Whova, headquartered in San Diego, provides what they describe as Intelligent Event Technology Solutions by creating authentic audience participation and engagement and simplifying the entire event process from planning to registration, networking, and follow-up. Whova's mobile engagement apps support both on-location events and virtual events.
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Other conferences I've attended in the past have used similar apps, but it has been a few years and I no longer have those installed nor do I recall the names, but I will say my experience with Whova was much smoother and more effective.
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Manager
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Well, I didn't exactly select Whova. It was the recommended App by the organizers of the conference. Anyway, I guess Whova resulted better for networking than the others mentioned.
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Manager
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Easier to use and more effective
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Technician
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I cannot say that I have used many apps to attend conferences, but I feel that this platform is easy to use.
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I didn't select Whova it was chosen by the Symposium for me.
I like Whova best for interactive conferencing. However, I did not select it. It was selected by the NY-NJ Harbor & Estuary Program and I'm glad it was. Subsequent discussion with HEP staff has found that the platform is well worth it.
I didn't select it; it was chosen by Wounds UK Media Organisation I used it at the event as an exhibitor and have already recommended it to another organisation
I think Whova compares well in terms of performance during events. Microsoft Teams may have the upperhand on office integration and using as a communication tool between employees.
I have used Eventbrite for ticketing for reuinons and educational workshops. It is primarily a ticketing platform and does not have the interactive features of Whova. Whova is much better suited to a multi-day conference than Eventbrite.
We looked at Evia Events before we found Whova and Whova stacks up far and above what Evia had to offer and was much more affordable for us too! Our first event was on the Hey Summit platform based in the UK. The platform was awful and we had such an admin nightmare. The only …
We've used the apps from different tradeshows - American Academy of Orthodontists Annual Session, American Dental Association Annual Session, Chicago Mid-Winter Meeting. No comparison whatsoever! They need to incorporate Whova and dump their app!
Whova was appropriate for the purpose of a health conference. I would recommend the platform to other NGOs considering platforms for their conferences, particularly if engagement is a critical process and outcome of the conference. As a health conference that involved people with living experience of the health topics at the conference, i.e. peer workers, peers in professional roles, people from affected communities, engagement was important.
Speakers, exhibitors, and sponsor management (they can enter their own information/profiles!)
Webpages get generated automatically for agenda, speakers, exhibitors, and sponsor information entered within Whova! Then, we can drop this information into our website and it gets automatically when something gets updated within Whova (for example, a speaker updates their title
We already registered with Whova for our 2024 event and we will continue to use Whova for the foreseeable future as long as the price doesn't rise too high. It was a bit of a shock to see the difference between last year's price and this year's price - nearly 2k increase! We were able to negotiate, thankfully, to lower the price.
Most of Whova's functions are intuitive and you can self-teach about 80% of it with ease. I really was impressive with the messaging, follow up meet-up capabilities and sharing of contact information. My only few concerns were about the lack of an archive or back up, [perhaps cloud-based?] of the meeting room and round-table's presentations
We had no performance issues with our event delivery. We did have some meet-ups that had some glitches for some attendees, but I believe they were quickly resolved and were more on the part of user error than anything. Once they got the hang of it, their meet-ups went more smoothly.
I only had a single issue regarding a photograph that was handled immediately and a colleague somehow ended up with two profiles which was also handled right away. Those two instances are all I have to go by. Other than that it was smooth but I did have ample information regarding who to contact if I experienced an issue
I found Whova to be similar to many social media apps that I already use. It was easy to navigate. This was my second experience using Whova in my presenter role. I liked the icebreaker section to connect with other participants before the event started. I look forward to next year’s event.
We selected Whova for price, and ease of use. We would have chosen GoToWebinar but they did not have as many options for sponsor recognition. We will most likely use Event Rebels in the future for our needs. Tracking time and sessions viewed is a must for our industry as attendees rely on us to earn CEs to renew their licensing.
I especially liked the ease of communication, the ability to ask hard questions easily, and afterward the ability to survey all participants to see what we (and/or Whova) could do better going forward.
I didn't pay to use the technology; was a recipient as a result of attending a conference. HIGH ROI for me as a made a number of new contacts even though I spent the first full day listening to presentations. Having the app allowed me to do the networking I came to do without having to be seated next to the person I wanted to meet.