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Want more signups for your virtual events? Here are 8 proven strategies to increase event registration and attract attendees who actually show up.

Discover the common mistakes event planners make when gathering attendee feedback and learn how to avoid them. Turn feedback into actionable improvements for future events and ensure attendee satisfaction.

This guide shows you how to simplify signups, payments, and check-in with the right event registration software for your school events in 2025.

These are 7 ways event scheduling software helps K-12 schools cut planning time, avoid conflicts, track attendance, and deliver polished events.

Discover the benefits and must-have features of school event management software. Learn how Sched helps schools plan and organize impactful events.

Discover 7 reasons why event planners need a mobile event app in 2025. Learn how they simplify check-in, boost engagement, and create a better experience.

The NACD and NCF teams wanted a better way to manage their annual and youth conventions. With Sched, they simplified speaker coordination, updated agendas faster, and gave attendees a clear, accessible view of each day’s sessions.

Planning career day events across four counties and 16 school districts sounds overwhelming, but not for DCMO BOCES. With Sched, Christina McCall-Hopkins and her team replaced paper forms and spreadsheets with one centralized platform, saving days of work and delivering a smoother experience for over 1,200 students and 40+ business speakers. From easy registration to real-time reporting, Sched made event planning simple and easy.

South Carolina's Education and Business Summit serves Career and Technical Education teachers statewide. When the 900 person event had to go virtual with just six weeks' notice, Sched helped the organizers pull it off without missing a beat.

When the pandemic pushed civics education online, nonprofit Civic Spirit turned to Sched to run We the Educators, a three week virtual symposium that kept teachers connected and engaged.

The Wisconsin Educational Media & Technology Association (WEMTA) runs a major statewide conference each year, connecting school librarians and tech leaders across the state. With Sched, they deliver a smooth, organized experience, complete with personalized schedules, mobile access, and a central hub for all session materials. After more than a decade of partnership, Sched remains WEMTA’s go-to event platform.

Wellness Together took its California Student Mental Wellness Conference fully virtual for the first time, a 3 day event on community engagement, cultural responsiveness and educator wellness, run with Sched.

Sched’s latest product updates include smarter badges, improved guest checkout, and enhanced feedback tools to help K-12 teams plan better PD events.

A professional-looking event doesn’t have to mean more work, it just takes the right approach. These six tips will help you create events that feel organized, cohesive, and easier for everyone to navigate.

South Carolina's Education and Business Summit serves Career and Technical Education teachers statewide. When the 900 person event had to go virtual with just six weeks' notice, Sched helped the organizers pull it off without missing a beat.

Collecting feedback shouldn’t feel like an extra burden after your event. With Sched’s built-in feedback tool, you can automatically prompt attendees, gather insights by session or speaker, and export reports with ease. It’s a simpler way to understand what worked and plan with confidence.

Managing speaker submissions can be a logistical nightmare: lost emails, missing details, and endless follow-ups. Sched’s Call for Papers feature takes the hassle out of the process by giving you a simple, organized way to collect, review, and approve speaker proposals in one place. You can easily gather submissions, collaborate with a review committee, and build a high-quality speaker lineup.

Sched’s customizable badges make event check-ins faster and networking effortless. Easily design and print professional badges in minutes (no design skills needed). Add QR codes, customize layouts, and ensure typo-free badge printing for any event.

Want more signups for your virtual events? Here are 8 proven strategies to increase event registration and attract attendees who actually show up.

Discover the common mistakes event planners make when gathering attendee feedback and learn how to avoid them. Turn feedback into actionable improvements for future events and ensure attendee satisfaction.

This guide shows you how to simplify signups, payments, and check-in with the right event registration software for your school events in 2025.

These are 7 ways event scheduling software helps K-12 schools cut planning time, avoid conflicts, track attendance, and deliver polished events.

Discover 7 reasons why event planners need a mobile event app in 2025. Learn how they simplify check-in, boost engagement, and create a better experience.

Planning a PD day for teachers? These five tips will help you organize more engaging sessions and make the day more valuable for your staff.

This guide shows you how to simplify signups, payments, and check-in with the right event registration software for your school events in 2025.

Discover 7 reasons why event planners need a mobile event app in 2025. Learn how they simplify check-in, boost engagement, and create a better experience.

Free or paid, school events run better with structure. Learn when ticketing helps and how to use it to control access and track attendance.

Tired of messy sign-in sheets? See how QR check-ins help school teams track attendance faster, and get clean, usable records for PD, events, and reporting.

Learn why it might be time to switch from SignUpGenius to a platform that supports session limits, check-ins, reporting, and more.

Sched’s latest product updates include smarter badges, improved guest checkout, and enhanced feedback tools to help K-12 teams plan better PD events.

Planning a PD day for teachers? These five tips will help you organize more engaging sessions and make the day more valuable for your staff.

Selling event tickets? Discover the 7 best event ticketing software platforms of 2025 to streamline sales, manage attendees, and maximize revenue.

The NACD and NCF teams wanted a better way to manage their annual and youth conventions. With Sched, they simplified speaker coordination, updated agendas faster, and gave attendees a clear, accessible view of each day’s sessions.

Discover 8 principles to plan stress-free PD events your teachers want to attend, without the chaos, confusion, or extra admin work.

The Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival has been a fixture of the city's theatre scene since 2013. When the pandemic hit, the organizers used Sched's virtual platform to mix live and pre-recorded sets with free, donation based tickets.

Discover expert strategies and innovative hacks for planning in person events. Maximize attendee engagement and optimize logistics.

Want more signups for your virtual events? Here are 8 proven strategies to increase event registration and attract attendees who actually show up.

Host engaging virtual events with these 10 tips. Learn best practices for planning, engagement, accessibility, and measuring success in 2025.

See how districts plan hybrid professional learning that’s organized, affordable, and engaging for teachers, without new hires or corporate tools.

Wellness Together took its California Student Mental Wellness Conference fully virtual for the first time, a 3 day event on community engagement, cultural responsiveness and educator wellness, run with Sched.

Planning PD with Google Forms, spreadsheets, and sticky notes? That’s normal. But when your events get complex, here are 3 tools that help you plan with confidence.

Hosting virtual events? Explore the 14 best virtual event software platforms for 2025, offering seamless streaming, networking, and attendee engagement.

Struggling to justify event software costs? Learn how to prove the ROI of event management software to decision makers with data-driven insights.

Event management software or project management software? Understand the differences between the two and discover which tool best suits your school event needs.

Looking for the best K–12 event planning software? See how Sched and Yapp compare on features, pricing, and usability for school events.

Discover why top K–12 district leaders choose Sched to simplify event planning, personalize PD, streamline communication, and support every school event.

Still planning events with spreadsheets and emails? This practical guide compares manual tools vs. event software, so you know when it’s time to switch.

See how school leaders and PD coordinators are using Sched to simplify logistics, improve feedback, and deliver smoother PD days.