August 15 2025
Top 15 Academic-Friendly Hopin Alternatives
When academic conferences shifted to virtual formats during the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing became painfully clear: traditional academic conference p...
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July 02 2025
The 8 Best Abstract Management Software for 2025
What is an Abstract Management Software?
An abstract management software is an essential tool for academic, scientific and research-focused events. Ev...
June 20 2025
13 Bizzabo Alternatives That Make Sense for Research Conferences
A few years ago, Dr. Elena Foster was organizing her first international conference on computational neuroscience. She had the speakers lined up, the ...
June 10 2025
The 6 Best Peer Review Software for 2025
Choosing a good peer review software is an important part of planning a research conference. High quality review management tools help you select bett...
June 05 2025
Top vFairs Alternatives for Academic Event Organizers
Planning an academic event isn’t like organizing a typical trade show or corporate gathering. You need support for abstract management, peer reviews, ...
May 30 2025
Best Sched Alternatives for Academic Conferences in 2025
Are you involved in planning a conference, symposium or any event that targets academic, research or scientific communities ? If so, you realize that ...
May 23 2025
Whova Alternatives: Top Picks in 2025
If you’ve ever planned an event, you know the tools you use can greatly influence the experience, for both you and your attendees. While Whova has lon...
February 12 2025
Best conference management software: Top 20 for 2025
Are you a professor, researcher or event organizer who coordinates academic conferences and symposiums on a regular basis? Are you tired of manual pro...
April 06 2024
How to Spot a Fake Conference in 2024
Everything You Need to Know About Fake Conferences
Fake conferences, also known as predatory conferences, are a major problem facing academia. By oper...
January 17 2024
9 Great Examples of Conference Website Designs
Get Inspired: Build an Exceptional Conference Website
A conference website is not just a nice-to-have—it’s your event’s digital cornerstone, a dynamic...
November 23 2022
7 Steps to Finding the Right Research Collaborator
Conferences are a great way to meet potential collaborators.
You’ve likely heard that “two heads are better than one.” ...
October 19 2022
The 6 Types of Academic Events (and which one to pick)
Organizing an academic event is a significant investment of time and resources, both for attendees and event organizers. These events can take differe...
March 31 2022
What is a Poster Session? Definition, Guide & Examples
What is a Poster Session?
Poster sessions are an integral (and fun!) part of academic conferences or annual meetings, and an important opportunity for...
January 20 2022
The New Era of the Asynchronous Hybrid Events
The term “hybrid event” is on every event organizer’s lips these days.
This format, which consists of mixing virtual and in person participants, is of...
October 19 2021
7 Benefits of Virtual Poster Presentations
Let’s face it, in-person poster sessions are memorable: meeting people face to face, walking in a vibrant large physical space, glancing at posters, a...