“As we kick off 2025, I’m excited to look back at everything we’ve built this past year to make your events easier to manage. From the start, our goal has been clear: to put you in control. Event tech should make your life easier, not harder, and we’re here to give you tools you can customize without needing a consultant or spending hours with support.
This year, we stayed true to that mission with some big updates. Our event website builder is now faster and easier to use. We’ve added new ways to customize registration paths so you can create exactly the experience you want. Badge printing is faster than ever, and our redesigned mobile app makes it simpler for attendees to connect, engage, and navigate your event.
To our team - thank you for your hard work. To our customers - your feedback drives everything we do. Let’s make 2025 the year your events shine!”
Explore Our Top New Features
Here are the top new features our customers love, organized by key areas to help you find what matters most:
- Event Website Creation
- Registration
- Event Check-In & Event Access
- Badge Management
- Agenda Management
- Meeting Management
- Mobile App
- Virtual Event Hub
- In-Person Event Management
- Email Marketing & Management
- Integrations
- Attendee Engagement
- Exhibitor & Sponsor Management
- Survey Management
- Other Feature Enhancements
Event Website Creation
Enhanced Drag-And-Drop Event Website Builder
Build a stunning website in no time. Our advanced event page builder is now even faster and more user-friendly!
Easy Event Duplication
Save time and simplify planning by duplicating past events or creating test versions without impacting the original. With our latest updates, you can now:
- Include advanced website builder templates and pages when duplicating events.
- Set new start and end dates/times for your duplicated event, with sessions, ticketing, lounges, and gamification automatically adjusted to match.
Widget Enhancements
Embed Accelevents widgets directly into your website to enhance functionality and user experience. We’ve recently added additional customization and analytics options:
- Google Tag Manager integration: Our embeddable widgets now support Google Tag Manager for enhanced page analytics.
- Custom JavaScript for widgets: Add custom JavaScript to embeddable widgets for more control over their look and function.
- Custom CSS for embeddable widgets: Control your widgets’ look with custom CSS.
Event Registration
Automatic Discount Application via HubSpot Integration
Automatically apply discounts to an order, based on a HubSpot contact property value. Select any contact-level property and its corresponding value to trigger the discount through your Accelevents and HubSpot integration.
Here’s an example of a discount applied when the contact property “member” is set to “yes,” indicating that the registrant is a member.
Passwordless Registration for Attendees, Speakers, and Exhibitors
Passwordless registration is now available for all event participants - attendees, speakers, and exhibitors.
Custom Upsells By Ticket Type
Personalize the buyer experience and boost upsell revenue by linking the perfect add-ons to each ticket type. Ideal for crafting tailored sponsorship packages!
Ticket Swaps Made Easy
Admins can now swap any ticket type without requiring re-registration. This includes switching between free ticket types, exchanging between free and paid tickets, or swapping lower-priced tickets for higher-priced ones.
Discount Codes for Add-Ons
Drive revenue by applying discount codes to tickets and now also add-ons.
Access Codes for Add-Ons
Apply access codes to add-ons, giving you more control over who can purchase event extras.
Pre-Selected Country & State Fields
For speedy registration, the “country” and ‘state” fields will automatically pre-populate with the attendee’s current location.
In-Person Tickets For Speakers
Assign your speakers a free ticket to join a session with just one click.
Order Refund Options
Disable automatic refunds to offer alternative refund methods or credits instead.
Attendee Information Import
Save time and streamline attendee management with our enhanced import features.
- When importing attendees into Accelevents, you can add both ticket types and add-ons to the CSV file.
- Upload profile pictures in bulk by using the Profile_Image_URL field in your CSV import.
Expanded Editing & Update Options
Sometimes attendees make mistakes with their ticket orders, like choosing the wrong ticket type or entering incorrect information, and they might reach out for help.
- You can now edit orders uploaded via CSV to make these corrections easily.
- You can also upload a CSV file to bulk update existing registrations without creating duplicates.
Customized Order Confirmation Pages & Emails
Personalize the registration experience by customizing confirmation pages and emails based on ticket type. This feature now extends to registrations requiring approval workflows.
Limited Display Links
Generate URLs that direct buyers to a registration page showcasing only selected ticket or registration types. Limited display links are ideal for targeted marketing campaigns!
Registration Approval Enhancements
The Registration Approval feature gives you control over who joins your event by allowing you to screen registrants, speakers, and exhibitors before granting access.
To make this process even more flexible, here are some enhancements we've added:
- Registration Approvals by Ticket Type: Enable approval workflows for specific registration categories only. Applicants submit their requests, and you can quickly approve, deny, or waitlist them.
- Registration Request Alerts: Receive notifications when new registration approval requests are submitted.
- Approval Request Edits: Make edits to registration applications during the approval process.
- Custom Order Confirmations for Events with Approvals: Personalize order confirmation pages for approved attendees, speakers, and exhibitors.
Guest Registration
Buyers can now register guests without needing to provide names or emails upfront. Guests will be listed as "Guest Of" the buyer, and their details can be updated later when available.
Additionally, automated reminders can be sent to ticket buyers, prompting them to complete the registration process for their guests at a later time.
Simple Registration
Simplify registration by embedding a one-step registration widget directly into your third-party website.
More Customization Options
- Add more control to ticket transfer: Take charge of who gets into your event by making specific ticket types non-transferable.
- More ticket level field control: Make custom questions required or optional by ticket type.
- Registration control by ticket type: Restrict ticket purchases by contact list, email domain, or specific email address.
- Required deposit: Set a deposit (percentage or flat-fee) for “Pay Later” purchases.
Session Registration
Configure "bookmarking" to either reserve a seat or simply mark interest without a reservation.
Capacity limits apply only when reserving a seat. Reports will list reserved seats and bookmarked sessions separately.
Event Check-In & Event Access
Check-In Kiosk Enhancements
Make onsite check-ins faster and more flexible with these new kiosk updates:
- Registration: Enable registration & ticket sales in your kiosk settings to allow attendees to register and pay for tickets directly at the event. Perfect for walk-ins!
- Profile picture upload: Easily upload or update attendee profile pictures directly from the kiosk.
- Capacity restrictions for items with limited availability: During check-in in kiosk mode, attendees can reserve event items by answering a multiple-choice question, with available answers limited by capacity. Once an option, such as meal or t-shirt size options, reaches its limit, it becomes unavailable. Here is an example of a multiple-choice question with capacity limits for various meal choices:
Self Check-In For In-Person Sessions
Attendees can check themselves into an in-person session by scanning the unique QR code on their mobile app.
Magic Link Enhancements
Streamline attendee access and enhance security with these new Magic Link features:
- Easy event sign-in: Attendees can now sign in from the event landing page with a magic link if they forget their password.
- Event-level magic link enhancements: Expire and reissue magic links to control event access. Include magic links in calendar invites for easy event access.
- Downloadable magic links: Download a CSV list of ticket holders with their personal magic links directly from the "Check-In Attendees" page.
- Magic link emails include a 4-digit code as an alternative log-in method to the Mobile App.
Custom Tabs By Ticket Type
Restrict access to custom tabs to designated ticket types only. Now available on the App and Virtual Event Hub!
Badge Management
Support For Any Printer
Easily print colorful badges from nearly any printer, thanks to our PrintNode Printer Server support.
Badge Colors Printed Dynamically
For color printers like the Epson C4000, our new dynamic text color option allows you to automatically change badge color text based on the answers given during registration.
Badge Reprinting Rules
Choose whether attendees can reprint badges multiple times at a kiosk, or only allow administrators to do so through the Admin Console.
Powerful Badge Display Options
- Print answers to multiple-choice and conditional questions right on your badges.
- Facilitate logistics and access control by designing badges that display purchased add-ons like “backstage access” or “luncheon guest.”
- Display or hide images on badges depending on responses to custom registration questions.
Faster Badge Printing
We’ve put in the work to speed up badge printing even more. On the Zebra ZD620, badges now print in as little as 3 seconds!
Bulk Badge Printing
Admins can now generate PDFs with multiple badges for more efficient printing.
Agenda & Speaker Management
Task Management for Speakers & Sessions (Beta)
Save time with a self-service system that lets you assign tasks in bulk. Speakers can complete tasks independently or collaborate on session-related tasks, while you track progress in real time.
Bulk Update For Sessions
Save time by mass editing capacity, location, close-captions, session type, and interactivity settings for chats, polls, and Q&A.
Tags & Tracks Included In Bulk Uploads
Simplify session management by including tags and tracks in your session csv uploads.
Bookmark & Save A Seat Button Visibility
Display or hide the "bookmark" icon and "save a seat" button on the web and app.
Meeting Management
- Pre-schedule meetings or arrange them on the spot during the event.
- Designate specific time slots for meetings before and after key sessions to prevent scheduling conflicts and ensure attendees fully engage with your content.
- Disable meetings or restrict meetings to certain ticket types.
Mobile App For Attendees
Mobile App Redesign
We've streamlined the dashboard, sidebar menu, “My Booth” area, and bottom tab for a more intuitive user experience.
Mobile App Sponsor Placement
Boost sponsor visibility in the app by creating dynamic sponsor carousels that showcase multiple sponsors.
Detailed Targeting for Push Notifications
Create tailored messages for "All Speakers," "All Exhibitor Admins," or "All Event Admins & Staff" and deliver them directly to the app.
In-Session Polls That Drive Engagement
Gather insights and boost engagement with in-session polls.
Post-Session Surveys For Instant Feedback
Our Mobile App now automatically launches post-session surveys to collect faster, more comprehensive session feedback. Surveys will appear as pop-ups during virtual and hybrid events, and in the activity tab for in-person events.
Lounges That Encourage Topic-Focused Meetups
Our popular virtual lounges are now available on the App. Organize topical meet-ups within your event or allow attendees to submit their own lounge.
- Lounge Access Restrictions: Restrict lounge access based on ticket type. For in-person events, these restrictions now apply across web and app to ensure consistent access control.
- Push Notifications For Lounges: Keep lounge participants informed and engaged with timely in-app reminders and alerts.
Profile Image Updates
Now attendees can snap a selfie to update their profile photos directly through our mobile event app.
Enhanced Attendee Directory Filters
Attendees can easily find and connect with the right people using our improved filters on both the App and the Virtual Hub. Our filters use registration info for broader searches and allow Admins to select filter criteria.
Early Session Access On The App
Access a session before it starts to prepare polls and downloadable handouts.
White Label App Event List
In our white label app, you now have the option to selectively show or hide white-labeled events from your audience.
Easier Mobile App Sign In
Mobile app users can now log into the event using either a password or a magic link, and they can also create or change their password directly within the app.
Other Mobile App Enhancements
Enhance the attendee experience with these latest updates:
- Attendees can edit their profiles directly from the People tab.
- “My Sessions” is now called “My Schedule,” combining both sessions and meetings.
- Exhibitor and sponsor placements have been enhanced to boost their visibility.
Virtual Event Hub
Studio Streaming Resolution at 1080P
We now offer higher-resolution options for RTMP and studio streaming, improving the visual quality of virtual and hybrid events.
Virtual Lounges
Boost engagement in your lounges by pinning important threads to keep them at the top for everyone to see.
In-Person Event Management
Advanced Session Settings For In-Person Events
Configure permissions for attendees to self check-in, chat, answer session-specific polls, view the attendee list, engage in session Q&A, and ask questions in private mode.
Email Marketing & Management
Email Delivery Status
Track the status of emails sent to attendees, easily monitoring whether emails have been sent, delivered, or opened.
Enhanced Targeting For Emails & Push Notifications
Send email messages and push notifications to:
- contact lists and/or individual custom recipients
- attendees segmented by ticket type, check-in status, or participant type (attendees, buyers, speakers, exhibitors)
Drag & Drop Table Blocks
Effortlessly incorporate tables into your email designs and event landing pages.
Email Reminders With QR Codes
Add QR codes to your reminder emails via a merge tag so attendees don’t need to open a PDF to get their QR code.
Smart Views & Smart Lists For Targeted Communications
Start by creating smart views - tabs in your Attendee Analytics that filter attendees into audience segments.
Then, apply these views to your contact lists to build smart lists, making it easy to send tailored emails and push notifications to each segment.
Integrations
SessionBoard Integration
Our new SessionBoard configuration section makes it easy to set up sessions, speakers, exhibitor booths, exhibitor admins, and sponsors to import from SessionBoard into Accelevents.
Enhanced Salesforce integration
Our native Salesforce integration just got even better, offering new ways to sync event data and enhance your workflows.
- Integrate Accelevents with Salesforce's travel and interest objects to effortlessly sync registration, ticket, and order data.
- Include limited display links in your Accelevents to Salesforce integration map.
Attendee Engagement
Gamification That Drives Engagement
Award attendees gamification points for completing their profile, checking into events, connecting with each other and participating in Q&A sessions, chats, and polls.
Boost engagement even more by encouraging them to scan each other’s QR codes as part of a scavenger hunt.
Continuing Education Certificates
Attendees earn Continuing Education Credits by attending specific sessions or meeting required watch times. With our tools, you can now easily create certificates for those who complete the challenge, including their name, program, and credits earned. Attendees can download these certificates as proof of their achievements.
Exhibitor & Sponsor Management
Boost Meeting Management For Exhibitors
Booth admins and staff can view their own and their team's scheduled meetings at a glance, arranged in a user-friendly grid - both on the app and web!
QR codes for exhibitors
Allow exhibitors to generate QR codes linking directly to their booth in the App. Perfect for enhancing their marketing campaigns!
Survey Management
Personalized Surveys
Customize the message displayed when attendees finish a survey to reflect your brand's voice and tone.
Anonymous Surveys
Get more feedback and better event insights by letting attendees complete surveys without logging in.
Other Feature Enhancements
Admin email notifications
Set default notification preferences for admins at the Organizer level.
Stay Tuned for More Updates!
Congratulations! You’ve reached the end of this epic list of product updates! But guess what? We’ve got even more innovations coming your way in the in 2025! Check out our Product Updates page for fresh releases every two weeks.
