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Your weekly event intelligence briefing:

• Confirmation email makeover — 30+ templates that convert (Download now)

• The registration platform trap most organizers fall into (And how to avoid it)

• AI adoption reality check — where does your organization stand?

• Throwback: GITEX's tech transformation from handwritten name tags to AI networking

The Only Event Registration Software Comparison You'll Ever Need 👇

Most event organizers discover too late that their registration platform can't handle real-world complexity.

While platforms manage basic registration and payments, they often fail when volumes spike or events require sophisticated attendee management. The challenge becomes apparent during critical moments—when hundreds register simultaneously or complex pricing logic is needed.

Analysis across 200+ events reveals significant platform differences in reliability and customization. The right choice improves registration completion rates by 15-25% while reducing administrative overhead.

Understanding these differences before committing can save considerable time, resources, and registration revenue.

Read the full platform comparison

Your first touchpoint deserves better 

You nailed the landing page. But your confirmation email? Yikes.

It’s the first thing every attendee sees—and most teams still send the default.

Cold. Boring. Easy to ignore.

That “You’re in!” moment should feel human, clear, and worth showing up for.

So we pulled together 30+ plug-and-play templates—different tones, formats, all easy to tweak.

Because that first email shouldn’t feel like an afterthought.

👉 Grab the guide

Make your confirmation emails the moment people remember—not the one you forgot.

AI in Business Events: The 2025 Reality Check 🆕

New data reveals a harsh truth: AI is creating winners and losers in events, with no middle ground.

👉 The efficiency trap is real. Organizations chasing time-savings hit performance walls. The winners are redesigning value creation—using AI to transform attendee experiences and sponsor outcomes, not just automate existing processes.

👉 Data quality determines AI ceiling. Most teams build smart systems on broken foundations. Your registration data, attendee insights, and engagement metrics either enable AI breakthroughs or guarantee mediocre results.

👉 Market polarization accelerates. You're either developing strategic AI capabilities or watching competitors pull ahead. The gap widens monthly.

Early adopters redesigning human-AI collaboration show measurable ROI advantages over traditional approaches.

Where does your organization sit?

Event Tech Trivia 🔙

GITEX has been running for over 40 years—starting when event "technology" meant overhead projectors and handwritten name tags. Today, the same conference uses AI-powered networking apps and real-time facial recognition for attendee matching.

From magic markers to machine learning in four decades. Not bad for an industry that once considered fax machine registration "revolutionary."

Expect the unexpected, but not at your event.

Gevme turns “What if?” into “What’s next?”

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See you next week,

Team Gevme

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