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🇺🇸 This Memorial Day, we honor and remember the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country.

As we spend time with friends, family, and our communities this weekend, we’re grateful for those who gave everything for the freedoms we enjoy every day.

From all of us at Validar, thank you to those who served and to the families who continue to carry their legacy forward.

Wishing everyone a safe and meaningful Memorial Day weekend. 🇺🇸

Most events are leaving money on the table and it comes down to one thing:

Exhibitor value.

Booth space isn’t enough anymore.

Exhibitors expect:
• Measurable ROI
• High-quality lead data
• Seamless integration into their sales process

But many events are still using one-size-fits-all lead retrieval… and it’s limiting both exhibitor success and sponsorship revenue.

The opportunity 👇
Design your exhibitor experience to scale:
→ Flexible lead retrieval
→ Better data
→ Tiered pricing models

More value for exhibitors = more revenue for you.

We broke it all down in our latest blog.

👉 https://validar.com/blog/deliver-more-value-to-your-exhibitors-that-you-can-monetize

Another great event in the books this time at the GeekWire AI Conference 2026 in our hometown Seattle 🤖✨

Bringing together leaders from across Microsoft, Amazon, OpenAI, and more, the event explored how agentic AI is reshaping the way we work, create, and lead. From insightful panels to startup showcases and meaningful networking, the energy around innovation was undeniable 🚀

At events like this, it’s clear that great ideas deserve great ex*****on onsite.

From first impressions at check-in to capturing meaningful attendee engagement, every interaction matters when it comes to delivering real value from events.

Always great to be part of conversations that are pushing the industry forward 🙌

Are you getting the full picture from your session evaluations?

Many event teams rely heavily on mobile apps to collect feedback…

But even with strong promotion, app adoption often tops out around 55–65%.

That means a large portion of attendees may never share feedback on your content.

We put together a quick breakdown of how teams can improve session evaluation response rates and better measure content effectiveness 👇

In this post, we cover:
• Collecting feedback beyond just the mobile app
• Using QR codes + email to increase response rates
• Benchmarking sessions with a consistent scoring model
• Turning feedback into follow-up opportunities
• Using gamification to drive participation

If content measurement is a priority for your events, this is worth a read.

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Blog From onsite registration, attendee behavior tracking, to lead management, Validar offers a full suite of tools to maximize and measure event performance of any size or type.

Pre-event planning gets most of the attention.
But onsite workflows are where events succeed or struggle.

Even the most detailed plans need the right ex*****on on event day.

Registration flow.
Check-in speed.
Attendee movement.

Because the attendee experience starts the moment they arrive.

Flow matters.

When the agenda says “quick 15-minute meeting” 😅

At least event check-in lines with Validar actually move fast.

Event day doesn’t have to feel chaotic.

When teams trust their tech, workflows, and data they show up confident.

Calm is built, not improvised.

Most events capture attendance.

Very few capture the full attendee journey.

If you can’t answer these five questions, your follow-up is probably generic:

1️⃣ When did they arrive?
2️⃣ What content did they consume?
3️⃣ Did it generate renewed interest?
4️⃣ Did they engage in a 1:1 conversation?
5️⃣ What was the impact of that conversation?

We just published a deep dive on what we call the ideal deployment a connected approach to onsite registration, session tracking, engagement measurement, and lead capture that creates one unified attendee dataset.

Because event ROI isn’t just about who showed up.
It’s about what they did and what happens next.

If you care about:
• Increasing exhibitor value
• Improving sales follow-up
• Strengthening event monetization
• Giving Marketing Ops better data

This one’s for you.

👉 Read the full guide here: https://validar.com/blog/the-ideal-event-tech-deployment-capture--activate-the-full-attendee-journey

Blog From onsite registration, attendee behavior tracking, to lead management, Validar offers a full suite of tools to maximize and measure event performance of any size or type.

Event Pro Tip:

If engagement feels complicated to explain, it’s probably complicated to use.
Simple always wins onsite.

Still buzzing from Confluent GKO 2026 in Seattle! An unforgettable kickoff where technologists, makers, and data pros gathered to learn, connect, and energize for the year ahead.

We were honored to handle onsite check-in, registration, and badge support making sure every interaction was smooth and welcoming for attendees. 💼✨

So grateful to be part of events that bring the tech community together. Let’s keep the momentum going! 🔗🔥