What's new at BagEvent
New product features, documentation, tools and field guides, newest first. Each entry says which of those it is, so something that has only just been written up is not presented as new.
Last updated 25 September 2026
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Conference budget template and two planning guides
A free Excel budget template — fixed and per-attendee costs, ticket and sponsorship revenue, processing fees, break-even attendance and actuals — with a guide to building the budget, plus guides to the conference planning timeline and to running a call for papers.
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Four new help centre guides
Step-by-step guides for webhooks and the API, badge design, building the event website, and running a call for speakers.
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Event registration glossary
Short definitions of the terms that come up when choosing registration software, selling tickets and running check-in, with a note on how BagEvent handles each where it applies.
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Ticket fee calculator
Enter a ticket price and volume to see what card processing and a platform fee each take, and what reaches you. The platform fee to compare is yours to fill in.
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A public demo event anyone can register for
summit.bagevent.io is a demo conference you can register for as an attendee, with no account: free, paid, approval-only and hidden tickets, promo codes, and the real confirmation email, e-ticket and attendee hub. Its speakers, sponsors and exhibitors are fictional.
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Singapore & Southeast Asia
A page for events in the region: where attendee data is held, PayNow for events priced in Singapore dollars, and exactly which currencies an event can be priced in.
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Check-in lane calculator
How many check-in lanes and staff an event needs, depending on when check-in opens, with VIP lanes, exhibitors and day two covered — plus a free Excel execution manual built from your numbers. Also available in Simplified Chinese.
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API and webhooks documented
A features page now covers the fifteen webhook events, how deliveries are signed and retried, the delivery log, and the read API for attendees and orders. Available on Business and Enterprise.
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Exhibitors, attendee networking and the event app
Exhibitor workspaces with offline lead capture and exports limited to attendees who consented; an opt-in attendee directory with stated-reason suggestions and meetings; and one mobile app that switches between organizer, exhibitor and attendee.
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Check-in app on the App Store
The BagEvent check-in app is available for iPhone, alongside Android.
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Field guides
The first field guide, on running on-site check-in, was published. There are now 28, from choosing registration software and what it costs to refunds, badges and GDPR for event organisers.
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Help centre and onsite manual
Step-by-step help for using BagEvent, and an operating manual for the people running the check-in desk on the day.
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Check-in app on Google Play
The BagEvent check-in app is available for Android: scan tickets with the phone camera and keep checking people in when the venue network drops.