--- title: 'Changelog: product updates & release notes - Fourwaves' description: 'See what''s new in Fourwaves. Release notes covering new features, improvements, and fixes to our event management platform for scientific and academic events.' url: https://fourwaves.com/changelog/ lang: 'en-US' --- # Changelog The Fourwaves changelog lists every release to our event management platform for scientific and academic conferences: new features, improvements, and bug fixes across registration, abstract management, peer review, conference programs, and virtual poster sessions. Entries are posted as releases ship. ## 2026 ### August 20, 2026 - Virtual PlatformImprovement Participants now enter a conversation with their microphone already muted. - Virtual PlatformBugfix Fixed a stale speaking indicator carrying over from a previous call after rejoining. - PlatformBugfix Text that looks like an HTML tag, such as ``, is no longer deleted when saving rich text content. ### August 19, 2026 - Event DashboardBugfix Fixed the link editor showing the previously selected link when clicking a different link in a text block. ### August 18, 2026 - PlatformFeature Visitors can now create a Fourwaves account from the sign-in page. ### August 17, 2026 - Form BuilderImprovement Fields, sections and choices that are used elsewhere in the event can no longer be deleted, with a warning listing what is referencing them. - Form BuilderImprovement Organizers can now open a field to see everywhere it is used across conditional logic, confirmation emails, badges, certificates and coupon codes. - EmailsBugfix Fixed variables placed side by side stretching the editor instead of wrapping to the next line. ### August 13, 2026 - PaymentsFeature Fourwaves now has Authorize.net support for payment processing. ### August 12, 2026 - Organization DashboardImprovement The Free plan is now shown as a card in the upgrade checkout, making it clear what is included at no cost. ### August 11, 2026 - SubmissionsImprovement The Tracks field can now be used as a variable in confirmation emails. ### August 10, 2026 - AnnouncementsFeature Organizers on the Pro plan can now send announcements to attendees, immediately or scheduled, and choose how long each one stays visible. - AnnouncementsFeature Attendees now receive announcements on the event website and in the virtual platform, with a pop-up notification and a panel listing everything that has been sent. - Mobile AppImprovement A refreshed, more polished look throughout the app. - Mobile AppImprovement Presentation upvotes now show the total count and update instantly when you tap. - PresentationsBugfix Fixed unanswered questions appearing in a presentation’s additional details. - PresentationsBugfix Additional details on a presentation now follow the order of the submission form instead of listing multiple-choice answers first. - Event DashboardBugfix Fixed the Website section showing up in the event navigation for program chairs. ### August 6, 2026 - Event WebsiteImprovement Attendees now see a sidebar panel listing their existing entries when filling out registration and submission forms, making it easier to track what they’ve already submitted. ### August 5, 2026 - TransactionsImprovement Organization admins can now also filter transactions by payment gateway. - Event DashboardBugfix A bug in the poster tag export of more than 500 records has been fixed. ### August 4, 2026 - TransactionsImprovement Organization admins can now filter transactions by organization, which means that transactions coming in through shared payment gateways can be narrowed down. ### July 30, 2026 - Form BuilderBugfix Fixed an error when adding the Tracks field back to a submission form after it had been removed. - Event DashboardBugfix Fixed cloning an event carrying over payment settings that should not have been copied. ### July 29, 2026 - Mobile AppImprovement Presentations listed in a session can now be added to your agenda directly from the list. - Mobile AppImprovement Pages now scroll with a natural bounce throughout the app. - Mobile AppImprovement Cards now show a pressed state when tapped. - Mobile AppBugfix Opening a session, presentation or participant that has since been deleted now returns you to the event home instead of an empty page. ### July 28, 2026 - Event DashboardImprovement Details pages now use consistent back links, icons and headings. - Event DashboardBugfix Going back from a details page now returns to the list with your filters, sorting and page intact. ### July 27, 2026 - Mobile AppImprovement The event home now shows a “Live and upcoming” section listing the sessions that are live and the ones coming next, each labelled with its day. - Mobile AppImprovement The session shown on a presentation page can now be tapped to open that session. - Mobile AppImprovement Joining a virtual session now works the same way as on the event website. - Mobile AppImprovement Your agenda, bookmarks and upvotes now refresh when you return to the app. - Mobile AppImprovement Page transitions have been smoothed out. ### July 22, 2026 - Event DashboardImprovement The side menu has been reordered, with Registration now before Submission and Program before Payment. - PlatformImprovement The cookie banner is now more compact, with its buttons on a single row. - Live AppImprovement The splash screen has been removed, so the app displays as soon as the event loads. ### July 16, 2026 - CertificatesImprovement Missing data is now flagged as a warning instead of a blocking error, so certificates can still be generated and sent. ### July 14, 2026 - Name BadgesImprovement Missing variables are now flagged as warnings instead of blocking errors, with clearer indicators in the participant list. ### July 10, 2026 - Mobile AppFeature The Fourwaves mobile app has been released as a preview soft launch. ### July 9, 2026 - PlatformImprovement Pages are now served compressed, making the dashboard and event websites load faster. ### July 8, 2026 - PlatformFeature Direct messaging is now available from the event website, user dashboard and event dashboard. ### July 7, 2026 - PresentationsBugfix Fixed the session list not appearing on the presentation page for events that have no rooms. ### July 6, 2026 - Virtual PlatformImprovement Large live sessions now stay responsive during bursts of participants joining and leaving. - RegistrationImprovement Event pages with limited-quantity options now load and submit faster. - Event DashboardImprovement The participant and submission lists now load faster on large events. ### July 3, 2026 - Virtual PlatformBugfix Fixed the emoji reaction picker being cut off on narrow screens when reacting to a direct message. ### July 2, 2026 - SubmissionsImprovement Conflict detection in the submissions dashboard is now dramatically faster on large events. - Virtual PlatformImprovement Direct messaging has been redesigned with a cleaner, more consistent look. - PaymentsBugfix Fixed an error that could occur when processing PayPal payments with pending captures, such as cross-border payments awaiting acceptance. ### July 1, 2026 - PaymentsBugfix Fixed an issue where completing a payment could fail for registrations with a very large number of paid items. ### June 25, 2026 - PlatformMaintenance The application code and servers have been updated to the latest version. ### June 24, 2026 - PlatformImprovement Our team has commissioned an external security audit. We are pleased to release a number of enhancements to improve the safety of our users. ### June 19, 2026 - Virtual PlatformImprovement The pre-call check now warns participants when their network is blocking video calls. - Virtual PlatformImprovement Live video calls now show a “Reconnecting” banner when the connection drops. - Virtual PlatformMaintenance Live video conferencing infrastructure migrated to a new provider for improved reliability. ### June 15, 2026 - TransactionsImprovement Organization-wide transaction search now returns results almost instantly. ### June 12, 2026 - SubmissionsBugfix Fixed submission authors being deleted when editing a submission while the Authors field was hidden. ### June 11, 2026 - PlatformImprovement Minor wording and capitalization fixes across the platform. ### June 9, 2026 - PlatformImprovement Overlay elements are now announced by screen readers. ### June 8, 2026 - PresentationsImprovement The slides viewer can now handle files of up to 100 MB. ### June 5, 2026 - PlatformImprovement Border colors have been updated for better contrast. - Event DashboardImprovement Event logos are now available on all plans. - Event DashboardBugfix Fixed cloning of large events failing after 30 seconds. ### June 1, 2026 - PlatformImprovement Online user status indicators have been added back to the virtual platform. ### May 28, 2026 - PlatformImprovement Passwords now require 12 characters. - Virtual PlatformMaintenance Performance improvements have been implemented. ### May 25, 2026 - Event DashboardFeature Organizers can now customize the branding of their event emails. - PaymentsFeature Organizations can now delegate a payment gateway to another organization. - Page BuilderImprovement A success toast now confirms when page content has been saved. ### May 14, 2026 - Event DashboardImprovement The Event Assistant has been upgraded. It is now more useful than ever. ### May 13, 2026 - Event DashboardImprovement The sidebar navigation has been reorganized. - Page BuilderFeature The new website builder shell makes it easier for users to manage website content. - Page BuilderImprovement A new side panel makes it easier to manage pages and control their visibility. - ScheduleImprovement The schedule editor has moved to a dedicated “Program” section. - Event DashboardImprovement The website builder experience has been revamped. - ScheduleImprovement Date carousels in the schedule and agenda have been revamped. - ScheduleImprovement Updating sessions with multiple presentations is now significantly faster. ### May 12, 2026 - PaymentsImprovement PayPal payment gateways now support 13 currencies. - PaymentsImprovement The organization-level transactions export now includes a second sheet with payment gateway request form data so finance can reconcile transactions. ### April 24, 2026 - RegistrationsImprovement Name badges now display the short label of field choices. - EmailsImprovement Email communications now display the short label of field choices. - CertificatesImprovement Certificates now display the short label of field choices. - EmailsImprovement A clearer message is displayed when a recipient has been suppressed due to repeated email bounces. ### April 23, 2026 - PaymentsImprovement When setting up a payment gateway for an event, administrators must now complete the request form. - PaymentsImprovement The transaction data table in the Organization dashboard now includes a new column labelled “Organization”. ### April 21, 2026 - PlatformImprovement The country field is now labeled “Country / Region”. ### April 20, 2026 - ScheduleImprovement Session descriptions can now contain up to 6,500 characters. ### April 17, 2026 - PaymentsBugfix Refund confirmation emails are now sent in the user’s stored language. - InvoicesBugfix Fixed a blank trailing page that appeared on some printed invoice PDFs. ### April 16, 2026 - PlatformImprovement Improved the keyboard navigation experience. ### April 15, 2026 - PlatformImprovement Multiple sessions on the same account can now remain signed in independently. ### April 9, 2026 - PaymentsImprovement Refunds can now be applied to an item rather than proportionally across the entire transaction. ### April 1, 2026 - ScheduleImprovement Session titles now support up to 250 characters. - RegistrationsBugfix Invoice PDFs are now generated in the correct language for all users. ### March 31, 2026 - RegistrationsFeature Organizers can now design, preview, and print professional name badges with custom layouts, logos and QR codes. - ScheduleImprovement The schedule and agenda views now share a unified layout with time dividers. ### March 30, 2026 - PlatformImprovement The authentication process has been improved to make it even more secure. ### March 27, 2026 - ScheduleImprovement For a clearer browsing experience, the schedule page now defaults to list view. ### March 26, 2026 - ScheduleFeature Users can now build a personal agenda by adding sessions and presentations. ### March 25, 2026 - PaymentsImprovement Refund receipts now display negative tax amounts. ### March 16, 2026 - PaymentsImprovement Organizers can now apply a 5% VAT tax rule to registration fees. ### March 10, 2026 - PlatformFeature New public API endpoint for listing event submissions. - PlatformFeature New public API endpoint for listing event sessions. ### March 6, 2026 - ScheduleImprovement The session details panel no longer blocks interaction with the schedule grid while open. - Event AssistantImprovement Improved AI prompts for the sanity check to reduce false positives. ### March 4, 2026 - PaymentsImprovement Users now receive a clearer error message when their card type is not accepted by Worldline. - Form BuilderImprovement Track field options are now ordered in the same way as in the track data table. - SubmissionsImprovement Track field options now appear in the same order as the tracks list. ### March 3, 2026 - PaymentsImprovement The coupon code eligible items selector now uses a combobox for easier selection. ### March 2, 2026 - ScheduleImprovement Users can now preview session details and presentations in a side panel without leaving the page. - PlatformImprovement English text now uses sentence case for improved readability. - PlatformMaintenance Application code has been updated to the latest version. ### February 24, 2026 - ScheduleImprovement Attendees can now filter sessions by room on the schedule page. - PaymentsImprovement The “Gateway Code” label has been renamed to “Sharing Code” for clarity. - SubmissionsImprovement Revamped author affiliation management in the submission flow. ### February 23, 2026 - PaymentsImprovement Coupon codes can now be configured to apply only to specific options. - PlatformFeature New public API endpoints for retrieving form fields and form field options. ### February 18, 2026 - PaymentsImprovement The transaction fee terminology has been replaced with service fee for clarity. - PaymentsImprovement Payment instructions are now mandatory when invoicing is enabled. ### February 17, 2026 - PlatformFeature New public API endpoints are now available for retrieving registrations, forms and form sections. - PresentationsBugfix Fixed an issue where PowerPoint files were not loading correctly. ### February 12, 2026 - PresentationsImprovement The poster viewer is now more accessible to screen readers. - CertificatesImprovement It is now easier to configure the size of the logos. ### February 10, 2026 - Event AssistantImprovement The quality of the results from scans has improved. ### February 6, 2026 - CertificatesBugfix Fixed certificates incorrectly showing “unsaved changes” warning when closing. ### February 3, 2026 - ScheduleImprovement The session details page has been revamped. - ScheduleImprovement The session list has been revamped. ### January 30, 2026 - PresentationsImprovement The comments section has been revamped. ### January 29, 2026 - ParticipantsImprovement The participant list has been revamped. ### January 28, 2026 - PresentationsFeature Users can export individual session presentation data as calendar events in the following formats: .ics files, Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook/Microsoft 365. - PresentationsImprovement The presentation scheduling details have been revamped. - PaymentsImprovement The coupon code field will be hidden if no codes have been configured. ### January 26, 2026 - Page BuilderImprovement The “Show button” toggle has been moved to the toolbar for easier access. - PlatformImprovement Improved filter interface on presentations and participants pages. - TranslationsImprovement Standardized French terminology - “certificats” → “attestations”. ### January 21, 2026 - Payment GatewaysFeature Fourwaves now has Worldline (Bambora) support for payment processing. ### January 20, 2026 - Event DashboardImprovement The Event Assistant has been upgraded. It is now more useful than ever. - PlatformBugfix SSO detection on the login page is more reliable. ### January 14, 2026 - PlatformFeature SAML2 is now a supported authentication protocol. - PlatformImprovement Added support for Shibboleth SSO claims. ### January 9, 2026 - PaymentsImprovement Stripe must now be connected through the Organization Dashboard. - PaymentsImprovement Organizers can select a default currency when connecting a payment gateway. ### January 7, 2026 - PlatformImprovement Multiple accessibility improvements have been made, most notably to the forms. ### January 6, 2026 - PlatformImprovement Our email provider has been changed to align with data residency requirements. ## 2025 ### December 30, 2025 - Event DashboardImprovement “Profit” renamed to “Revenue” in transaction reports and dashboards. - PlatformImprovement Multiple accessibility improvements have been made. ### December 29, 2025 - PresentationsImprovement The presentation page have been revamped. - PlatformMaintenance Application code, caches and databases updated to latest version. ### December 19, 2025 - SubmissionsImprovement The search by author names is now faster and case insensitive. ### December 17, 2025 - PlatformImprovement The rules protecting assets submitted by participants (posters, figures, file uploads, etc.) have been tightened. - ScheduleImprovement Implements a modal-based access control system for livestream session buttons. - SubmissionsImprovement The presentation list visuals have been slightly updated. ### December 16, 2025 - ScheduleFeature Users can export session data as calendar events in the following formats: .ics files, Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook/Microsoft 365. - User DashboardImprovement The Submissions tab is now the default view. - SubmissionsImprovement Multiple updates were made to simplify the editing process for submitters. - SubmissionsImprovement Added a sessions column to the data table. - SubmissionsImprovement Added a column showing the number of assigned reviews per submission. - SubmissionsImprovement Slides, posters, videos and figure data can be hidden. - RegistrationImprovement Multiple updates were made to simplify the editing process for participants. - EmailsImprovement Added an “Access your account” button to help users easily return to their account. - EmailsImprovement Added a “Manage your Registration/Submission” block to emails for easier form access. - EmailsImprovement Added a new “Presentation time” variable for use in email templates. - EmailsImprovement Renamed the user profile email variable for improved clarity. - Event DashboardImprovement The Event Overview has been revamped for better usability. - Event DashboardImprovement The Event Assistant will automatically run a scan when an event is published. - Event DashboardImprovement Added an accessibility notice for primary color contrast compliance. - Page BuilderImprovement Added a toggle to control image size in gallery blocks. - Form BuilderImprovement Added a yellow notice when form sections are empty to prevent confusion. - PlatformImprovement Optimizations were made so that images load more quickly. - Event WebsitesImprovement Optimisations were made to improve the indexing of content by search engines and LLMs. ### December 15, 2025 - PlatformImprovement We have completed a major under-the-hood migration introducing enhanced performance and a more secure experience. ### December 3, 2025 - CertificatesFeature Certificates are now generally available. [Read more](https://roadmap.fourwaves.com/c/31-certificates). - CertificatesImprovement Visual feedback is provided for validation in the preview. ### December 2, 2025 - ReviewsImprovement Organizers can pair reviewers to submissions by tracks. ### November 26, 2025 - ReviewsImprovement Organizers now receive clear warnings when reviewer assignments are blocked or incomplete. - ReviewsImprovement Organizers can now limit the maximum number of reviews assigned to each reviewer. - CertificatesImprovement Organizers can email certificates to users. - Event DashboardImprovement Variables in the text editor can no longer be broken by style or typos. ### November 21, 2025 - CertificatesImprovement Automatically trim whitespace from logos to improve visual presentation. - CertificatesImprovement Prevent data loss when closing the modal with unsaved changes. ### November 20, 2025 - CertificatesImprovement Organizers can preview certificates before they are generated. - CertificatesImprovement Templates are copied and adapted when an event is cloned. - SubmissionsImprovement The author index submission numbers in the abstract booklet are now sorted. - PlatformImprovement Optimizations make the platform load even faster on subsequent visits. ### November 14, 2025 - CertificatesImprovement Templates are validated against user data to identify issues before generation. ### November 11, 2025 - Event DashboardFeature Organizers can configure tracks. - Event DashboardFeature Organizers can assign tracks to track chairs. - Event DashboardFeature Organizers can assign tracks to sessions. - Event DashboardFeature Organizers can assign tracks to reviewers. - Event DashboardFeature Organizers can add a ‘Tracks’ field to the submission form. - Event DashboardFeature Certificates are now in beta. ### November 7, 2025 - Event DashboardImprovement The Reviewing Committee table displays the number of reviews completed by each reviewer. - Event DashboardImprovement The Reviewing Committee table displays a new “No assignments” status. ### November 4, 2025 - Event DashboardImprovement The Reviewing Committee page has been revamped. It shows the number of assigned reviews for each reviewer as well as their reviewing status. ### October 29, 2025 - Reviewer DashboardImprovement The table shows the number of assigned / completed reviews. ### October 21, 2025 - ReviewsImprovement The text in the ‘Assign Reviewers’ modal has been clarified. ### October 16, 2025 - Event DashboardImprovement The “Committee” page has been given a new look and new features. ### October 8, 2025 - Page BuilderImprovement The “Manage Pages” modal has been revamped. - Organizer DashboardImprovement The “Users” page has been given a new look and new features. - PaymentsImprovement Transaction references (_ID - Payment_) will match exported files from PayPal. ### October 7, 2025 - Event DashboardImprovement The AI-generated event website is now more beautiful than ever. - Form BuilderImprovement Added configuration options for the 15% HST in Canada tax rule. ### October 6, 2025 - Organization DashboardImprovement ‘File upload’ fields can be added to the payment gateway connection request form. - Fourwaves AssistantImprovement The tool is now out of beta. ### October 2, 2025 - PaymentsImprovement Organizers can pass Fourwaves fees to participants. ### September 29, 2025 - PlatformImprovement We have completed a major under-the-hood migration introducing enhanced performance and a smoother experience to the User Dashboard, Organizer Dashboard and Event Dashboard. - Event WebsiteImprovement Page headers have been revamped. - Event WebsiteImprovement The breadcrumb on the submission and registration forms have been revamped. - Event WebsiteImprovement Multiple accessibility improvements have been made. ### September 19, 2025 - PlatformImprovement Our team has commissioned a cloud software partner to scan our production workloads in real time on an ongoing basis. We are pleased to be able to improve the safety of our users. ### September 10, 2025 - Page BuilderFeature Navigation and header are included in the preview. - Page BuilderFeature New header layouts have been added. - Event WebsiteImprovement Navigation has been revamped to improve the user experience. - Event WebsiteImprovement Footer has been revamped to improve the user experience. - Event DashboardMaintenance Dark mode configuration has been removed. - Event DashboardMaintenance Banner configuration has been removed. ### September 2, 2025 - Form BuilderImprovement Special 25% VAT tax rules with Danemark-specific logic have been added. ### August 25, 2025 - ScheduleImprovement Tracks have been converted to tags which do not have colors. - ScheduleImprovement Filters have been streamlined to behave like those on the other pages. ### August 13, 2025 - ReviewsImprovement ‘Reviewer Dashboard link’ variable added to the Send Email modal. ### August 7, 2025 - RegistrationsImprovement Organizers can edit checkbox form data in bulk. - SubmissionsImprovement Organizers can edit checkbox form data in bulk. ### August 6, 2025 - Page BuilderImprovement A new banner content block has been added. ### July 29, 2025 - Page BuilderImprovement A new multi-column content block has been added. ### July 24, 2025 - Page BuilderImprovement A new video block has been added. ### July 15, 2025 - Event DashboardImprovement Organisers can select which columns are visible in the data tables. - Page BuilderImprovement Network latencies have little effect on functionalities. ### July 14, 2025 - Page BuilderImprovement A new multi-row content block has been added. - Page BuilderImprovement Image loading has been optimized. ### July 11, 2025 - Form BuilderImprovement Added configuration options for the 14% HST tax rule. - PlatformImprovement The tax rate for Nova Scotia has been updated to 14%. ### June 26, 2025 - Form BuilderImprovement When a new choice is created, the short label is automatically populated. - Event DashboardImprovement The Clone Event modal no longer asks for an organization. ### June 25, 2025 - RegistrationImprovement European VAT numbers are validated in real time against the VIES database. - PaymentsImprovement Organizers can select the currency during the TouchNet gateway configuration. - Form BuilderImprovement Special 21% VAT tax rules with Spain-specific logic have been added. ### June 18, 2025 - SubmissionsImprovement Figures can be exported as part of the abstract booklet. [Read here](https://roadmap.fourwaves.com/c/42-export-figures-in-abstract-booklet). - SubmissionsImprovement The content of the abstract booklet is more compact. ### June 17, 2025 - Event DashboardFeature Introducing the AI-powered Fourwaves Assistant. [Read here](https://help.fourwaves.com/en/articles/11542098-fourwaves-assistant-ai-verification-tool-beta). ### June 13, 2025 - SubmissionsImprovement The content of the abstract booklet can be sorted. [Read here](https://roadmap.fourwaves.com/c/38-improved-booklet-format). - SubmissionsImprovement The content of the abstract booklet can be grouped. [Read here](https://roadmap.fourwaves.com/c/38-improved-booklet-format). ### June 12, 2025 - Page BuilderImprovement The Speakers block now supports three different layouts. - Event DashboardImprovement Fourwaves now supports the Australia/Hobart time zone. ### June 11, 2025 - Page BuilderFeature A brand new page builder experience has been released. [Read here](https://roadmap.fourwaves.com/c/4-new-event-website-builder-part-1). - Form BuilderImprovement When a new field is created, the short label is automatically populated. - Event DashboardImprovement The Unsaved Changes modal is now less prone to user errors. ### June 10, 2025 - Event DashboardImprovement Fourwaves now supports the Atlantic/Reykjavik time zone. ### May 27, 2025 - PaymentsImprovement Organizers can export invoices in bulk. ### May 26, 2025 - PlatformImprovement File upload instructions and error messages have been made clearer. ### May 21, 2025 - SubmissionsImprovement The abstract booklet now concludes with an index of authors. ### May 20, 2025 - RegistrationsFeature Organizers can edit form data and the ‘Public Profile’ configuration in bulk. - SubmissionsFeature Organizers can edit form data and the ‘Public’ configuration in bulk. ### May 19, 2025 - SubmissionsImprovement The ‘ID’ has been renamed ‘Number’ and allows alphanumeric characters. - ScheduleImprovement The Word export is more compact. - ScheduleImprovement The PDF export is more compact. ### May 13, 2025 - PaymentsImprovement Organizers can choose the Chinese Yuan as the payment currency. ### May 12, 2025 - Form BuilderImprovement The field reordering is now smoother than ever. ### May 8, 2025 - RegistrationsImprovement Users can search by first and last name, affiliation, and bio. ### May 4, 2025 - RegistrationsImprovement Badges can now include Country List fields. ### April 28, 2025 - Event DashboardImprovement Selecting the “Full Name” column will sort the list by last name instead of first name. ### April 21, 2025 - Event DashboardImprovement Organizers can filter registrations by uploaded files and country lists. - Event DashboardImprovement Organizers can filter submissions by uploaded files, country lists and last modified date. - Event DashboardImprovement Organizers can filter transactions by payment methods, status, transaction types and coupon codes. - Event DashboardImprovement Organizers can filter reviews by reviewer names, review data and last modified date. - Event DashboardImprovement Organizers can filter communications by sent date and status. - Event DashboardImprovement Data table filters are now easier to use. - Event DashboardImprovement Fourwaves now supports the South African Standard Time time zone. ### April 15, 2025 - SubmissionsImprovement Added a “Registration status” column to the “Authors” export sheet. ### April 14, 2025 - PlatformImprovement A nice speed boost has been applied to all sections related to submissions, registrations and reviews. ### April 7, 2025 - WaitlistFix Emails confirming acceptance to the registrant list will be sent as expected. ### April 3, 2025 - Event DashboardImprovement Split shared Canada/US time zones into distinct Canada and US versions for Mountain, Pacific, Central, and Eastern. ### April 2, 2025 - PlatformImprovement The delete buttons have been visually streamlined in the user interface. - ScheduleImprovement Add support for searching sessions by submission title. - PlatformImprovement Use “Taiwan” instead of “Taiwan (Province of China)”. ### March 29, 2025 - PlatformFeature Your plan and features will be tied to your organization. [Read here](https://roadmap.fourwaves.com/c/6-your-plan-and-features-will-be-tied-to-your-organization). - PlatformFeature Introducing the Event Dashboard, Organizer Dashboard and Participant Dashboard. - Event DashboardFeature Organizers can control access to the Virtual Platform via a toggle. - PlatformImprovement Date formats updated for French and English specifications. - Event DashboardImprovement Organizers can now update the event end date. - Event DashboardImprovement Plan details are visible to organisers in the event overview. ### March 19, 2025 - SubmissionsImprovement Organizers can choose email recipients (submitters, presenters, and/or non-presenting authors). ### March 17, 2025 - Event DashboardImprovement Data tables can be sorted by any column. ### March 5, 2025 - PlatformFeature Fouwaves has released a first set of its public API. [Read here](https://api.fourwaves.com/documentation). ### February 26, 2025 - PaymentsImprovement Organizers can choose the South African Rand as the payment currency. ### February 18, 2025 - TransactionsImprovement Include the participant’s email address in the Stripe payment descriptions. ### February 7, 2025 - SubmissionsImprovement Even when the submission limit is reached, the submission button will remain visible on the event website. - RegistrationImprovement The invoice actions are now mobile friendly. - Zoom EmbedMaintenance We are discontinuing our integration with Zoom due to reliability issues. ### February 4, 2025 - TransactionsImprovement Organizers can search by coupon code. ### February 2, 2025 - SubmissionsImprovement The “Not registered” flag is also applied to presenters. ### January 26, 2025 - Peer-review ModuleImprovement Do not assign a submission to a reviewer who is also an author. ### January 22, 2025 - ScheduleImprovement Improved search capabilities. ### January 21, 2025 - PresentationsImprovement Those presenting will be featured instead of those submitting (Pages.) - ScheduleImprovement Those presenting will be featured instead of those submitting (Export.) - Live AppImprovement Even when the room is full, presenters can join the video conversation. ### January 15, 2025 - PaymentsFeature Organizers can forward payments to participants. - PlatformImprovement Animation and page transitions have been revamped for a smoother experience. - Event WebsiteImprovement Links that point to the same website now open in the same browser tab. - Virtual Poster SessionImprovement All presenters can use the laser pointer. ### January 10, 2025 - SubmissionsImprovement The poster board tags have been redesigned to include the list of presenters. - PresentationsImprovement Q&A messages display a tag that reflects the role of the user. ## 2024 ### December 29, 2024 - PlatformMaintenance Application code, caches and databases updated to latest version. ### December 19, 2024 - SubmissionsImprovement Conflict checks are applied to presenters. ### December 16, 2024 - PresentationsImprovement When linked to a registration, author names in the author list are now clickable. - PresentationsImprovement The Contact button will send an e-mail to the presenter(s). ### December 3, 2024 - PaymentsImprovement Display the Fourwaves statement descriptor when using our PayPal account. - PaymentsImprovement PayPal errors are clearer for participants and organizers. - PaymentsFix The Fourwaves statement descriptor won’t be displayed for transactions paid by invoice. - Usage DataImprovement The ‘Last login date’, ‘Account activated’ and ‘Unique presentation views’ columns have been added to the usage data Excel file. ### November 18, 2024 - PlatformImprovement If the user clicks an expired link during account activation, a new link is automatically sent. ### November 13, 2024 - Peer-review ModuleFix Even outside the review period, author names are not visible in the reviewer dashboard. ### November 7, 2024 - PresentationsMaintenance An organizer can no longer switch off the voting system. ### November 6, 2024 - Video RecordingsImprovement Participants can no longer download presentation/session videos. - RegistrationsImprovement Participants can no longer withdraw their registration. - SubmissionsImprovement Submitters can no longer withdraw their submissions. ### November 4, 2024 - PlatformImprovement Improved display of transaction credit cards in data tables. ### November 1, 2024 - PlatformImprovement Our data tables will be easier to browse on mobile devices. ### October 31, 2024 - PlatformImprovement Uniform spacing between paragraphs in the rich text editor. ### October 24, 2024 - PlatformImprovement Full page modals have been visually refreshed. - Organization DashboardImprovement By default, the tab displaying all events is the active tab. - Schedule BuilderImprovement The “Assign Track” button is always displayed. ### October 21, 2024 - PlatformImprovement Introduced an improved sign-in/login process to improve the user experience. - ModalsImprovement The progress steps have been revamped. - Single Sign-OnImprovement The Name Identifier claim can be used to extract email addresses. ### October 17, 2024 - InvoicesImprovement The name of the participant/submitter has been added to the invoice. ### October 15, 2024 - PlatformImprovement The label of the “Name / Company” field has been changed to “Invoice To (Person’s Name and/or Company)”. ### October 11, 2024 - Payment GatewaysFeature Fourwaves now has PayPal support for payment processing. ### October 10, 2024 - SubmissionsImprovement When exporting, the Presentations sheet will include the room name. - VPSFix The organisation’s administrators can join a virtual session without having to be registered. ### October 9, 2024 - SubmissionsImprovement Program Chairs can edit submissions. ### October 8, 2024 - ScheduleFix Program Chairs can export the schedule. ### October 7, 2024 - PlatformImprovement Our rich text editor has been revamped. - RegistrationsImprovement An additional field can be added to the badges. - InvoicesImprovement Invoices has been revamped. ### September 27, 2024 - SubmissionsImprovement PowerPoint file size limit is now 100Mb instead of 10Mb. - SubmissionsImprovement The Excel export includes a new sheet with all scheduled presentations. - SubmissionsFix Submission files with very long names will be truncated during file export. - PaymentsFix Moneris refunds are displayed in the Organizer Panel. ### September 18, 2024 - RegistrationsFeature Participants can withdraw their registration. - RegistrationsFeature Organizers can withdraw registrations. - SubmissionsFeature Submitters can withdraw their submission. - SubmissionsFeature Organizers can withdraw submissions. ### September 13, 2024 - Event DashboardImprovement Fourwaves now supports the Asia/Seoul time zone. ### September 11, 2024 - Event DashboardImprovement When an organizer cancels a paid option, they can also trigger a refund. - FormsImprovement Data is automatically trimmed of leading and trailing whitespace. ### September 5, 2024 - Form BuilderImprovement Added configuration options for the 15% VAT tax rule. - User DashboardImprovement Presentation times are not accessible to submitters and authors if the “Schedule” page is hidden. - PlatformImprovement More verbose instructions under file upload inputs. - Event DashboardImprovement An organizer can cancel a paid option. ### September 3, 2024 - PlatformImprovement Registrations and submissions are searchable by internal ID and public ID. ### August 31, 2024 - PlatformImprovement The First Name, Last Name, and Company fields have been merged into the Name field in the Billing Address form. - Organizer PanelImprovement The organization name visible on the event overview page is now clickable. ### August 23, 2024 - Organizer PanelFix When the organizers change the time zone, adjust the review period and session presentations. ### August 22, 2024 - Organization DashboardImprovement The bank account connection request modal has been revamped. - Event WebsiteImprovement When the page is made public, session videos are visible to everyone. ### August 20, 2024 - Organization DashboardImprovement The “Requester Email” column has been added to the bank account connection history data table. ### August 19, 2024 - PlatformImprovement Kosovo has been added to our list of supported countries. ### August 12, 2024 - ScheduleImprovement If a virtual poster session has no presentations, a warning message is displayed. ### August 8, 2024 - PlatformFeature Centralize your event management by linking your events to specific organizations. Want to learn more about this? [Read here](https://fourwaves.com/blog/introducing-organizations/). ### August 6, 2024 - Event WebsiteImprovement Stripe assets are not loaded until a payment is requested, resulting in improved performance. ### August 2, 2024 - Event WebsiteImprovement For all events that collect payments, a “Name on card” field has been added to the credit card form. ### August 1, 2024 - PlatformImprovement Revamped permissions system. The event organizer role is automatically inherited for all organization administrators. ### July 25, 2024 - Event DashboardImprovement Fourwaves now supports the Australia/Brisbane time zone. ### July 5, 2024 - PaymentsImprovement Organizers can choose the New Zealand Dollar as the payment currency. - Tax RulesImprovement A new tax rule has been added (GST 15%). ### June 28, 2024 - TransactionsImprovement When a payment is associated with the Fourwaves Europe Stripe account, a special credit card statement is displayed to the user. ### June 27, 2024 - PlatformFeature To improve the robustness and reliability of the platform, Fourwaves has developed and released a new threat detection technology. ### June 26, 2024 - PlatformImprovement The side navigation of the Organizer Panel and Organization Dashboard has been revamped. ### June 21, 2024 - Event DashboardImprovement Our date picker now has support for the 12-hour AM/PM format. ### June 17, 2024 - Page BuilderImprovement New way to add content blocks to pages. - Event CommitteeFix Users are deduplicated if they are associated with multiple roles. - Submission FormsFix Under certain circumstances, an asterisk appeared off-form. ### May 31, 2024 - Participant DashboardImprovement The Transactions tab displays all transactions associated with the user’s account, even those paid by another user. - FormsImprovement Users can clearly see missing answers to required questions in the organizer panel and user dashboard. ### May 30, 2024 - SubmissionsImprovement Improved visual differentiation of decisions displayed in the submission data table. ### May 27, 2024 - PaymentsImprovement A redesigned flow allows organizers to associate a bank account with an event. - SubmissionsFix Selection is retained after triggering a search in the Assign reviewers and Add to session modals. - Event DashboardMaintenance Images are no longer accepted by rich text editors. ### May 21, 2024 - PlatformImprovement Track the user who deleted an event. ### May 17, 2024 - SubmissionsImprovement Organizers can export author information. ### May 15, 2024 - Organization DashboardImprovement The Bank Accounts section has been revamped. ### May 14, 2024 - PlatformImprovement Display time according to user’s locale; 12-hour format for US users and 24-hour format for Europeans. ### May 10, 2024 - SubmissionsImprovement Add submission title to folder names when exporting submission files. ### May 7, 2024 - TransactionsImprovement When a payment is associated with the Fourwaves Canada Stripe account, a special credit card statement is displayed to the user. - FormsBugfix The conditional field logic has undergone several fixes. - SubmissionsBugfix The “Missing required fields” flag is more robust. ### April 26, 2024 - SubmissionsImprovement An email is required for each author. - Event DashboardImprovement Remove columns where there’s no tax data. - Event DashboardImprovement Give Program Chairs the ability to edit the schedule. - Event DashboardImprovement The reviewers can be managed on the Configuration -> Reviews page. - Organization DashboardImprovement Organizers have partial access to the dashboard of the organization they are associated with. ### April 20, 2024 - Event DashboardImprovement An email is sent when a transaction is refunded. - Event DashboardImprovement Decision Types have been renamed to Presentation Types. ### April 19, 2024 - Organization UsersImprovement Administrators can view the organizers associated with their events. - Organization UsersImprovement Administrators can remove an organizer’s access to all the organization’s events. - Organizer DashboardImprovement Events page has been revamped. - Peer-review ModuleImprovement Prevent a submission from being assigned to its author. - Event DashboardImprovement The maximum size of the logo file has been increased to 10 Mb. - Event DashboardImprovement An organizer can resend an email from the communications page. ### April 16, 2024 - Payment GatewaysFeature Fourwaves now has Moneris support for payment processing. - ScheduleImprovement If there are no virtual sessions, the Virtual filter is hidden. ### April 10, 2024 - Organization DashboardImprovement The top and side navigation has been revamped. ### April 9, 2024 - Organization DashboardImprovement A settings page has been added for administrators. - Organization DashboardImprovement Transactions page has been revamped. - Event DashboardImprovement The ‘Missing registration’ flag has been renamed to ‘Not registered’. This flag is applied even if the required registration option is not enabled. ### April 8, 2024 - PlatformImprovement Our team has commissioned an external security audit. We are pleased to release a number of small enhancements to improve the safety of our users. ### April 5, 2024 - Organization DashboardImprovement Administrators configuration page has been revamped. - Event DashboardImprovement Organizers can export user-selected data table records to Excel. - Event DashboardImprovement Organizers can generate badges for user-selected data table records. - Event DashboardImprovement Organizers can generate a booklet for user-selected data table records. - Event DashboardImprovement Organizers can generate poster tags for user-selected data table records. - User RolesMaintenance The Treasurer role has been removed. - Organization DashboardMaintenance Organization units has been removed. ### April 3, 2024 - Event DashboardFeature Participants can be made private. ### March 28, 2024 - Event DashboardImprovement Theme & color configuration page has been revamped. - Event DashboardImprovement General configuration page has been revamped. - Event DashboardImprovement Payments configuration page has been revamped. - Event DashboardImprovement The committee configuration page has been revamped. - Full-page modalsImprovement A loading indicator appears when an action is in progress. ### March 25, 2024 - ScheduleFeature Organizers can export their schedule to Word or PDF. - Event DashboardFeature Organizers can export submission files. - Event DashboardImprovement The navigation has been redesigned. - ModalsImprovement A loading indicator appears when an action is in progress. - Form BuilderImprovement Form field actions are now grouped in a drop-down list. - FormsImprovement User upload controls have been revamped. ### March 18, 2024 - Event DashboardImprovement When not active, advanced features are more visible in the interface. - Form BuilderImprovement Added configuration options for the 21% VAT tax rule. - Event DashboardImprovement Data table action dropdowns have been visually improved. ### March 14, 2024 - Event DashboardImprovement The page settings have been reorganized with the introduction of tabs. - Event DashboardImprovement Warn organizers when they are leaving a page with unsaved changes. ### March 12, 2024 - Event DashboardFeature For easier management, organizers now have the ability to delete their events. - Payment GatewaysFeature Fourwaves now has Global Payments support for payment processing. - Form BuilderFeature Organizers can clone fields as they build their forms. - PlatformImprovement Fourwaves has an updated logo and a new color palette. - PlatformImprovement A cookie consent banner is now displayed to all users. ### March 8, 2024 - ModalsImprovement Full-screen modals have been visually enhanced. ### February 22, 2024 - CommitteeImprovement User invitation emails will appear on the communications page. ### February 20, 2024 - Side PanelsImprovement Visual enhancements have been made to enhance the user experience. - Event OverviewImprovement Visual enhancements have been made to enhance the user experience. ### February 15, 2024 - Form BuilderFeature To help organizers collect location data, the Country List field has been added. - Form BuilderImprovement Organizers can add Instructions fields to the review form. ### February 9, 2024 - ReviewsImprovement The Submission ID is now visible in the review data table. - Form BuilderImprovement Visual enhancements have been made to the way organizers can reorder content. - Form BuilderImprovement Visual enhancements have been made to the way organizers can add content. ### February 8, 2024 - ModalsImprovement We’ve improved the appearance of every modal in the application to enhance the user experience. - Event DashboardImprovement There have been improvements to the look and feel of data table filters. ### January 25, 2024 - PDF GenerationImprovement Documents containing Korean, Japanese, and Chinese characters display properly. - WaitlistImprovement Emails confirming acceptance to the registrant list will appear on the communications page. - Date PickersImprovement Dates are no longer disabled in the calendar. The field will be validated against its corresponding “To” or “From” field, when applicable, upon closing the date picker. ### January 26, 2024 - Email DeliverabilityFix We’ve received user feedback about email not reaching certain Microsoft Exchange installations. We’ve introduced a fix that should resolve this issue. ### January 15, 2024 - PaymentsImprovement Organizers can choose the Ethiopian Birr as the payment currency. ### January 9, 2024 - User SessionsImprovement We’ve made significant improvements to our user session handling and login process. Users will now experience less frequent prompts for entering their username/password. These changes have been implemented to provide a more seamless, convenient, and simplified user experience. ### January 8, 2024 - ReviewsImprovement The Reviews module settings page is now located under the Configuration menu. ### January 3, 2024 - FormsImprovement The “VAT number” field will now be displayed in the billing form when a VAT rule applies. - FormsImprovement Taxes have been removed from the cart and will only be visible on the billing form. - FormsImprovement Event tax numbers will no longer appear next to the amount. Please note that all details will still be displayed on the invoice. ## 2023 ### December 20, 2023 - Feature Hide Reviewers’ Names: A toggle in the Organizer panel that hides the names of reviewers from submitters when results are shared. - Tax RulesImprovement Three new tax rules have been added. VAT 19% in Europe (27 countries), VAT 0%, and VAT Reverse Charge 0%. The 0% tax rules are special cases that appear in quotes and invoices despite their zero values. ### November 3, 2023 - Improvement Fields set to “visible” in the Organizer panel are now displayed on the event website participant page. - Maintenance We’ve removed contextual help from the Organizer panel. We will be rolling out a brand new Help Desk with enhanced capabilities very soon. ### November 1, 2023 - User DashboardFeature We have made significant changes to the user dashboard. The “My events”, “My transactions”, “My registrations”, and “My submissions” sections have been updated to improve navigation and user experience. - My Reviews SectionFeature We have introduced a brand new section where users can manage and track their reviews. - Review Results SharingFeature An organizer can now share review results with authors. This allows for better communication and feedback sharing. - Email ContentFeature Users now have the ability to view the contents of sent emails, providing better tracking and management of sent communications. - Email AttachmentsFeature We’ve introduced a new feature that allows email attachments, enhancing the scope of communication. - Inline Formatting in RTEsFeature Users can now apply inline formatting in all RTEs, providing greater flexibility and control over text appearance. - User Audit on Form ModificationFeature We’ve introduced a user audit feature that tracks and logs user activity when a form is modified, improving accountability and tracking. - Submission Details PageImprovement The page has been updated for a better user experience. - Registration Details PageImprovement The page has been updated for a better user experience. - Review Details PageImprovement The page has been updated for a better user experience. - Schedule Builder PageImprovement Sessions in the Schedule Builder have been redesigned to improve the user’s scheduling experience. - User ProfileImprovement We’ve made some minor cosmetic improvements to the page. - Email Footer RemovalImprovement The Fourwaves email footer is removed from emails when the whitelabel feature is enabled. - Zoom EmbedImprovement Our integration with Zoom is back! You can host a meeting or webinar right from within Fourwaves. ### October 25, 2023 - Fix Update the logic used to validate the size of the “Figures” field.