Hi Fred,
I just did two demos: with SessionBoard and Sessionize. They are fairly similar in functionalities. The price difference is staggering: $10,999 for SessionBoard (they price by number of speakers, we're in the 200-300 range) versus $499 for Sessionize. You can do a self-demo of Sessionize on their website to checkout the features. I also had a live demo with one of their staff. I didn't see any red flags. Also, I didn't see why SessionBoard was priced 20x more.
On this - has anyone used Sessionize before? I'm ready to sign with them.
Hope this helps,
Daita
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Daita Serghi
Senior Education Manager
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
(888) 347-9997
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Original Message:
Sent: Feb 05, 2026 09:14 AM
From: Erin Mosher, CAE
Subject: Abstract/Call for Education Sessions Proposals Platform/Vendor
Hi Fred,
We are fairly similar in that we have a low submission count. With that in mind we did not want to spend a ton on the system. We signed with X-CD which I found was the most economical and still covered all our needs - without all the bells and whistles. We use it for 5-6 meetings a year for roughly 500 submissions. So far I have liked them and their support team has been helpful and even made some custom changes to the system for us.
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Erin Mosher CAE
Meeting Content Producer
IBTTA
Washington DC
Original Message:
Sent: Feb 04, 2026 11:33 AM
From: Fred Moxley, CMP
Subject: Abstract/Call for Education Sessions Proposals Platform/Vendor
I'm looking for recommendations for a vendor/platform to manage abstract and Call for Education session proposal submissions. Our submission (less than 200) and review process (8-10 reviewers) is fairly straightforward, so we don't need advanced features-just an easy-to-use system that allows us to make updates as needed and generate reports. We don't require speaker or schedule management. A simple, streamlined platform would be ideal.
Thanks!
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Fred Moxley CMP
Senior Director, Events
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
Arlington VA
(703) 525-4890
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