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2022 Association Event Strategies for On-Demand Conferences
In this 15 minute on demand presentation Kunal Johar OpenWater’s CTO walks through what strategies associations are considering for their 2022 event formats. In the presentation Kunal discusses how to […]
Best Practices for Setting up a Virtual Conference Abstract Collection Workflow: Part 1
Planning a virtual conference can be challenging, but at its core, it’s not that different from organizing an in-person conference. Today, we’re talking about best practices for collecting your abstracts. […]
Ensuring Your Judging Practices are Fair and Equitable
One of the most challenging aspects of running an awards, scholarship, or abstracts selection process is to demonstrate that the judging is fair and unbiased. Applicants generally expect that they […]
Creating engagement between your virtual event attendees and exhibitors/sponsors
Sponsors and exhibitors can make or break an event. Their presence can give confidence to organizers, create value for attendees, and add a vital contribution to the bottom line. And […]
Utilizing Hybrid and Virtual Technology to Expand Your Event’s Reach
Virtual Events have existed before, but the growth since 2019 has been unprecedented. In 2020, The Bureau of Labor Statistics projected a growth in Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners at […]
Building a world class customer support team for SaaS
Work Gets Done, Customers are Happy. This is the ethos that our customer support department lives by at OpenWater. Sure, we have all sorts of metrics that we track, but […]
The Best Hybrid Event Management Software Portals for Your Organization
Hybrid event management software is taking the events industry by storm in 2021. Venues have opened their doors to vaccinated attendees. So, organizations are in search for the best hybrid […]
The Hybrid Event Managers You Need for Your Conference
In this article, we’ll discuss the need for hybrid event managers for your conference. Hiring a new hybrid conference manager is worth it for some, but others are better off […]
Hybrid Conference Examples for Your 2021 Event
This article is part of an effort to provide your organization with hybrid conference examples in order to take the mystery out of going hybrid. In 2020, organizations were faced […]
The Best Higher Education Event Management Software Features
Every day, we meet with institutions looking for higher education event software solutions. Often, they don’t know what features to look for. When they do know what to look for, […]