In most conference planning processes, the majority of attention is focused on the attendee side: ticketing, check-in, networking matching, and follow-up. Speaker coordination tends to run alongside it – spread across email threads, Excel spreadsheets, and personal messages from the project team. That is remarkable, because a speaker cancelling three days before the event has […]
At most B2B conferences, a ticket costs exactly the same on the day of the event as it did eight weeks earlier—sometimes even less if a discount code starts circulating shortly before the event. For airlines or hotels, this kind of pricing model would be unthinkable. In the event industry, however, it has been the […]
For mid-sized conferences with 300 to 1,000 guests, an average of one staff member or volunteer is needed for every 25 to 40 attendees – covering entrance management, the information desk, catering coordination, speaker support and technical assistance. With 500 guests, this quickly adds up to 15 to 20 people who need to know exactly […]