How ratings work
No black box. Here is everything that goes into a conference's score — and everything that doesn't.
Seven dimensions, rated 1–5
Reviewers score talks, speakers, venue, networking, organization, value for money, and diversity & inclusion. We chose dimensions an attendee can judge from one event, without insider knowledge.
The math (it's deliberately boring)
- A review's overall score = the plain average of its seven dimension scores.
- A conference's score = the plain average of all visible reviews' overall scores.
- No weighting, no decay, no secret sauce — yet. If that ever changes, this page changes first.
- Scores recompute immediately when a review is added, edited, hidden, or deleted.
What keeps it honest
- One rating per person per conference, tied to a verified email.
- Rate limiting against bulk submission.
- Community reporting + human moderation; hidden reviews leave the score instantly.
- A hard wall between payments and rankings — see trust & moderation.
Frequently asked
How is a conference score calculated?
Each attendee rates seven dimensions from 1 to 5: talks, speakers, venue, networking, organization, value for money, and diversity & inclusion. A review's overall score is the average of its seven dimensions, and a conference's score is the average of all visible reviews — recomputed on every new, edited, hidden, or deleted review.
Can organizers pay to improve their score?
No. Organizer subscriptions buy analytics and the ability to respond to reviews. Sponsored placements are visually labeled and never change a score or ranking.
Do you verify that reviewers attended?
Attendance is self-reported, with integrity safeguards instead of gatekeeping: verified emails, one rating per person per conference, rate limiting, community reporting, and human moderation.
What does the "recommend" percentage mean?
Alongside scores, each reviewer answers whether they would recommend the conference to a colleague. The percentage is the share of visible reviews that said yes.
Why did a score change without new reviews?
Scores recompute when a review is edited by its author or hidden by moderation, so the number always reflects the current set of visible reviews.