WCET brings networking and learning to attendee fingertips with the EventPilot conference app

Oct. 19, 2011 - PRLog -- Santa Rosa, Calif. - ATIV Software today released the WCET11 mobile conference app, built on the sophisticated EventPilot Plus platform for professional meetings and events. With the EventPilot conference app, the many e-learning leaders and practitioners at the WCET 23rd Annual Conference have the opportunity to easily engage with each other through social networking while effectively navigating the event and managing session materials and their key learnings. Learn more at http://ativsoftware.com

“EventPilot makes it easy for WCET Conference participants to get the most out of the event. Attendees can easily find sessions, rooms, presentation slides, take notes on handouts, and share their thoughts all from within the app,” says Megan Raymond, Manager of Programs and Events with WCET.  “We’re excited to bring a whole new level of engagement and learning to the WCET Annual Conference with our EventPilot conference app.”

EventPilot mobile meeting apps are designed for attendees to efficiently manage their conference-going experience. Attendees can arrive prepared by easily navigating the wealth of conference information including speaker’s presentation slides and plan their days by building personalized schedules prior to the event. During the event, the EventPilot conference app keeps them up to date with notifications of upcoming sessions, scheduled events, organizer messages, and the current Twitter conversation. EventPilot enables attendees to share ideas and track their notes and contacts in context with the many dynamic tools available built into the native mobile app.


About EventPilot

The EventPilot mobile conference app features include:

Native Mobile Event App with True Offline Functionality
Native Android conference app, iPhone conference app and iPad conference app to ensure best performance, network independence, and device specific navigation users expect.

Sharing and Networking
The Facebook and LinkedIn integration enables attendees to share interesting sessions with their peers and extend the reach for presenters and event organizers. Unique presentation slide tweeting to share key insights with others and integration of Twitter technology to allow easy networking.

Real-Time Updates and Reminders
Attendees receive just-in-time notifications about their scheduled sessions, program changes, and Twitter updates without ever leaving the first screen.

Rich Experience and Paperless Events
EventPilot Plus supports paperless events by integrating PowerPoint slides, PDFs, handouts, scientific or medical abstracts, surveys, live polls, YouTube videos, note taking, and more to create a valuable reference app that is used by attendees long after the event.

“EventPilot takes away the heavy and wasteful paper guides by providing a lightweight and easy to navigate conference guide, but more importantly, EventPilot is an engaging tool” said Silke Fleischer, CEO and co-founder of ATIV Software. “Social media features such as Twitter allow attendees to engage with one another on a level that reaches far beyond the event.”

Availability
The free iPhone and iPad conference app is available now in the App Store. The free Android event app is available in the Android market. A mobile web version for BlackBerry and other web- enabled devices is available at http://eventpilotadmin.com/appinfo.php?page=Now&project=W....

About WCET
WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies accelerates the adoption of effective practices and policies, advancing excellence in technology-enhanced teaching and learning in higher education. For more information, visit http://wcet.wiche.edu/

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ATIV Software offers EventPilot, the customizable mobile conference app for event and meeting planners. EventPilot is available as a native app for the iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, and Android as well as a mobile web version for all other web-enabled devices including BlackBerry. For more information, visit http://www.ativsoftware.com.