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5 Most Common Event Management Mistakes Which Could Compromise Your Privacy

Posted on 12 Sep 201920 Sep 2019 by veratanevnk

Only 3% of cyber crimes are due to technical flaws and weak security. Then what are the causes for the other 97% of cyber crimes? According to Medium, employee errors are responsible for the majority of security and privacy breaches. All it takes is one unknowing employee to click on a malicious link, or to leave an unlocked laptop unattended, for an organisation’s personal data records to be leaked. In the events industry, while we collect a lot of personal data, we have also spotted many experienced companies with negligent practices throughout the course of our business.

Here are the top mistakes made by event management companies

#1 ‘Find your own names’

It can be really chaotic during event registrations, especially when there are so many people streaming in all at once. Searching for names from a huge pile of name badges is like searching for a needle in a haystack and you may be tempted to take what seems to be the easiest way out: Pre-printing name badges with personal information on it and displaying it on the table for all to see. Although having more pairs of eyes searching may help you save time, you may receive complaints regarding potential personal data breach as you are revealing your guests’ data for everyone else to see.

Related image — Revealing all personal data to your guests: A potential personal data breach!

What can I do then? Either hide these name badges behind the counter where only your event staff can see, or use a smart QR check-in and onsite badge printing service where you can print name badges instantly in under 2 seconds after the guest registers with a QR code.

Image result for eventnook badge printing — Mobile QR Check-In Kiosk with Instant Onsite Badge Printing

#2 Not disabling ‘ Auto-Fill ‘ function

This is a common mistake when you need your guests to key in their personal data on digital devices on the spot, for walk-in registrations or lucky draws. When your device’s auto-fill is enabled, just keying in an alphabet or a number could reveal a whole list of related personal data of previous registrants. Don’t put yourself at risk of personal data breach, remember to disable ‘Auto-Fill’.

#3 Using sign-in books

Even if you don’t use digital devices to register your guests, you still have a high chance committing a privacy breach if you use sign-in books. Imagine if you are holding a recruitment event and you have your potential candidates register in the sign-in book. A potential candidate could glance through the names who could be vying for the same role and could find ways to undermine the other candidates when speaking to the potential hiring managers.

You could either have your event crew register your guests themselves after verifying their identity by requesting for their business cards or last 3 digits of NRIC number.

#4 Forgetting to log out

At EventNook, many event organisers rent our iPads for registrations and use our event management software to track their ticket sales and attendees. However, after the event, we noticed that many would forget to log out of our application on the iPads. This could be a problem if we passed on the iPads to the next event manager, as they could access the previous records and sensitive data.

Hence as part of our best practice, the EventNook team will always ensure that these personal data would not be accidentally passed on to others as we will always do a check to ensure all accounts are logged-out, before handing the device over.

#5 Event part-timers’/volunteers’ error

No matter how careful you are with personal data, you must ensure that your event helpers are as cautious as you are. Many event managers are aware of such privacy risks, yet they forget to thoroughly brief the rest of the team about the do’s and don’ts when handling personal data.

If you have an event coming up, as a manager, it is your responsibility to look for a reliable vendor who will protect your attendees’ data. At EventNook, we respect the privacy of all individuals and strive to provide the ease of mind to all our customers when handling personal data. If you have any concerns regarding data protection for your events, or if you simply want to know more about our privacy policy, please email: hello@eventnook.com

Are Your Customers Questioning Your Business’ Data Protection Practices? Here’s How You Can Gain Their Trust.

Posted on 10 Sep 201920 Sep 2019 by veratanevnk

In our previous post, we shared how individuals can take responsibility in ensuring their personal data stays protected. Now that many individuals are educated, they are more aware of how to make informed choices when choosing an organisation to safe keep their personal data. How then, as a business that collects personal data for processing, assure your customers that their personal data are in safe hands?

First and foremost, your customers will only trust you if you practice what you preach. Here are some rules-of-thumb you should adhere to:

#1 obtain consent

Firstly, you have to obtain either verbal, written, or even deemed consent for any personal data to be collected.

What constitutes as consent would include: Voluntary provision or cases where it is reasonable to voluntarily provide the data. Your customers also have a right to withdraw your consent at any time. One example would be the Do Not Call (DNC) registry where individuals can opt out of receiving unsolicited marketing messages and calls. Should your business be involved in telemarketing, you should ensure that numbers subscribed to the Do Not Call (DNC) Registry should not be contacted for marketing purposes. Each offence would incur a fine of up to $10,000 or face imprisonment. B2B marketing calls or messages sent to other organisations do not fall under the purview of the DNC Registry.

How do businesses check what numbers are registered on the DNC registry?

Create an account at a one-time fee of $30 ($60 for overseas companies) to gain access to the DNC system
You can enter up to 10 phone numbers manually at one time. Results of the search are displayed immediately
To check >10 numbers at one time by uploading a CSV file containing a list of all 8-digit Singapore telephone numbers. The results will be available for download after 24 hours
All results are valid for 30 days.

#2 Inform your purpose

Once you have obtained consent, the personal data collected can only be processed in an appropriate manner and for a reasonable purpose. You must ensure that your customers are informed of the purpose for which the personal data is being collected.

Every time you need to collect personal data from individuals, be it online or offline, try to have its purpose written down clearly (See image below).

Sample Consent Clause for Membership Application Inform purpose

#3 allow access

Individuals have the right to request we provide access to and make corrections to their personal data. There are some exceptions, such as cases in which providing access would cause immediate harm to the safety, or physical or mental heath, of the individual; threaten the safety, or physical or mental health, of another individual; or reveal another individual’s personal data.

#4 update data regularly

We must make a reasonable effort to ensure that all personal data collected is accurate and complete. Allow your customers to correct their data and prompt them update regularly. It is likely that the personal data will be used to make a decision that affects the individual to whom it relates, or is likely to be disclosed to another organisation.

#5 protection of data

You must protect personal data in your possession or control by making reasonable security arrangements to prevent unauthorised access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification, disposal or similar activity. If your business wants to store personal data in the cloud, you should take appropriate steps to ensure that the transfer of data to the cloud complies with the PDPA’s data protection laws.

Most of the privacy breaches occur because of human error. Simply leaving your laptop unattended or forgetting to shred personal information before disposal could lead to personal data leaks. Ensure that your employees are aware and trained of how to collect, process, store and dispose of personal data to minimise such mistakes.

Delegate the task, not the responsibility.

If you engage 3rd parties and need to pass on your customer’s personal data to these vendors, it is your due diligence to do extensive research to see if the company is reliable. Read the security and privacy policies of the companies that you are giving your customers’ data to. You are still partially liable if there is any privacy breach on the 3rd party side.

#6 purge what you don’t need

You must cease retaining documents containing personal data, or anonymise that data, as soon as it is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was collected, or for other legal or business purposes. If your customers request for their data to be deleted, you should comply. If your business maintains physical or electronic records of personal data, these records have to be disposed appropriately, as stipulated in the PDPA.

#7 keep within bounds

You should not transfer personal data outside Singapore except in accordance with the Act’s requirements. If you must transfer it to another region, be certain that you have obtained consent from your customers prior to the transfer and ensure that the external company has a comparable standard of data protection.

#8 be transparent

Your business should always have a detailed privacy policy for all to access and read. Be prepared to answer all your customer’s concerns regarding privacy and data protection. If you make the necessary effort to protect your customers’ personal data, your customers will thank you for it!

At EventNook, we deal with a lot of personal data, so we practice extra caution in data handling and take pride in our commitment to protect all our customers’ personal data while delivering the results. If you have any questions on our data protection policies for your events, feel free to drop us an email or a call, our friendly team will be more than happy to assist you!

What’s QR Code?

Posted on 13 Feb 201924 Feb 2019 by eventnook

QR Code (abbreviated from Quick Response Code) is quite similar to a barcode which contains machine-readable data (alpha numeric A123456 like ID or characters). Unlike a regular barcode, QR Code is two dimensional, i.e. it contains information both in vertical and horizontal directions (black dotted within square shape) therefore, it can contain a lot more information.

The limitation of barcode is that it can contact only simple and short length of limited characters like 10 digits such as Product ID (For example, A0001). Since QR code is two dimensional, it can contains up to 4290 alphanumeric characters. Because of this capability, it opens up for various use cases creatively in our daily life and replacing barcode.

That’s why we can use QR code for sharing information such as Website URL in product brochure or promotional flyers, Person’s e-Business card in QR code, etc. by interacting with our mobile phone camera ability to scan QR Code.

Nowadays, most events use QR Code for various reasons.

Using QR codes at conferences and other events

QR Code as an e-Ticketing sent via email or SMS which save time for collection of physical tickets when people purchase tickets online for events and activities. The organizers can easily scan QR Code with an event app like EventNook Kiosk Check-in to control admission and onsite registration. See the sample video below.

Smart check-in with QR Code

QR code to drive ticket sales and registration – The event website can be shared as QR Code in promotional flyers and road show promotion to allow people easily scan QR code and visit the event website to purchase tickets
Share the event information such as speakers, agenda, map, etc. via QR code
Print QR Code in name badge to share e-business card in the event. See the sample picture below.

About EventNook

Event Management Software company based in Singapore which allows event planners and event organizers to manage events registration and ticketing operation smoothly and efficiently. With our easy to use event platform, users can set up professional looking event website, registration form and online payments with a few clicks and launch online registration and ticket sales immediately.

EventNook started with a humble beginning in 2012 to make organizing events easy and hassle-free for event organizers. Here, we are building the world class innovative event management platform by simplifying and redefining the old event management process with innovative solutions and leveraging on world class cloud and mobile based technologies. We have grown our business organically from serving a couple of events to thousands of events over 20 countries. We build our business from the ground up with one event at a time and we take pride in delivering great event experiences and make events inspiring.

History Making: Singapore’s First MDRT Day 2018

Posted on 11 Feb 201929 Jul 2019 by jannelleleong

EventNook Checks-In Over 1,000 Guests in Under an Hour at the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) Day 2018 with Fast and Seamless Onsite Badge Printing.

Credit Source: MDRT Singapore Facebook

EventNook is honoured to have been a part of Singapore’s first MDRT Day on the 28^th of August 2018. The prestigious event was held at the Singapore Expo Hall, ushering in over 1,500 guests. With distinguished speakers such as Dr Mary Chen, Jim Pittman and Eric Feng, guests were invited for a full day event to learn from and share their experiences with fellow finance professionals. The EventNook Team is proud to have supported MDRT Day 2018 and we have also learned invaluable lessons from our experience serving a reputable client in a big scale event.

Our goal for this project was to enable the streamlining of registration for both the online and onsite experience. Attendees were redirected to EventNook’s platform from the main event site through an embedded ticket widget. After making their payment online, they received their unique QR code which would then be their entry ticket during the event. We aimed to create a seamless check-in experience for the guests, minimizing queuing times and increasing efficiency through fast and easy check-in.

On the 28^th of August, our customer success team headed to the Singapore Expo Hall for the set-up of the equipment and prepared to receive the guests. To handle the volume of guests for the event, 12 check-in counters were set up. Each printer was paired with 2 iPads to allow for greater efficiency. Registration began at 7.30am and over the next hour, over 1,500 guests arrived and checked-in. With their QR codes ready before approaching the counters, scanning was done quickly and efficiently. Their name badges were printed on demand and placed in their plastic holders before being passed off together with an event goody bag.

Here is how we check in over 1,000 people in within 45 minutes and average check-in and badge printing takes 2 seconds.

We would like to congratulate the organisers of MDRT Day 2018 for the success of their first event in Singapore. We appreciate the opportunity given to work alongside all of you and to deliver a smooth and easy registration process for an event of this scale.

About EventNook

Which name badge printer should I use for my event?

Posted on 22 Jun 2017 by eventnook

Choosing the right type of printer for your event can be challenging as many factors come into determining which qualities will be the most valuable for managing your event.

Before deciding on which printer to utilize for your event, first you want to decide what kind of name badges you want to supply for your event. Do you want paper name badges? Or more durable PVC cards? Do you want to print postcard sized cards? Or smaller ID sized cards?

Look no further, because this article is written just for you!

Plastic (PVC) Cards vs. Paper Cards

Nature of your event: Printing on plastic (PVC) cards produces more durable name badges that attendees can retain as a keepsake even after the event ends. This can be suitable for notable events, such as concerts, seminars, conferences or trade shows, where PVC cards also add to the excitement of the event. For corporate events such as business conferences or shareholder meetings, PVC cards result in a more professional appearance.
Duration of your event: For events that last more than a day, printing on more durable PVC cards will be more beneficial to you as an event organizer and for attendees as well. This reduces the risk of damage that attendees can cause to paper name badges, such as creases or getting it wet. Thus, printing on PVC cards can help you avoid having to reprint cards. This also diminishes the necessity of having to purchase plastic badge holders to protect your name badges. You can simply punch a hole in your PVC cards, attach it to a lanyard, and you’re ready to go!

Larger-sized Name Tags vs. Smaller-sized Name Tags

Visibility: For large events, printing on larger-sized cards can help security details as the card allows for easier identification from a far distance. For event organizers, printing on larger-sized cards also allows for easier identification in case attendees need to be separated into groups, and helps the event management team to recognize when an attendee is in the wrong area and needs to be re-directed to the right place. One more advantage is that you can easily market your event or brand name! The larger your company logo or event details are visible, the better.
Cost-effectiveness: Smaller-sized cards can be the more economical choice for planning low-budget events. They take up less ink for printing and are also more portable. On the other hand, small ID-sized cards can also be more suitable for trendier and upscale events as smaller cards will look more sleek.

Now that you’ve decided on the type of name badge you want to print, let’s move on to selecting the right printer to meet your needs!

Types of Name Badge Printers

Brother QL-720NW Printer

This professional, high-speed label printer comes with built-in ethernet and wireless networking, perfect for printing cost-effective paper labels! It can print up to 93 labels per minute and in high resolution (300 x 600 dpi). The printer uses direct thermal printing mechanism with easy drop-in tape rolls, which means that no ink or toner is required. However, this also means that the printer can only print in black. The machine is simple to use and automatically recognizes the roll size and adjusts the label template accordingly. It also has an automatic cutter. Not to mention, it’s exceedingly portable!

Recommendations: We recommend this printer for hosting simple events. This is one of our most frequently rented printer as it is extremely portable, easy to set-up, and cost-effective. One method our clients have utilized this printer is by sticking the name badges generated by this printer onto pre-printed badges that feature the event details. This cuts down printing time, money, and reduces the attendees’ wait time immensely!

Max label dimensions: 2.4″ x 3″ | Printer dimensions: 5″ x 9.3″ x 6″

Zebra ZD500 Thermal Transfer Desktop Printer

This printer is ideal for small-label printing of text and graphics. It prints on event badges (it can print two-sided badges too!) which feature precision perforations between each badge, allowing for easy separation for speedy badge assembly. It can also print labels on wristbands. It can print up to 4″ per second in high resolution (300 dpi). The high-resolution printer is also compact, making it easily portable, manageable and maintainable from any location.

Recommendations: We recommend this printer for large-scale conferences and exhibitions since it supports fast-speed label badge printing. Labels generated by this printer can be customized for various sizes (4″x 3″, 4″x 6″, etc.) with folding and perforated as well as pre-designed sponsor logos. The printer’s flexible printing abilities also allows it to print on wristbands, which will be suitable for events such as music festivals, as well as personalized tickets.

Max print width: 4.09″ | Printer dimensions: 7.5″ x 7.6″ x 10″

Epson Color Inkjet Printer

This compact, wireless printer is perfect for printing colored name badges that can fit into A6-sized name badge holders. The printer is able to print in very high resolution (5760 x 1440 dpi) and at a high speed of 27 badges per minute! However, it’s larger dimensions make it less portable than the Brother and Zebra printers. As it is a full color printer, it also requires the understanding of replacing cartridges.

Note: When selecting your inkjet printer, make sure that it can be adjusted to print on A6-sized paper! We use the Epson Expression Home XP 245 for our events.

Recommendations: We recommend this printer for major events, such as conferences and exhibitions. It is compatible with high-quality colored printing on thick paper stock. The comprehensive printing capabilities of this printer result in more impressionable name badges that can add a special feel to events. This would be a great alternative to supplying more professional-looking name badges at a cheaper rate than PVC cards.

Label dimensions 3.4″ x 5.2″ | Printer dimensions: 15.4″ x 11.8″ x 5.7″

Evolis Primacy Card Printer

If you’re looking to print PVC cards, this printer is for you! The Primacy printer is very fast, powerful, efficient, and is adapted to printing in batches as it personalizes cards in record time: it can print 225 multi-color cards per hour and a staggering 1,000 monochrome cards per hour! It can also print double-sided. The large capacity of the feeder and hopper can each hold 100 cards, which reduces the frequency of reloading cards. Finally, the Primacy printer prints your cards in a high photographic resolution (300 x 600 dpi for color printing and 300 x 1200 dpi for monochrome printing).

Recommendations: We recommend this printer for corporate events, or small to medium-capacity special events. Because of the durable nature of PVC cards, you can simply punch a hole through it and attach it to a lanyard! Although PVC cards might be a little bit on the costly side, the VIP event experience that it offers attendees surpasses the extra cost.

Card dimensions: 3.375″ x 2.125″ | Printer dimensions: 9.72″ x 8.07″ x 14.99″

Conclusion

With many different types of printers in the market, finding the right printer to fit the needs of your event can be a challenge. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us for consultation when planning for your event! You can also learn more about our event badge printing service here.

Contact us:
Email: hello@eventnook.com
Phone: +65 6681-6571
Twitter: https://twitter.com/eventnook
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eventnook/
Google+: https://plus.google.com/+Eventnook/

About EventNook:

EventNook is an online event registration & ticketing platform where organizers can set up and customize their very own event page. Through it, organizers can collect attendees’ information and their payment using a real-time dashboard. Features such as Automated Email Confirmation and QR Code Check-In make the job of event organizers much easier and more efficient. Recently, EventNook launched an Event Venues Directory which provides information on more than 5,000 venues in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar and Hong Kong, making it one of the best places on the web to look for venues in South East Asia.

EventNook Launches Self-Serve Check-in Kiosk App

Posted on 14 Jun 2017 by eventnook

To accommodate event organizers who are planning to host big events with minimal staff, EventNook has just launched a self-service Kiosk app that supports event organizers to try a more hands-off approach and allow attendees to check-in on their own.

The EventNook Kiosk Check-in Manager is a comprehensive tool that is designed to support medium to large-scale events and allows event organizers to conveniently manage onsite event registration and make sure everything runs smoothly on the event day. The app is now available for download on the app store.

Through the app, event organizers are greeted by a simple user interface where they can manage the event and guest check-ins through a real-time dashboard.

The kiosk app allows users to check-in efficiently through a QR code, which they receive upon the completion of their registration online. On the actual event day, they can simply scan their QR code to check-in for the event. For guests who have trouble finding the confirmation email, the Kiosk app also allows event organizers to check in their guests manually by searching for their name or ticket ID.

Here are some key features of EventNook’s Kiosk App:

1. Kiosk (Self Check-in) Feature

To save event organizers time and energy of having to redirect guests, the Kiosk Feature now displays a message to prompt guests on to the next course of action upon checking in.

The message displayed on the screen can be customized by the event organizer to anything they want to convey to their guests. Be it a warm WELCOME message directing them to the conference room, or a sheepish SORRY message for customers who have brought an invalid QR code.

2. Onsite Registration for Walk-in Guests

Through the Kiosk app, guests are now able to register and check-in for the event on the spot! This means that event organizers no longer have to turn away guests who have not registered for the event beforehand.

3. Easy Search

No QR code? No problem. The Kiosk app allows attendees to check-in manually for the event. This latest release also features an ENLARGED search text box to accommodate the less keen-sighted customers.

For more information about Kiosk check-in app and eventnook services, check out http://overview.eventnook.com/p/event-kiosk-checkin

About EventNook:

Contact us:
Email: hello@eventnook.com
Phone: +65 6681-6571
Twitter: https://twitter.com/eventnook
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eventnook/
Google+: https://plus.google.com/+Eventnook/

QR Code Registration & Badge Printing – CloudAsia

Posted on 25 May 2016 by eventnook

EventNook brought an easy registration and time efficient QR Code Check-In for 3,000 visitors and delegates who attended one of the premier Cloud Computing events, CloudAsia. Co-organized by InfoComm Development Authority of Singapore, the event gathered the best of breed in Technology, both from private and public decisions makers, government representatives of dynamic and fast growing economies and major players such as Microsoft and Amazon Web Services to acknowledge and update about excitement innovative sector, Cloud Technology.

CloudAsia was held from 3 – 5 May 2016 at the Suntec Convention and Exhibition Centre in Singapore. Throughout 3 days, EventNook’s online registration, QR Code Check-In with seamless badge printing and on-site support, made the job of event organisers very easy and efficient which eliminated long queuing and waiting among visitors. The following video was captured during the actual date of the event and clearly demonstrates the power of innovative technology from EventNook.

Features Used:

Online Registration & Ticketing – Registering 3,000 visitors online and onsite with our mobile-friendly platform and giving the CloudAsia’s organisers real-time access to the data, made possible to make necessary decisions in time and created the best, easy and efficient experience for them.

QR Code Check-In – If you have large events such as CloudAsia, the manual process of check-in 1,000’s of attendees can be very difficult and painful. With our QR Code Check-in technology, attendees themselves scan it and no worries for organisers.

Badge Printing – As an organiser, you don’t have to worry 3 months in advance about printing the badges , because our integrated iOS App with the printer will print the badges for you at the real time.

About EventNook:

Event Management Software company, EventNook is an online event registration & ticketing platform where organisers can set up and customise their very own event page. Through it, organisers can collect attendees’ information and their payment using a real-time dashboard. Features such as Automated Email Confirmation and QR Code Check-In make the job of event organisers much easier and more efficient. Recently, EventNook launched an Event Venues Directory which provides information on more than 5,000 venues in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar and Hong Kong, making one of the best places on the web to look for venues in South East Asia.

Contact us:
Email: hello@eventnook.com
Phone: +65 6681-6571
Twitter: https://twitter.com/eventnook
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eventnook/
Google+: https://plus.google.com/+Eventnook/

Tips for effective crowd management at oversubscribed events

Posted on 12 Nov 2015 by eventnook

An oversubscribed event should be a cause for celebration. But failure to manage event crowds can lead to congestion, bottlenecks and long queues, jeopardising the event experience for your attendees and causing unnecessary delays to your event schedule significantly. Here are a few steps to ensure that you keep event crowds in check and have control over the registration process from start to end.

1. Require online registration

Requiring your event attendees to register will help you keep track of the number of event attendees to expect. However, using the right tools to track is just as important. Facebook event invites, for instance, are not as accurate in indicating actual attendance. At the same time, you don’t want to overcomplicate the registration process.

A simple but reliable solution would be to create an online event registration website for RSVPs, which can be easily shared on all social media platforms and through emails.

Try a free and convenient way to create event registration webpages here: https://www.eventnook.com/member/login?ReturnUrl=%2fmanage%2fcreate_event

2. Seat your attendees early

Make sure there is more than enough time for registration to take place (if on-site registration is absolutely necessary). Many event attendees would love to arrive early if they can get better seats or just beat the crowd, so opening registration early can help distribute the arrivals in a more manageable way for you.

3. Maximise venue entrances

Make sure you fully maximise all entrances at the venue. This doesn’t just mean finding all possible entries, but also ensuring the movement of your attendees and any potential queues are strategically planned.

Potential queues should not be blocking the main walking paths or cutting into other queues. Have a good idea of where your event attendees will be entering from and make sure there are clear directions from there. This will ensure that people move efficiently to where they should be rather than block up the entrances asking where they should go.

But make sure people don’t have to criss-cross queues to get to the other side of the venue just to join their queue. Know how to align potential queues in a way that is least disruptive.

Avoid snaky queues! Photo Credits: coinarcade.org

You may wish to have queues according to where the ticket-holder is sitting so that congestions inside the venue itself can be avoided.

4. Coordinate with venue and hospitality staff

It is important to communicate with venue and hospitality staff prior to the event to ensure they remain up to date about all event details.

The tone they set through their service is also extremely important for the image of your event. Be it for an informal or formal event, an event for VIPs or non-VIPs, a young or old audience, the team of ushers, helpers and security should understand how to adapt their service to the people they are serving (and dressing as well)

ushers, smu, eventnook

Briefing the staff about logistical procedures clearly is basic protocol. Here are some things that you should bring up in your briefing:

Make sure to alert the team about any expected surges in arrivals
Make sure that emergency procedures are communicated properly.
Take note of parking arrangements which can lead to traffic congestion as well.
Acquaint them with any event tech they are using to check-in and register.

5. Use latest event tech for efficient check-in

There are various event tools out there to help you cope with event needs. For larger events, event tech tools such as EventNook’s iPad QR code check-in app not only helps you quickly check-in and track the arrival of event attendees (down to their names and designations) in real-time, it also provides a flexible ticketing system whereby you can conveniently check-in people who buy tickets on the spot. It is also extremely convenient for your event attendees, who can choose to just show their tickets on their smartphones without having to print it out.

The app has proven itself capable of checking in groups of above 3000 within a couple of hours, and is ideal for small and big events (read about it here: https://blog.eventnook.com/post/ipad-qr-code-check-in-and-registration-solution-smu-ho-rih-hwa-leadership-in-asia-public-lecture-series/).

Using the latest event tech at your event also helps boost the professional look of the event and leaves a good impression on event attendees.

There is also no problem reviewing the check-in and registration process after the event as everything is properly updated in your account.

Need help with onsite registration and check-in for your next huge event?

Whether it’s free or paid, EventNook can help you with online event registration, event ticketing and onsite event registration and check-in!

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iPad QR Code check-in and registration solution: SMU Ho Rih Hwa Leadership in Asia Public Lecture Series

Posted on 3 Jul 2015 by eventnook

Event Brief

EventNook helmed the event registration management and guest check-in process for the prestigious SMU Ho Rih Hwa Leadership in Asia Public Lecture Series on 30 June 2015 at the Suntec City Convention Centre which saw around 3500 guests in attendance. The event brought together distinguished global leaders, business leaders and students. This year, the lecture was given by Prime Minister of Singapore Mr Lee Hsien Loong. Previous speakers include former Minister Mentor Mr Lee Kuan Yew and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.

Scope of Services

EventNook provides innovative event management solutions with our online and mobile-based event technology to manage guest pre-registration and onsite event check-in. Our system allows for real-time attendance tracking as well as the synchronisation of attendance information between devices.

Services include:

Event Registration Management
EventNook Onsite Guest Check-in System with QR code ticketing
iPad Rental
Wifi Setup
Onsite technical support
Pre-event training for usher
QR code check-in: Scanning the QR code on the invitation

Challenges

All guests had to be checked-in within 2 hours
The system had to be very simple and user-friendly so that ushers can learn how to use it right before the event
Security at the event was tight. System had to be robust so that security of guests and VIPs will not be compromised

ushers, smu, eventnook — Ushers looking professional with iPad QR code check-in system

Benefits

Fast, Easy and Efficient
Great experience for guests (avoid long queue of finding name manually)
Prevent duplicate check-in
Can view the real time status of guests checkin with user-friendly dashboard reporting
Ushers looked professional and smart with our all-in-one seamless iPad solution, leaving a better first impression on guests

... To this. The crowd is cleared within seconds — But crowd is cleared within seconds

Eventnook congratulates the organising team from SMU on the resounding success of the event. It surely has left a mark on the SG50 dialogue.

If you are planning an upcoming event, try out our mobile checkin app here today!

EventNook is a Singapore-based event registration, ticketing and check-in company. We empower event organisers in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Myanmar to plan better events by providing comprehensive end-to-end event registration and check-in management solutions that integrate online registration and onsite check-ins.