From the psychiatry CBT unit to departments and offices across McMaster, organizers run their research events on Fourwaves, with payments connected to the university’s Moneris gateway.
Participants discovering new research during a poster session. Photo credit: Faculté de médecine de l’Université Laval.
Manage the complete event lifecycle in one place, from abstracts to certificates.
Launch a polished, mobile-friendly event website in minutes, no coding required.
Collect and manage submissions with custom forms, file uploads, and deadlines.
Build custom registration forms and track attendees, tickets, and discounts.
Collect registration fees securely through Moneris, the payment gateway used at McMaster.
Run single or double-blind review, assign reviewers, and score submissions in one portal.
Build a dynamic, searchable schedule with sessions, tracks, and speakers.
Host events in English, French, or both, ideal for the Canadian research ecosystem.
Give attendees the full program, their agenda, posters and the participant list in the free Fourwaves Conference App.
Automate the busywork: book of abstracts, name badges, certificates, and email communications.
From local research days to international congresses, organizers rely on Fourwaves to run their scientific events.
Facility Manager, Centre for Advanced Light Microscopy (CALM), McMaster University
Program Coordinator, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University
University of British Columbia
Acadia University
McGill University
Center for Applied Nanomedicine, RI-MUHC
McMaster University
McMaster University
University of Manitoba and the Canadian Society of Microbiologists
From research days to international conferences, see why your peers rely on Fourwaves to elevate their events.
How McMaster Online CBT Training centralized registration, payments, and communications, and saved time, after moving its workshops and Research Day to Fourwaves.
Read customer story Since 2019, the Microscopical Society of Canada has used Fourwaves to bring its website, abstracts, peer review, registration, payments, and yearly handoff together in one place.
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Learn how the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) revolutionized its Continuing Education and Professional Development (CEPD) events by adopting Fourwaves, eliminating inefficiencies and streamlining workflows.
Read customer storyMcMaster uses the Moneris payment gateway. Reach out to our team and we’ll connect you with the right contact in financial services to link your event. You can build your registration form while that setup is taken care of.
Contact sales@fourwaves.com or book a time to chat with our team.
Pricing is flat, published, and charged per year, with no per-registrant fee, so you can budget your event before talking to a sales rep.
There is also a free plan you can start on, with unlimited events and registrations and 25 abstract submissions per event.
Look at our pricing page.
You can launch your event website and start accepting submissions almost immediately.
While the platform is designed to be intuitive and self-serve, you aren’t on your own. As a Canadian company based right here in Quebec, we provide fast, friendly, and fully bilingual support.
Whether you have a technical question or need help with setup, our team is available to ensure your event is a success.
Fourwaves is a Canadian company, started by former PhD students at the University of Sherbrooke, in the province of Quebec, Canada.
Our team is based in Quebec and on a mission to help research communities and academic events!
