Private or Secret Sessions

What Are Private Sessions?

Secret sessions are sessions that are hidden from most attendees.
Only the following people can see them:

• Admins
• Check-In Managers
• Attendees who are enrolled in the session
• Other roles—speakers, artists, moderators, sponsors, or exhibitors—who are not attached to the secret session.

These sessions are great for invite-only meetings, VIP sessions, or internal use.

How Private Sessions Look

• In the admin panel, sessions show a Private or Secret label.
  
• On the public schedule, only people with access will see them.
  
• Attendees who are not included will not see the session at all.
  

How to Make a Session Private

You can make sessions private in four different ways:

1. From the Session List

• Go to your Schedule tab under Sessions.
• Click the dropdown arrow next to the Edit button.
• Choose Make Private or Make Secret.

2. Using Bulk Actions

• Select multiple sessions using the checkboxes.
• Click Bulk Actions → Make Private.

3. In the Session Editor

• Click the Edit button for the session you want to update.
• Toggle on the Private or Secret option.
• Click Save.

4. Via Spreadsheet

• Click the plus sign (+) button at the top of the session list to download the session spreadsheet.
• In the spreadsheet, find the “Private” column.
• Enter Y for any session you want to make private.
• Re-upload the spreadsheet to apply your changes.

Notes:

• A session can be Public, Private, or Private + Frozen.
  • Private + Frozen means attendees can’t remove the session from their schedule.
  • Private sessions cannot be pinned, since pinned sessions are meant to be public.
• Private Sessions are not yet supported in the Check-In feature (for scanning or tracking attendance). Support for this is coming soon.