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Manage abstract submissions, speaker tasks, disclosures, and continuing education credits in a platform configured to your requirements, with a dedicated account manager from setup onward.
An idea becomes a program. Abstracts, speakers, and disclosures connect through one continuous ripple. Handouts flow out to participants, then evaluations and credits complete the event. The connections resolve into one coordinated workflow. Press Space or Enter while the film is focused to pause or resume.
Review abstracts, confirm speakers, and collect disclosures.
Every program has its own review criteria, faculty requirements, and credit rules. We work with your team to understand those requirements and configure the platform to support them, from the forms contributors complete to the reports your staff rely on.
The Planstone platform
Use individual modules alongside your existing systems or bring submissions, speakers, and continuing education administration into Planstone. Each module can be configured around your process and your organization’s branding.
Planstone brings submission, review, and session building into one workflow, giving your team the tools to manage a call for abstracts through to the finished program.
Explore this solutionWhy Planstone
Software is only part of the relationship. Our approach combines configurable workflows, experienced account managers, and specialist integrations, with your association at the center.
| What matters to your program | A specialist education partner | CompetitorsThe all-in-one approach |
|---|---|---|
| The solution | Best-in-class solution | All-in-one solution |
| Our commitment | Loyalty to association partners | Loyalty to financial investors |
| Core expertise | Experts in data | Experts in marketing |
| Review process | Offers multi-level review | Offers one level of review |
| Configuration | Highly configurable | Forced into generic templates |
| Client support | Knowledgeable account managers | Ticketing systems |
| Specialization | Specializes in medical & scientific associations | Specializes in purchasing businesses |
| Working together | Works with other “best in class” vendors to create the ultimate solution for your association | Offers an all-in-one solution made up of sub par companies purchased by the private equity parent company |
| Our philosophy | Education software built on relationships | Education software as a transaction |
| The relationship | Education partner | Vendor |
Dedicated client support
Your account manager learns how your program operates and works with our configuration and technical specialists to support it. That relationship continues through staff training, event preparation, and the questions that arise as your requirements evolve.
The American Physical Society’s experience
American Physical Society
“Planstone was very helpful in the way the templates were documented with all the information, and creating a new type of “Ready Set Go” call for this and being on call to troubleshoot anything with this new tool”
Published December 2023
American Physical Society
APS sorters can filter abstracts, drag submissions into sessions, and work within session-time limits. Planstone developed the workspace with the APS team and refined it through a pilot meeting.
Read the APS storyFrom the people who use Planstone
I’ve worked with Planstone since their inception and I can’t imagine working with any other vendor.
Working with Planstone has been a wonderful experience. We rely on the platform to manage our annual conference’s abstract submission, review & speaker management processes, and it helps us keep a complex, multi-step process organized from start to finish. The Planstone team is attentive, responsive & easy to work with. They are also proactive about keeping us informed of new features & opportunities to make the most of the platform, and they are continually looking for ways to improve an already great system. We truly value their partnership.
Planstone keeps our speaker and abstract management organized from invitation to program guide. Reporting for our committee is easy to pull, reviews run smoothly, and the support team truly understands association meetings. It's made a complex process far more manageable.
Planstone’s data API is so reliable that associations can easily transform thousands of abstracts, presentations, and ePosters into an advanced EventPilot conference app.
I inherited Planstone when I started at this organization and had no idea what to expect. I’ve been so very pleased for four years now! Planstone’s customer service is exemplary and they are open to client ideas. The system has been improved in useful ways as our new online learning landscape evolves. I love working with Planstone.
We have been working with Planstone since 2006 and they have adapted to all our organizational changes. Their customer support and custom made solutions are unprecedented. The platform is flexible and has a lot of user friendly built-in functionality. They understand how businesses are trying to use the system and have built it accordingly.
Partnership is key to successful organizations. The Planstone team is a great business partner. They take the time to understand the client's business, listen to the customer define the need and then help to create the solution. They are nimble, flexible and push for their clients success. Customer service is a critical part of a partnership. Planstone has consistently provided excellent customer service. They demonstrate a genuine willingness to work through issues and come up with new ideas and solutions. We have benefited greatly from Planstone's willingness to make system changes/customizations to suit clients' ever changing needs. Even at the start of the pandemic they started making virtual content delivery enhancements as their clients annual meetings were canceling. They wanted to help be a part of the solution, as system experts, and wanted the relationship with the client to be a partnership. Planstone had been a key component to our education, virtual content platform, ACCME accreditation and speaker management success. The entire SCA team truly enjoys working with Planstone.
We’ve worked with Planstone since 2017. Prior to then, we had a manual process in place for receiving abstracts and assigning reviewers. Since then, our abstract submission and review process has vastly improved and the team at Planstone has been top notch to work with. Additionally, this past year our in person meeting had to pivot to a virtual format with just months to go before our meeting. The team at Planstone stepped in and offered a viable solution for making a virtual meeting work! The format was exactly what we were looking for and we’re so happy we partnered with Planstone!
I have worked with other systems and often felt forced into a structure that didn’t always fit, while with Planstone I feel that their whole goal is to make sure it does.
Planstone has and continues to be a great resource for the Academy. The Planstone team is always improving and adding new features to their system. Working as our partners, the Planstone team presents new solutions as the Academy continues to advance and grow. We appreciate their input and insight as we are always looking to improve our abstract process, reviews, speaker portal and evaluations. Most recently Planstone has been essential in helping us transition our content to a virtual setting. Planstone is like an extended part of our education team and appreciate their presence as a solid abstract vendor in the technology market.
Works with your existing systems
Planstone integrates with association management systems, registration providers, audiovisual partners, and event apps. Our team helps you determine what information each system needs and how those connections should work.
See the integration options Meet our integration partnersPlanion Events Live
Visit session guides for conferences using Planion, with program information to help attendees prepare.
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Your next conference
Tell us about your program, the systems you use, and the requirements your team needs to manage. We’ll discuss where Planstone can help.
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