[FEATURE] Enterprise Events Platform – Public Event Discovery, Registration & Management

[abhishek-nexgen-dev]

Build a production-grade Events Platform for CommDesk that enables the organization to create, manage, promote, and host events at scale.

The platform should support conferences, webinars, workshops, product launches, meetups, hiring events, community sessions, training programs, partner events, and company-hosted conferences.

This is not simply an events listing page. It should function as a complete event discovery, registration, engagement, and management ecosystem.

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Business Objective

The Events Platform should help CommDesk:

• Promote company events
• Increase community engagement
• Generate leads
• Support recruitment initiatives
• Drive product adoption
• Host webinars and training
• Build partnerships
• Manage attendee registrations
• Measure event success

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Public Events Hub

Route

/events

Centralized destination displaying all upcoming, live, and past events.

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Event Discovery Experience

Search Bar

Users can search by:

• Event name
• Topic
• Speaker
• Location
• Event category
• Tags

Example:

Search events...

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Advanced Filters

Event Status

• Upcoming
• Live Now
• Ongoing
• Past
• Registration Open
• Registration Closed

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Event Type

• Webinar
• Workshop
• Conference
• Meetup
• Product Launch
• Training
• Recruitment Event
• Networking Event
• Community Event
• Virtual Event
• Hybrid Event
• Onsite Event

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Location Filter

• Remote
• Virtual
• Hybrid
• Country
• State
• City
• Venue

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Department Filter

• Engineering
• Product
• Sales
• Marketing
• Operations
• HR
• Leadership

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Topic Filter

• AI
• SaaS
• Customer Success
• Sales
• DevOps
• Cloud
• Security
• Product Management
• Startup Growth

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Date Filters

• Today
• This Week
• This Month
• Next Month
• Custom Date Range

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Language Filter

• English
• Hindi
• Spanish
• French
• Others

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Price Filter

• Free
• Paid

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Sorting Options

Users can sort by:

• Upcoming First
• Newest Added
• Most Popular
• Most Registered
• Recently Updated
• Date Ascending
• Date Descending

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Event Cards

Each event card should display:

Basic Information

• Event banner
• Event title
• Event category
• Event date
• Event time
• Duration
• Venue
• Event mode

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Quick Indicators

• Registration Open
• Sold Out
• Live Now
• Featured Event
• Free/Paid

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Statistics

• Registered attendees
• Available seats
• Waitlist count

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CTA

• View Details
• Register
• Join Waitlist

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Featured Events Section

Highlight priority events.

Support:

• Pinned events
• Sponsored events
• Company priority events

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Event Detail Page

Route

/events/[slug]

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Hero Section

Display:

• Event banner
• Event title
• Description
• Registration CTA
• Event status

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Event Information

General Details

• Date
• Time
• Duration
• Timezone
• Venue
• Meeting link
• Event organizer

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Event Description

Rich text support.

Include:

• Overview
• Objectives
• Audience
• Agenda

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Speaker Section

Display:

• Photo
• Name
• Role
• Bio
• Social links

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Agenda Timeline

Support:

• Sessions
• Breaks
• Workshops
• Panels

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Sponsors

Support:

• Sponsor logos
• Sponsor tiers
• Sponsor links

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Registration System

Registration Form

Fields:

Required

• Full Name
• Email
• Phone Number

Optional

• Company
• Job Title
• LinkedIn
• Website

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Custom Questions

Event organizers can create custom questions.

Examples:

• Experience level
• Industry
• Dietary preferences
• Expectations

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Ticketing System

Ticket Types

Support:

• Free Ticket
• Early Bird
• General Admission
• VIP
• Student Pass
• Partner Pass

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Capacity Controls

Configure:

• Maximum attendees
• Remaining seats
• Waitlist

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User Dashboard

My Events

Users can view:

• Registered events
• Past events
• Certificates
• Saved events

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Calendar Integration

Add event to:

• Google Calendar
• Outlook Calendar
• Apple Calendar

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Event Management Admin

Event Creation

Admin can configure:

• Title
• Slug
• Description
• Banner
• Location
• Event type
• Capacity
• Registration settings

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Publishing Workflow

States:

Draft
Review
Approved
Published
Completed
Archived
Cancelled

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Attendee Management

Attendee Dashboard

View:

• Registrations
• Attendance
• Check-ins
• Waitlist

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Export Options

Export:

• CSV
• Excel
• PDF

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Live Event Features

Live Status

Show:

• Starting Soon
• Live Now
• Ended

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Streaming Integration

Support:

• Zoom
• Google Meet
• Microsoft Teams
• YouTube Live

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Notifications

Automated Emails

Registration Confirmation

Send immediately after registration.

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Reminders

• 7 days before
• 1 day before
• 1 hour before

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Follow-Up

After event completion:

• Thank you email
• Feedback request
• Resources shared

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Analytics Dashboard

Event Metrics

Track:

Engagement

• Page views
• Registrations
• Attendance rate
• Watch time

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Conversion Metrics

• Registration conversion rate
• Waitlist conversion rate
• Lead generation metrics

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Revenue Metrics

• Ticket sales
• Revenue by event
• Refund rates

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SEO Requirements

Event Structured Data

Implement:

Event Schema

For rich search engine visibility.

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SEO Features

• Meta tags
• Open Graph
• XML Sitemap
• Canonical URLs

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Security Requirements

• Role-based access control
• Secure registration endpoints
• Spam protection
• CAPTCHA support
• Rate limiting

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Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 AA compliance:

• Keyboard navigation
• Screen reader support
• Accessible forms
• Proper semantic markup

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API Requirements

Public API

Expose:

• Events
• Speakers
• Categories

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Internal API

Support:

• Registration management
• Analytics
• Event administration

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Success Metrics

Engagement

• Increase event registrations by 50%
• Improve attendance rates by 30%

Business

• Generate qualified leads
• Increase community participation
• Improve product awareness

Technical

• 99.9% uptime
• <2 second page load time
• Zero critical security vulnerabilities

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Acceptance Criteria

• Public Events Hub available at /events
• Search and filtering fully functional
• Event detail pages implemented
• Registration system operational
• Ticketing and waitlist supported
• Admin event management dashboard available
• Analytics dashboard implemented
• Mobile responsive design
• SEO optimized
• Accessibility compliant

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