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Every article tagged Conference Industry from the eventcloud blog.

Struggling with conference industry? Each article below breaks down a real problem event organisers face on this topic and the practical steps to solve it.

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Event Check-in Without an App: One Link, One PIN, Any Phone
Conference IndustryEvent Check-in

Event Check-in Without an App: One Link, One PIN, Any Phone

No app store, no staff accounts, no password resets. Just a link, a PIN and whatever phone the volunteer owns.

Henrique B.
Conference Registration Setup: A Checklist from Ticket Groups to Badges
Conference IndustryEvent Registration

Conference Registration Setup: A Checklist from Ticket Groups to Badges

Ticket groups, forms, price windows, capacity, badges and the door, in the order that stops you redoing the form the week before launch.

Henrique B.
How Do You Cap Registrations Per Ticket Type and Per Session at a Conference?
Conference IndustryEvent Registration

How Do You Cap Registrations per Ticket Type and per Session at a Conference?

A full workshop is a feature, a full event with no warning is a headache. How to cap by event, ticket type and session, and what the door shows.

Henrique B.
Pre-print or Print on Demand? Choosing Badges for an Event Under 2,000
Badge PrintingConference Industry

Pre-print or Print on Demand? Choosing Badges for an Event Under 2,000

Pre-printed badges are lovely until someone changes their name. How to choose between a stack on the table and a printer at the door.

Henrique B.
Delegate Registration System: What UK Organisers Mean and What to Look For
Conference IndustryEvent Registration

Delegate Registration System: What UK Organisers Mean and What to Look For

A delegate is an attendee in a nicer jacket. What a UK conference registration system should do before, during and after the day.

Henrique B.
Unlimited Registrations for a Sold-Out Conference: What Scales and What Still Has a Ceiling
Conference IndustryEvent Registration

Unlimited Registrations for a Sold-Out Conference: What Scales and What Still Has a Ceiling

A sell-out should not change your bill. What unlimited registrations covers, the operational limits that remain, and five questions for any vendor.

Henrique B.
A Fake Biotech Conference Used a Real Boston Hotel: Is Your Event Easy to Verify?
Conference IndustryEvent Security

A Fake Biotech Conference Used a Real Boston Hotel: Is Your Event Easy to Verify?

BioTold 2026 never existed, yet it had a hotel, a speaker list and prices. How to make your real event easy for invitees to check.

Henrique B.
Grace Hopper Cancelled Two Weeks Out: What Your Registration Numbers Were Trying to Tell You
Conference IndustryEvent Registration

Grace Hopper Cancelled Two Weeks Out: What Your Registration Numbers Were Trying to Tell You

Grace Hopper 2026 was cancelled after registrations and sponsorships fell short. How to build a go/no-go calendar before the bills harden.

Henrique B.
Informa Buys Clarion for £2.24 Billion: What Bigger Event Groups Mean for Everyone Else
Conference IndustryExhibitions & Trade Shows

Informa Buys Clarion for £2.24 Billion: What Bigger Event Groups Mean for Everyone Else

Informa is buying Clarion Events. Here is what a bigger buyer in B2B events does to supplier pricing for everyone who is not a giant.

Henrique B.
Record Rain Hit Las Vegas as IMEX America Opened: Why Every Organiser Needs a Plan B
Conference IndustryEvent Risk & Insurance

Record Rain Hit Las Vegas as IMEX America Opened: Why Every Organiser Needs a Plan B

A daily rainfall record landed on IMEX America's arrival weekend. Cue indoor backups, padded schedules and a fresh look at your own weather plan.

Henrique B.
Home Alone: 31% of Companies Spend Over $10m on Meetings, and Only 20% Have a Department to Run Them
Conference IndustryEvent Industry Trends

Home Alone: 31% of Companies Spend Over $10m on Meetings, and Only 20% Have a Department to Run Them

Skift's new survey: eleven-person teams, ten-plus events a year, flat budgets and a CFO who wants a number. What it means for your software budget.

Henrique B.
Passport Control: Planners Are Picking 2032 Destinations With 2026 Politics in Mind
Conference IndustryEvent Industry Trends

Passport Control: Planners Are Picking 2032 Destinations with 2026 Politics in Mind

A 45% fall in Canadian attendees, a Singapore meeting that doubled its forecast, and freight up 164%. Destination choice is now a risk register entry.

Henrique B.
Speaker, Reviewer, Attendee, Gone: The ADA Boycott Is a Registration Problem Wearing a Governance Hat
Conference IndustryEvent Risk & Insurance

Speaker, Reviewer, Attendee, Gone: The ADA Boycott Is a Registration Problem Wearing a Governance Hat

1,200 diabetes researchers have pledged to skip the ADA's 2027 meeting. When the boycotters are the programme, your registration data is the smoke alarm.

Henrique B.
Checkout Time: England's Mayors Just Got the Power to Tax Every Delegate Night
Conference IndustryIndustry News

Checkout Time: England's Mayors Just Got the Power to Tax Every Delegate Night

A percentage on every hotel night, no cap on stays, and a conference is thousands of them. What the new levy costs at 300, 1,500 and 5,000 delegates.

Henrique B.
Measure for Measure: The Events Industry Just Put a Price on Proving It Works
Conference IndustryEvent Registration

Measure for Measure: The Events Industry Just Put a Price on Proving It Works

A $149 certificate in counting is an admission. Here is what EMMA's new course says about how events get reported, and what it means for your data.

Henrique B.
Flight Risk: The $12,000 Bet That Protects a $3 Million Conference
Conference IndustryEvent Risk & Insurance

Flight Risk: The $12,000 Bet That Protects a $3 Million Conference

An organiser paid $12,000 for a contract paying $3m if JFK grinds to a halt the day before its summit. The first conference hedged on a prediction market.

The eventcloud Team
Order, Order: MPs Just Called the UK's Event Support Cuts Utterly Irrational
Conference IndustryEvent Industry Trends

Order, Order: MPs Just Called the UK's Event Support Cuts Utterly Irrational

Parliament's CMS Committee backs a national business events strategy and slams cuts to VisitBritain's events team. What the report means for organisers.

The eventcloud Team
Suits You: What Hyve Buying a Three-Year-Old Legal Event Means for Organisers
Conference IndustryEvent Industry Trends

Suits You: What Hyve Buying a Three-Year-Old Legal Event Means for Organisers

A three-year-old legal event just fielded three buyout offers and sold to Hyve. Why founder-led events with senior audiences are acquisition catnip.

The eventcloud Team
Fiscal Attraction: Cvent Just Moved Its Fee Rises to July, and the Maths Deserves a Look
Conference IndustryIndustry News

Fiscal Attraction: Cvent Just Moved Its Fee Rises to July, and the Maths Deserves a Look

Cvent just shifted its per-registrant fee rises to July. Here is what the $7-a-head model really costs, and why the new timing is easy to miss.

The eventcloud Team
The Deal Floor: Apollo's $1.5 Billion Bet That the Room Always Beats the Zoom
Conference IndustryIndustry News

The Deal Floor: Apollo's $1.5 Billion Bet That the Room Always Beats the Zoom

Apollo is merging Emerald and Questex into a 160-event B2B powerhouse. Here is what the $1.5 billion deal tells every organiser about where the industry is heading.

The eventcloud Team
Creches, Captioning and Calm Rooms: Why The Meetings Show Just Raised the Bar for Every Event Organiser
Conference IndustryIndustry News

Creches, Captioning and Calm Rooms: Why the Meetings Show Just Raised the Bar for Every Event Organiser

The UK's biggest gathering for events professionals opens 24 June with a staffed creche, AI captioning and a quiet room. Here is what every organiser should take notes on.

The eventcloud Team
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