We improve the visualization in the agenda of the Networking program in the Virtual Stage

To make your event an easy and friendly experience for your attendees, they do not miss any opportunity to plan their Networking. We have improved the visualization in the presentation of the agendas in the Virtual Stage to visualize the status of their appointments, especially those that are pending confirmation.

The new functionality does not show past activities in the registration form

At Eventtia, we understand the importance of a correct presentation of your event’s information for your attendees and to avoid confusion, especially in the registration and payment of activities. That is why we have created the option of not showing past activities in the registration form, which have already happened according to the date on which an attendee is registering during the execution of your event. In this way, only present and future activities related to the current registration date will be visible in the Registration Form when your participant’s register.

However, past activities will be visible in the back office for control and administration of your event.

We added Black as a color option for the Virtual Stage titles

At Eventtia, we continue to create options to help you customize your event. Now in the Virtual Stage module - User Interface tab, we have added the black color as an option for the design of the titles on the registration page and the titles of the activities.

Virtual Stage in Dark Mode

We have created the option to visualize your Virtual Stage in Dark mode. In the left sidebar – Setting option, your attendees will find a button that allows them to change the Virtual Stage display color. This with the objective that you can create more design options and brand position within your events.

Networking agenda improvements (Block Occupied)

We have improved a display of your appointments in the Virtual Stage, a new way of presenting the information on the status of the works, to give your participants greater clarity when scheduling their appointments at a business conference.

  1. When an appointment is requested and the other participant has not yet accepted it, the block will look like this:
  1. When the requested participant must accept the appointment, it will look like this:

New report to view the registration of your participants

Now the Reports module, Registration - Program option, you can view within a chosen time range the dates and times in which the participants registered for your event

Additionally, you can generate reports in Excel that allow you to take advantage of the information according to your company's needs.

New optional display to show the activities in the participants registration

We have for you a new display of your activities, which facilitates its visualization at the time of registration of your participants when you have many activities scheduled for your event.

If you want to activate this view, do not hesitate to request it from our team.

New functionality for buying group tickets

If you require it, we can activate a functionality on your account, through the support team, which allows an attendee to buy the tickets for a whole group of participants. Then these participants can make their registrations individually thanks to the link the buyer will send them after the payment.

New settings button in Virtual Stage

Attendees who attend hybrid events now have a button in the Virtual Stage that allows them to select the modality under which they will attend the event (face-to-face - virtual).

Now our virtual stage is also available in Arabic

We continue to expand the language options so you can hold your events anywhere in the world. Starting now you can set the Virtual Stage in Arabic.

Showing attendance mode for hybrid attendees

For attendees who participate in hybrid events, we have a new option that shows the changes in the modality (face-to-face - virtual). The meeting will be held so that the parties can see it in their agenda and the appointment can be successfully made.

Now you can set up your events with the GTQ currency

We continue expanding our list of currencies. Now we have a new currency (GTQ) in our general configuration module that will allow you to charge your attendees in the official currency of Guatemala.

Invoice identifier customization

Responding to our client's particular needs regarding billing identification for events, we have enabled the possibility of editing the Invoice ID inside the "Finance" module on the "Billing" button.

New visualization of the schedule on the Virtual Stage

Thinking on giving a better experience for the attendees and following our clients' recommendations, we have hidden in the virtual stage the activities' tabs that are not available (Networking, Workshops, and Sponsor Activities), showing just in their agendas the tabs with activities scheduled.

Incorporate the new badge RON in the “Currency” option configuration.

We have a new currency available for participants and event organizers, now you can select RON the official currency in Romania.

File size limit for uploading to “My Profile”

We have improved the user experience when uploading files in the "My profile" section, now a popup alert message will appear if the document has not been successfully attached because it exceeded the 9 MB maximum upload size.

Access to company email domains for registration

In order to manage and control the registration process of attendees at events, a new functionality has been provided within the system, which allows the organizer or user to include the email domains of the companies that may or may not register to the event. These settings can be managed at the registration level in your account, through the registration module “advanced settings”.

Latency issues

On February 2nd, we had some intermittency on our service from 4:53 a. m. GMT-5 to 10:00 am GMT-5.

Our engineering team promptly solved the issue.

Check-in App Updates

For all our users, we have developed the following improvements to our Check-in App:

  1. In a new edition to the ‘Checkpoint’ feature, event organizers can now control and manage the arrival and departure of attendees for different activities set for their events. To do this, you need to use the ‘Check-in’ and ‘Check-out’ options, where they will be able to see the contact details and all the number of participants registered for each activity.
  1. To make it easier to search for activities, we have added an option for you to filter an activity by its name or date.

Upgrades to the Virtual Stage

In search of providing a better experience for users and in the case of events and activities that have face-to-face, virtual and hybrid components, we have developed the following improvements:

We have launched a PWA (Progressive Web App) which allows users to have direct access from their smartphone to the content of their events. Additionally, once logged in with this PWA, they will be able to access the information last seen in offline mode (without internet).

Understanding the demand for hybrid formats, face-to-face and virtual, the platform will now allow you to customise your needs according to the type of event the client requires and this, in turn will allow for a better configuration and user experience.

We invite you to browse the platform and learn about these new features. If you have any doubt, we will be very attentive to guide you.

Restrict networking access on the Virtual Stage for participants who haven’t paid and/or are awaiting acceptance

We’ve added a new access restriction to networking on the Virtual Stage for participants who have yet to pay or be validated. This new feature means that this type of participant will be unable to schedule, receive or confirm meeting appointments. Instead, their agendas will be hidden and counterparts who have paid or been validated will not be able to book meetings with them.

Adyen - New payment gateway for your events

: Eventtia is happy to announce that it’s now providing a new integration with the Adyen payment platform, allowing companies to accept payments, protect revenue and control their finances with a single system. The solution is available in more than 30 currencies and operates in countries including: the USA, Canada, Brazil, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates and more.

To activate this option, you need to go the initial setup of your event, as seen in the image below:

Choose which custom fields can be edited by participants inside the Virtual Stage

When it comes to custom fields, there is often important information that you might not want to be edited by the participant. For this reason, we have implemented a solution on the Virtual Stage so that the custom fields can only be edited by the event organizer and not by the attendee.

Social Wall on the Virtual Stage

For the start of the new year, we have added a new “Social Wall” to the Virtual Stage. This new feature will allow event organizers to involve their audience with the brand or event, share moments, create meaningful memories, experiences, and interaction with other attendees.

The main advantages of the tool are that it provides a forum for topics and content to be shared by attendees, shows how the audience is behaving and participating, and encourages engagement social media activity.

Hybrid login for Virtual Stage

We have launched a new Hybrid Login feature, which allows clients with SSO to let their attendees log in either with SSO or with any of the other existing login modes, not just one or the other.

Graphic display of checked-in participants

Our check-in app now has a new functionality which allows the organizer to view the number of registered participants for a specific event in real-time.

Connect multiple Zoom accounts for activities in the Virtual Stage

To give you more freedom with how you organize Zoom activities on the Virtual Stage, it is now possible to configure activities with a different Zoom account that is not linked to the organizer for each transmission. This is in addition to the account that you already have connected by default in integrations.

Pick and choose the events that you want added to the calendar widget

It is now possible to select the events that you want to be shown on the event calendar widget. To do this you just need to pick the events you want to be shown in the back office under event settings. Finally, keep in mind that modifying an event that has already been created takes 30-minutes to be shown on the widget.

Better visibility of registered activities inside the Virtual Stage

To give attendees a clear overview of their agendas and the activities that they are or aren’t registered to, we have improved the visibility of the agenda and activities in which they are participating.

For activities that participants have registered for, the primary color of the Virtual Stage will appear and depending on their duration (if the blocks are very small or large), only the registration icon will appear together with the session’s text. Here are some screenshots below which show how this looks:

Participant rated view

A filter for rated event participants based on the B2B matchmaking algorithm has been developed.

Rejection and appraisal of new meetings

In the case that a one-to-one meeting is rejected a new appointment slot can be requested at a later time.

General platform fixes

Mitigating bugs and managing continuous improvements is necessary to ensure the best experience for event organisers and their participants. Some of the fixes we made include:

  • The location now appears in workshop details when clicking on an activity in the program.
  • The view of inactive events pages has been adjusted for when the virtual stage is not configured from the back office.
  • Custom registration fields can now be displayed under attendee profiles in the virtual stage.

Zoom Integration

In order to make it easier to create activities that require the use of Zoom, we have made an enhancement that will allow organizers to better manage their Zoom accounts.

In order to create your meetings and webinars through Zoom, it is necessary to do so using JWT credentials. However, we understand that this can generate limitations since not all users have access to these.

This improvement now allows an account user to enter the credentials and this integration will be available to all account users, which means that you will not have to enter this data in each activity.

The first thing to do is go to the "Users" menu located in the upper right part of the screen.

Once here, you will find the "Account Integrations" tab and then click on the Zoom icon.

Finally, you must enter the JWT credentials of the Zoom account that you want to associate.

Now you can create activities only by selecting the associated account, which will facilitate the task of event organizers.

Sponsors Module: Registration for Activities

Sponsors want to keep track of the participants attending their activities. This can allow them to better prepare their presentation prior to the day of the event, in a way they can generate better engagement.

This is why we enabled a new feature which will let them set up a registration for their activities, as well as setting up a limit for the number of participants they want to host.

For this, they must go to their Sponsors Editor, create an activity, and at the bottom of the menu they will be able to activate or deactivate the registration feature. This way, participants will be able to register to these activities through the Virtual Stage.

Networking Meetings: : Improvements and Updates for One-on-One Meetings

We want your participants' experience to always be the best, which is why in order for them to make sure that all the elements for their appointments are working well, we have added validation for their one-to-one meetings.

For appointments to take place with no issues, participants need to grant camera and microphone permissionions.

Additionally, participants can set the background with the images provided by Twilio.

The meeting platform will allow you to have up to 9 participants in a call.

With these new updates, you will be able to improve your connectivity experience and speed.

Users: Permission to Activate/Deactivate Events

We understand that some organizations have quite a few users on their accounts. Such users have different roles and task for which they are responsible.

In order to better limit the roles and assignments the users on your account have, we added a new permission that allows admin users to limit who can activate or deactivate events.

To set up this permission, the admin user must go to the "Users" tab and look for the user whom you want to change permissions. Once you find said user, click on the three dots and click on "Edit", this will display the "Module Permissions" tab. Please click on it and in the dropdown menu select "Events". Finally, you will select or unselect the "Activate and deactivate" depending on your needs.

Networking: Schedule More Than One Meeting with the Same Participant

Many times, participants engage in very good interactions with other participants, but they do not have the opportunity to meet again inside the Virtual Stage.

In order for participants to meet multiple times with the same participant, we have added the feature to limit the maximum number of meeting.

You can configure this by entering the Networking module and in the Actions menu by clicking on Advanced Settings.

Reports: Completed Meetings

We understand that knowing how participants interact is a critical metric to measure how good the event was.

For this reason, we added a new report which will allow organizers to know which meeting actually took place and for how long did the participants interacted with each other.

Networking: Camera and Audio Test

We want the experience of the participants to be the best always. In order for them to verify that all the elements necessary for your appointments are working correctly, we have added a validation to the networking meetings.

It is important that participants allows access to camera and microphone so that the meetings can go on correctly.

Virtual Stage: Create Channels Feature for Participants

One of the main objectives of event organizers is to generate engagement among the participants.

With this in mind, we have added a feature that allows participants to create their own channels to discuss and interact with each other.

For this, participants must go to their chats' module on the Virtual Stage, and there they will find the button "Create new channel". Participants will be able to create a discussion channel with a compelling title and description to generate interest among other participants.

Virtual Stage: Delete Images

In order to give our clients more flexibility, we have added buttons to delete all the images that can be set in the Virtual Stage.

To delete an image, you just have to go to the Virtual Stage settings, look for the image you want to delete and click on the button. Then all it takes is uploading a new image, and you are set.

Workshops: Zoom Web SDK Version 1.9.5

We want to keep up with all the updates our partners make. For this reason, we updated our Zoom Web client in order to allow clients to use all available features, generating the best experience for participants.

You can read more about the allowed features here.

Speakers: Delete Picture and Banner Button

We know that changes can happen at any time. This is why we have added a button that allows you to delete the image of the speaker or their banners to upload new ones.

Registration: Add Event to Calendar

Each organization is different from the others, that is why depending on their needs they will have different mail suites for their collaborators. For this reason, it is now possible to add your events to the participants' preferred calendar.

When they receive the welcome email, they just have to click on the "Add to Calendar" button and the different options will open.

Virtual Stage: Chat Emojis

Due to the fact that we want participants to be able to express their emotions in the best way, we have added an emojis' module in the chats of the Virtual Stage. This will generate more engagement and allow participants to show in a fun way how an event activity or a networking meeting has made them feel.

Virtual Stage: Titles Colors

In order to better personalize events and improve attendees´ experience, we included a color selector for titles inside the Virtual stage. To access this feature, one must go to the Virtual Stage Settings > User Interface and choose between white, gray or black depending on the background image.

Surveys: Conditional Questions

Conditional questions feature for surveys is now available, this will allow you to change questions depending on what the participant answers. In the meantime, we have pushed this feature as something that needs to be set up per request to our helpdesk and our support team will gladly coordinate what are the steps to take.

Virtual Stage: SSO Authentication

To improve attendees' experience, we added a new way to log into the Virtual Stage using Active Directory. This is something we now have available for all accounts, but it needs to be activated per request. In case another type of account wants to be added, information needs to be provided to our Support Team, and they will set it up.

Workshops: Zoom Credentials Reset Button

Setting up your workshops with Zoom Meeting or Webinar can sometimes require additional steps. To make it easier for you to reset your credential, we added this button.

Virtual Stage: Navbar Scroll

We encourage events which offer a lot of modules to their participants. This is a great way to generate engagement and wholesome experiences.

In order for participants to be able to access all these modules as easy as possible, we added the possibility to scroll through them in the navbar.