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Abstracts & Agenda Management

From abstract submission
to published agenda.

Open calls for speakers, structured abstract review, speaker self-service, drag-and-drop scheduling, and live agenda publishing. One workflow for your entire content team.

run.events agenda builder showing drag-and-drop session scheduling across multiple rooms

The full content lifecycle, managed

From inviting speakers and collecting abstracts to publishing your agenda — every step in one system, accessible to your entire content team.

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Calls for abstracts

Public or private calls for speakers with custom abstract submission forms, topic categories, and automated confirmations

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Abstract review

Multidisciplinary review teams with role-based permissions, independent ratings, and Kanban-style tracking of every submission

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Agenda builder

Drag-and-drop scheduling with calendar view, room assignments, parallel tracks, and automatic conflict detection

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Speaker portal

Self-service dashboard where speakers manage bios, photos, session details, and upload presentation materials

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Co-speakers

Speakers invite collaborators and co-presenters directly through their portal — no admin involvement needed

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Automated comms

Acceptance, rejection, revision requests, and status notifications sent automatically at every stage of the review process

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Website embed

Publish speakers and agenda directly to your event website and mobile app with one click — changes sync instantly

Session feedback

Post-event ratings and feedback collected per session, shared with speakers automatically for continuous improvement

Speaker submission management with content review pipeline
Drag-and-drop agenda builder with room assignments and parallel tracks
Calls for abstracts

Attract the right speakers, effortlessly

Launch public or private calls for speakers with custom abstract submission forms. Speakers submit proposals with structured topic categories, upload supporting materials, and track their submission status — your team gets a clean pipeline to review.

  • Public or private calls for abstracts
  • Custom submission forms with topic categories
  • Self-service dashboards for speakers
  • Automated confirmation and status emails
Abstract review

Review, rate, and decide — together

Build multidisciplinary review committees with role-based permissions. Each reviewer rates abstracts independently, then the team decides using a Kanban board that shows every submission's status at a glance.

  • Role-based access for review committees
  • Independent scoring with flexible criteria
  • Kanban-style board for visual tracking
  • Automated speaker notifications on decisions
Agenda builder

Build your agenda in minutes, not days

Drag and drop accepted sessions into time slots, assign rooms, manage parallel tracks, and publish. Changes sync instantly to your event website and mobile app.

  • Drag-and-drop session scheduling
  • Calendar view with rooms and parallel tracks
  • Automatic conflict detection
  • One-click publish to website and app
Speaker portal

Let speakers manage themselves

Every speaker gets a self-service portal to update their bio, upload photos, submit session details, invite co-speakers, and review post-event feedback. Your team stops chasing emails.

  • Manage biographies and profile photos
  • Submit and manage session proposals
  • Invite co-speakers and collaborators
  • Review session feedback post-event
500+ Speakers managed at ECS
Drag & drop Agenda scheduling
Self-service Speaker portal
1-click Publish to website

Why abstracts and agenda management matters

Great events start with great content. Here's what professional abstract review and agenda management gives you.

End-to-end content management

From abstract submission to agenda publishing — every step in one system. No spreadsheets, no lost emails, no manual tracking.

Diverse, high-quality content

Open calls for abstracts attract fresh perspectives and ensure your event programme represents a wide range of voices and topics.

Less admin, more strategy

Automated speaker communication, self-service portals, and structured review workflows free your team to focus on content quality, not logistics.

Scales with your event

Whether you're managing 10 speakers or 500, the same tools work. From intimate workshops to multi-track conferences with hundreds of abstracts.

Used by Europe's top conferences

European Collaboration Summit streamlined its abstracts and content process using run.events — managing 500+ speakers and publishing the agenda in real time.

Published event agenda showing sessions across multiple rooms and tracks

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