Enhanced Access Permissions. Sounds a little boring, right? I would rather be thinking about the really fun event planner stuff like whether I should choose the Moroccan-French or the Pacific Rim Fusion catering menu for the symposium luncheon.

But as a meeting and event planner, you know too well that all the fun stuff runs even smoother when you have control over every detail from the beginning, including getting the right groups of attendees to register for those fantastic events you are planning.



With the latest release of Certain Registration software, Version 4.15, event planners can gain further control over who can access a registration form within an event by taking advantage of new Enhanced Access Permission options. The options include OPEN and INVITATION ONLY in addition to RESTRICTED BY REGISTRATION STATUS option.

• OPEN allows anyone to access your registration form regardless of registration status, without a password. OPEN permission allows your attendees to register, create a profile and add guests if the form is setup to allow additional registrations. This is particularly great if you have a broad attendee base to promote your events to and a diverse program offering to attract large groups of people with varied interests.

• INVITATION ONLY allows you to make registration forms accessible only to attendees who have been specifically invited. This Enhanced Access Permission option works well for a much targeted event that will be attended by people with specific interests or professional credentials. Training program coordinators will also like this option, as it helps manage what programs people can register for as they progress through their training paths.

• RESTRICTED BY REGISTRATION STATUS allows you to limit registration form accessibility to specified status levels of attendees within a particular event. When you have even more complex attendee types in for incentive based events or extensive training programs, this Enhanced Access Permission option is essential.

All new registration forms created in Certain Registration will default to OPEN, while existing forms set to RESTRICTED BY REGISTRATION STATUS will retain those permissions.

I’m excited that soon we’ll be launching a new set of on-demand training videos for Certain Registration! The first group of videos focuses on registration management topics. Our on-demand videos will help new users hit the ground running as well as offer experienced users the opportunity to refresh their skills with Certain’s online registration software. Meeting planners can watch and interact with the training videos at their convenience. Each video contains narration, animation, interactivity, and chances to review the content at your own pace.

The videos will be available to all Certain Registration customers at no additional charge. As a valued customer, we also supply you with online context-sensitive help, a searchable knowledge base, and live technical support so that you can achieve effective meeting management in no time!