Introducing OpenWater Learning Pathways

How to become invaluable at your association with OpenWater's comphrenesive training and tools.

What would it take to build job security at your association?

How can you become the go to person for managing some of your association’s most critical programs like awards, scholarships, grants, certifications, fellowships or an annual call for papers?

Simply put, mastering OpenWater makes you the go to person when it comes to keeping your association’s programs in good standing. This is why we are introducing our most complete set of training materials and resources to date.

All of our training materials are available free of charge, and we offer a low cost sandbox license which includes weekly coaching sessions.

How to Get Started


Access our learning portal here, or enroll in our coaching and power user sandbox program here, or try OpenWater without a login at try.openwater.com

This is the best training we have ever put together


  • This is our 4th iteration of our training rebuilt from the ground up.
  • Like learning a language we have brought the concepts of OpenWater to you a few steps at a time.
  • With innovations in our platform you can now import fully built programs with sample data without getting bogged down.

We are giving away the farm


  • We are giving away all of our internal documents on how we do things efficiently to make your team more self sufficient.
  • We welcome you to invite your IT professionals to learn the system.
  • Test out unlimited workflows in our sandbox which you can then export to your production system.

Why Should Our Customers Enroll


  • Expand your organization’s ROI by having more of your team learn how to use OpenWater.
  • Test out ideas in the sandbox before bringing them into the main system.
  • Get access to our training team to get inspired for additional workflows to bring into the system.
  • Save $50,000+ in hard costs and avoided costs.

Why Should You Enroll if You’re Considering OpenWater


  • OpenWater is the standard tool for association workflows, have a hands on evaluation prior to making an organizational commitment.
  • Work done in the sandbox can be brought over into a production system down the road.
  • Take your team and know you are making the right decision.

Learn OpenWater Essentials


  • Build a Program from Scratch
  • Form Builder Essentials and Confirmations
  • Payment and Fee Collection
  • Judging / Review Module
  • Ranking Mode, Rules Engine (Eligibility Rules, Auto-Score)
  • Building a Public Website

Learn Advanced OpenWater Workflows


  • Abstracts Collection and Session Scheduling
  • Public Gallery with Vote
  • Lead Judge Module
  • Nominator / Nominee Workflows
  • Pay First Workflow

Learn OpenWater for Developers


  • All of our APIs with Sample Code
  • Handlebars Deep Dive
  • Webhooks
  • Build a Theme from Scratch
  • Custom SMTP Server
  • Audit Logs
  • Custom CNames
  • Integrations Hub

OpenWater for Live Events


  • OpenWater for Live Events Overview
  • Event Cloud with Integrated Zoom
  • Export to Zoom Events
  • Sync to Guidebook