ScheduleFlex is the most interactive online conference catalog and session scheduler application in the Meetings Industry. ScehduleFlex was released by Cardinal Communications, a pioneer in online registration. It is now offered as a module to event registration software, but Cardinal Communications Chief Executive Rodman Marymor states that he plans to expand Schedule Flex into a full registration application in about a year. ScheduleFlex is built on Adobe Systems' programming technology Adobe Flex. Although the users access the application through a web browser, ScheduleFlex actually operates in Adobe Flash, which enables the animation and interactive features. It allows meeting planners to build an online version of a session catalog, making it easy for attendees to search for conference sessions by date, time or topic. It features the drag-and-drop function, where attendees can click on session titles from a searchable database and then drag the session onto a personal event calendar. Using the same method, attendees can also reserve time slots for one-on-one meeting at exhibitor booths. The calendar can then be printed in a "schedule at a glance" Adobe PDF file.
This new technology is especially helpful for meeting planners who must manage a large number of sessions. They can easily reschedule sessions times and the system will show attendees not only the changed times but also whether the session conflicts with previously scheduled sessions. Planners can also limit session seat capacities and assign sessions to certain audience groups, such as presenters or employees. They can track in real time session sign-ups and cancellations.
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