Online Event Registration gets a Google FaceLift
Sunday, May 15, 2011
(Members Only Software, Inc.)
More
pieces of Members Only Software's new browser-based "Cumulus" suite for
non-profits are rolling off the assembly line. This month we're proud to
announce the availability of our completely updated Online Event Registration
Portal. We've re-engineered our entire Event Registration mini-app in Google Web
Toolkit, to provide a fast and responsive online registration experience for
your users.
[You can find out more
about the Google Web Toolkit in this months featured
article]
The EventReg
web application allows your members to register for your events, select
and pay for sessions and tracks, purchase tickets for guests, claim
special rates, indicate dietary preferences and communicate any special
accommodations that they require. Since it's completely integrated into
Members Only, the site knows immediately if a registrant is a member or
not, and to what rates the registrant is entitled.
Here are a
few questions we've been asked about EventReg:
Q: How difficult is it to
transfer event information to the EventReg site?
A:
No transfer is required. All the information is pulled directly from
the live Members Only database. All you need to do put an event on the
web is check "Show on Web" when you are
ready!
Q: So this means no import is
needed to get new sign-ups back into Members Only?
A:
Correct! When people sign-up on the site, they are added directly into the
Members Only database.
Q. Is it possible for a
staffer at one of our member organizations to sign up several of her colleagues
in one transaction?
A.
Yes. In fact, EventReg allows you to offer special rates when multiple
employees of the same company sign up at once. Each registrant will
receive a confirmation that includes the name of the person who signed
them up, so they will not be left wondering how they became
registered.
Q.
We tend to build fairly complicated pages for our events, with
downloads of conference materials, links to nearby hotels, and photos of
prior meetings. Can we do this with EventReg?
A.
Of course. Our WYSIWYG html editor will allow you to design the "Event Detail
Page" however you see fit.
Q. Can EventReg be skinned to look like our primary
website?
A. Of course. Skinning is part of every
installation.
For
more information, write to Doria Howe at doria@mosionline.com