Category: Event Research

Attendeerecommended Strategies For Sustainable Events

Attendee-recommended strategies for sustainable events

The United Nations defined “sustainability” back in 1987 as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” Sched wants to know what impact an increased focus on “sustainability” has on event planning and surveyed conference attendees to learn more. Watch Demo Attendees on Sustainability According…

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…

Conference Attendees Want Postevent Content

Event Attendees want post-event content

Conference attendees want online access to all event materials after the event. Sched, an event scheduling software app that has hosted over 25,000 events, conducted a survey with attendees across the many conferences hosted on the platform to ask them about their experiences and advice. “In November 2022 we heard from over 500 conference attendees…

Event Planning Survey

Which planning choices make a great event?

Sched conducted a survey of over 300 people who recently attended a conference and asked them what’s important to make both a great event and a great session. The most important elements of an event Respondents overwhelmingly focused on content, ranking the quality of the presentations as the landslide priority followed by interactions with other…

Attendee Snacks

Which snacks do conference attendees crave?

Sched gave over 300 recent conference attendees a choice in afternoon snacks and asked them for their preferences. A whopping 74% prefer healthy snacks over the 26% that chose unhealthy midday snacks. Attendees were given 8 possible options and asked for their favorite option. Cheese and crackers were selected by 30% of all attendees followed…