The OpenWater Blog

Feature Spotlight: Allow People to Make Edits on Their Own

There’s always going to be a situation where a user needs to edit their entry after submission. Chances are you’ve had to confront this issue at one point or another […]

Feature Spotlight: Native Bulk Downloader for Windows and Mac

Most awards programs require entrants to submit some sort of media with their entry whether it be a PDF, image, audio, or video file. At the end of the call […]

Feature Spotlight: Ranking Entry Judging

Countless organizations have submissions that are judged based on a rubric. Doing so makes sense because judges can look over the criteria being used and subsequently score entries one at […]

Feature Spotlight: Open/Close Categories

Organizations today, yours likely included, have a lot of categories in their awards programs. Doing so attracts a wider range of entrants, boosts organizational prestige, and grows your organization as […]

What We’re Reading: December 6

This week we’re reading… BizBash Podcast: What Events Really Cost Do you know how much of a difference spending makes in the quality of your event? How about how much you […]

Learning Series: The Art of the Call for Entry

You’re preparing to launch your awards program. While you’ve been successful in years prior, you know you need to continue attracting new entrants to increase your organization’s success and build […]

Innovative Use of the Platform: Streamline Event Registration With Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Annual Research Retreat

Event registration and awards or abstracts program organization rarely occur on the same platform. Unfortunately, this forces many organizations to request the same information from entrants or those who submit […]

Learning Series: Generating an Abstracts Book

Your entrants are submitting presentations and short summaries of the topics they want to present at a conference. This means you’ll have dozens or even hundreds of 100-200 word summaries […]

Feature Spotlight: Our Public Status Page – Subscribe to Updates and System Alerts

On October 21, 2016, there was a global Internet outage caused by a widespread cyberattack. During this time, one core piece of the Internet went down, causing “inclement weather” for […]

Feature Spotlight: How We’ve Combined Setup, Support, and Education using In-App Tutorials and Help

Learning to use a new platform comes with its challenges. Often, onboarding requires a conference call, filling out a checklist, completing tutorials, and then working on assignments that allow you […]