Some Benefits of online proceedings:
1. Real-time proceedings: Many times speakers cannot deliver their presentations in time to be published on the CD. But their presentations can be easily uploaded into the online proceedings anytime prior to, during and after the event. This makes the online proceedings the most up to date location for conference educational materials.
2. Attendees are able to plan better: By being able to read the presentations online prior to an event, they can better plan which talks will most benefit them, increasing the likelihood that they'll find value in your event. Without this benefit, attendees are planning their week based on presentation titles and abstracts which is not as effective as reading through the entire paper. A good online proceedings provider will help you send an email to your attendees letting them know conference papers are now viewable.
3. No more wasted paper: Attendees love the green aspect of online proceedings because they only print the papers they are most interested in. Proceedings are in a sense customized to match each attendee's educational preferences.
4. Great marketing tool for you: As an event planner, placing proceedings online offers you multiple reasons to get in touch with your members. You can send emails to them prior to and after the event letting them know when additional presentations have been uploaded. This keeps your association and event in front of the attendee for longer periods of time increasing your chances of additional revenue especially if you have a "store" on your website.
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