Sessionboard vs iPosterSessions.
iPosterSessions delivers ePoster galleries and session displays for scientific meetings. Sessionboard unifies posters with platform sessions, speaker CRM, transcription, and Content Gallery on one program record.
SIDE BY SIDE
Where each one does its work.
Read from the approved comparison, not from a feature checklist. Where we could not verify a iPosterSessions capability from their own material, the cell says so.
| Capability | Sessionboard | iPosterSessions |
|---|---|---|
| Posters and ePosters | Poster tracks in the same call, review plan and portal; ePoster gallery with search and audio walkthroughs. | Author uploads and attendee browsing for poster halls. Poster numbering, scheduling, and display kiosks. Built for society poster-heavy programs. |
| Call for papers including poster tracks | Submission forms with logic per track and format; abstracts, disclosures and files on one submission. Returning speakers arrive with their history. | varies |
| Review rounds and committees | Review plans with rounds, committees, rubrics and conflict-of-interest rules. Your team changes forms and review steps without a services ticket. | varies |
| Author portal and readiness | Branded speaker portal with task lists, agreements and e-sign; the Coordinator agent reminds whoever is late. | varies |
| Poster sessions on the program | Agenda builder with speaker and room conflict detection; program site, embeds and the Attend app update as it changes. | varies |
| Transcription and media library | Live Transcribe in the room or from Zoom, ON24 and Goldcast; transcripts, captions, clips and quote cards in a library searchable across events. | varies |
| Author share kits with attribution | Share kits with tracked links for speakers, sponsors and attendees; registrations traced back to the share. | varies |
| CE credit | Attendance and credits hand off to your LMS; transcripts can feed learning objects where configured. | varies |
| Registration | Stays where it is. Accepted sessions and speakers sync to Cvent, Swoogo, Bizzabo and others. | varies |
Where iPosterSessions fits best: poster hall is standalone — no linked platform sessions or speaker materials workflow. What often stays with iPosterSessions for now: mid-contract abstract forms if not ready to migrate call for papers. This page compares workflow and product fit, not a feature checklist.
WHERE IT DIFFERS · POSTERS ON THE RECORD
Posters run through the same call, the same review and the same portal.
Poster abstracts come in on the same forms as platform sessions, go through the same review plan, and authors upload in the portal where they already keep their bio and headshot. Titles, authors and program numbers are current by construction, with no export into iPosterSessions.
- Poster submissions
- Shared review plan
- Author portal
- Program numbers
GROWSA poster program with one source of truth
WHERE IT DIFFERS · A GALLERY THAT STAYS UP
The hall closes. The gallery does not.
The ePoster gallery publishes with search, audio walkthroughs and Q&A, runs on any monitor, kiosk browser or phone, and stays open all year. Every view comes back as a signal on the person who looked, and multi-event organizers keep a poster library across annual meetings.
- ePoster gallery
- Audio walkthroughs
- Searchable archive
- Engagement signals
GROWSA poster program that keeps working after the meeting
Questions, answered
Is Sessionboard a full iPosterSessions replacement?
For ePoster display alone, iPosterSessions may suffice. Sessionboard fits when posters, platform sessions, speaker CRM, Live Transcribe, and Content Gallery should share one program record.
Can we run one meeting on Sessionboard first?
Yes. Pilot one annual meeting or specialty track beside the registration or abstract stack you run today. Historical speakers and abstracts import onto the record, and we can run in parallel during an active call for papers.
Does Sessionboard include transcription and attendee delivery?
Yes. Live Transcribe captures the room or the webinar, batch transcription handles recordings, and transcripts, clips and quote cards publish to the Content Gallery and the media library.
What about registration?
It stays where it is: Cvent, RainFocus, EventsAir, Cadmium or another platform. Accepted sessions and speakers sync out, and Sessionboard owns the program layer between acceptance and content reuse.
Can we export everything later?
Yes. Submissions, scores, speakers, agenda, transcripts and media export by CSV, program book export, the public API and webhooks.