Crowd Connected is an attendee tracking solution aimed at conferences or conventions. Designed to be easy to deploy, it tracks session attendance without any need for active scanning or contact with attendees. - No need for badge scanning staff or expensive equipment. - Organizers can access the attendance data in real time, ready to share with stakeholders as required. - Attendees enjoy a better event experience with no friction or waiting in line. Hardware components The solution consists of a cloud-based console and hardware deployment consisting of battery powered beacons, a plug-in gateway requiring just ethernet and power points, plus wearable BLE tags. Each software license typically includes as many beacons as required for the deployment. It is costed out on a per tag basis. One gateway is typically required per floor being tracked. The gateway will be plugged in near or at the conference registration desk. Onsite considerations The solution is compatible with any registration system as it doesn't require any software integration. Instead, the tags are paired with badge data via a physical double scan - via the Crowd Connected smartphone app - at the point of registration. This typically takes 3-4 seconds per attendee and can be carried out by the badge issuing staff member. Once the attendee has registered and entered the event with their badge and tag, they are able to freely wander in and out of every session room, with no staff member required to scan their badge. Meanwhile the organizer will have almost real-time access to session attendance data for every conference session, either during or after the event.