. But, what are you going to do with it all? Are you going to leave it in spreadsheets or binders to collect dust? If you do, you might as well not collect the information at all.

Abstracts software allows you to customize reports with the data to better understand trends and to observe data from a holistic perspective. This protects organizational prestige by guaranteeing you have the reports necessary to continue improving while making you more efficient with the massive amount of data you’re sure to collect.

Begin Collecting and Applying Data With Abstracts Software

Data collection can be tedious and time-consuming without proper technology. With abstracts software, it’s simple to observe, collect, and analyze what you can do year over year to improve your processes and your conference.

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