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event entry’.
Rob Wilmshurst, global
CEO, See Tickets said: “Like
our clients, See Tickets is
adapting to the challenges
in the market and looking at
safe ways to operate going
forward. We’re already well
equipped to build features
like time-slot entry to limit
event capacity and our ‘zero
contact’ access control
solution will complement
this.”
Wilmshurst explained that
the new functionality will
be based on See Tickets’
on-site technology and is
fully integrated into its
back-office systems, tools,
and reporting capabilities.
In addition, smaller venues
and organisers will be able
to use the new feature with
an upgrade to the existing
Access Control App so that
they can increase the range
from which their device can
scan tickets.
One of the UK’s more
established registration
companies, GES, is
experimenting with a range
of new additions to their
existing software including
the use of QR codes to
minimise visitor contact.
Matt Coyne, group
commercial director, GES
said: “GES have created a
suite of physical distancing
initiatives to support
our customers onsite
experiences. The Visit by
GES onsite experience
enables for little or very
low physical interaction.
Through the Visit Eventbox
self-service terminals,
both badge collection and
new registrations can be
operated autonomously
by event participants, or
organisers can choose to go
badgeless.
“Self-scanning pods and
turnstiles which scan badges
with real-time reporting
can be installed at events to
enable access control while
further reducing physical
interaction between people
onsite. Onsite registration
can be achieved via a simple
scan of events specific
registration QR code, on
the way to the venue, to
launch registration pages on
the visitor’s mobile device.
Badges can then be collected
if required or they share
their digital badge to gain
entry to the event.”
Coyne explained that
GES’s software will help
organisers keep track of the
total number of attendees
inside the venue, making
it easier for organisers to
adhere to, the potential
restrictions of visitors
permitted to attend an event
at any one time.
Using digital badges
Coyne believes that the need
for printing badges could be
avoided if visitors choose to
use a digital badge and skip
using terminals all together.
He added: “We believe we
will see a revolution in
badges at events or rather
lack of the physical badge.
E-badges are likely to be
mandated further, however
we are introducing a digital
badge so that attendees no
longer need to print badges
at an event, and therefore
reduce physical interaction
at onsite registration
points.”
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registration partner at
International Confex 2020,
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