Sched Or Whova: Which Event Registration Software Is Right For You?

Sched vs. Whova: Which event registration software is right for you?

As an event planner, one of the most important things you need is a reliable tool to help you manage your events. Event planning is overwhelming. The right event registration software can make a huge difference to your success. Two popular event registration software platforms are Sched and Whova. Both offer a range of features…

Level Up Your Events With Sched'S Premium Plan

Level up your events with Sched’s enhanced Ultra Plan

At Sched, we’re no strangers to event planning woes. And we’ve been scratching our heads. How can we make event planning even easier?  Eureka! Meet our brand-new Ultra Plan.  We’ve created a bundle of solutions that tackles common event planning problems head-on. Designed to alleviate headaches, our Ultra Plan has everything you need for peace of…

How To Justify The Cost Of Event Planning Software To Your Boss

Event planning software costs: how to really convince your boss

As a part-time event planner, you juggle a variety of tasks and responsibilities as your stress level grows. Event planning software is one tool that can greatly assist with these tasks, but convincing your boss to invest might be challenging, especially if you are working with a tight budget. In this article, we will discuss…

Event Planning Lessons From Pendomonium Emea 2022

What lessons can event planners learn from attending other events?

What’s the best way for event planners to discover inspiration for their events? By attending events! Sched regularly attends events to uncover the latest and greatest event planning practices and share our findings with our community of event planners.  In November 2022, we attended the Pendomonium EMEA 2022 conference in London. Like any conference we…

Launch A Call For Speakers

How to launch a call for speakers for your next event

Whether you’re organizing a conference or planning your school district’s professional development day, attendees will ultimately evaluate your event based on the quality of the speakers. Including expert insights in your event’s session content is a sure-fire way to boost attendance and attendee satisfaction.  But finding great speakers that can command a conference session, educate,…

Event Session Content

7 simple ways to craft effective conference session content

Your event planning program can automate many of your tasks, but great events require building great session content.  Of course, you want attendees to be engaged, interested, and excited about the topic, but sometimes it’s hard to know what event content will work best and engage them.  In this article, we’ll explore choosing session topics,…

Setting Goals For Your Event

How to set the right goals for an event

If you’re planning an event, it’s important to set goals. Event goals give direction and help make planning decisions that contribute to the success of your event. Decisions and priority setting become easy when you evaluate every tactic against your goals for the event. It’s important to connect your planning task list with your goals….

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San Diego County Office of Education gets K-12 Students Career Ready

To improve student career readiness, the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) hosts recurring virtual and in-person professional development conferences for the region’s educators with the help of Sched.  San Diego County Office of Education’s story  San Diego County has half a million K-12 students and 42 different school districts, each with their own…

Integra Schools Virtual Event With Sched

Integra Schools pivots from virtual to in-person events with Sched

In an effort to improve virtual learning and address online knowledge gaps in Panama’s leading private schools, last year’s professional development conference used Sched to plan, present and manage the entire conference virtually. The collaboration continues as the company tackles the shift to in-person events in 2023.  Integra Schools’ story  Founded in 2018, Integra Schools…

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K-12 educational event planning: Los Gatos Union School District

The Los Gatos Union School District (LGUSD) recently hosted its Professional Development Day with 162 elementary teachers, site administrators, five principals, two assistant principals, and even some district leadership in attendance.  We caught up with Rhonda Beasley, the Director of Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment, to hear more about how they used Sched to pull off…