Convene

Avantages

Convene has easy setup process and well developed features for organizing online meeting. It give me an opportunity to engage with our customers through the online portal. The pricing is good and secure online networking system that cannot be compromised by cyber attacks.

Inconvénients

It has great and powerful features that have enhanced successful implementation of most meetings.

Avantages

I liked it exclusively of the quality that the application provided me with my flames.

Inconvénients

There was nothing I didn't like, I replaced because the performance was better than which we used

Avantages

I loved using Convene! One of the best things about it was its ease of use. I was able to quickly and easily plan and manage meetings and events, which saved me so much time and hassle. The platform was user-friendly and intuitive, which was a major plus.

Inconvénients

One of the things I liked least was the limited customization options. While there were some customization options available, I would have liked more control over the look and feel of the platform.

Avantages

The end user interface is intuitive and makes it so quick and easy for our directors to access the meeting papers that they need. The functionality of the admin portal is great and really saves time.

Inconvénients

Can't think of anything I don't like about Convene!

Avantages

Everything for our Board of Trustees is kept in one place for all to access. Board meetings with papers helps elimnate printing - which is great!

Inconvénients

There is absolutely nothing I can fault this software with. Its a great software product!

Avantages

I like the Agenda building as it is really simple but effective, the ability to write notes which you can then transport into Minutes, the review rooms for minute review, and the surveys function.

Inconvénients

The layout of the Minutes template is a bit clunky to adjust. We have had this discussion with our account manager so they are aware. I think the underlying logic makes it difficult to change but if this could be improved it would be really useful.

Avantages

Convene is intuitive and easy to navigate, the tools available make setting up meetings, storing documents and communicating with board members an easier task.

Inconvénients

Ability to view all notes left by board members in the app is sometimes difficult on the desktop version, but this is a minor issue.

Avantages

It provides us with high quality physical and virtual locations, helps us with planning through an easy-to-understand interface, and has all the tools we need to manage events. We are able to analyze, improve and make better decisions because all members can examine, score and interact. Their event performance and monitoring tools also help.

Inconvénients

By requesting budgets for their meetings and events, small and medium-sized organizations can find what certain are prohibitively expensive.

Avantages

Convene is simple to use. I like that it's a secure way to send papers and access can be restricted for individuals. Everything is well-organised and thought of.

Inconvénients

Convene would be better if the action log was better integrated into the meeting pack - i.e. if the the action log could be generated as a paper which could be automatically included in the pack - and if the action details weren't lost when you bring them forward into the next meeting (currently I do not use the action log for these reasons).
If the agenda times could be broken by sub-item that would be a helpful improvement. And a few things in the admin section can be difficult to find.

Avantages

It is very easy to organise meeting with the help of Convene. We are able to collaborate with each other by using Convene. Also it has secured network.

Inconvénients

As of now I didn't find anything that I feel this is the issue or something like that.

Avantages

_removed need for PDF papers
_Allow ease of access to papers
_allows ease of meeting operations and reference to papers while in meeting
_allows meetings notes to be added and comments to be viewed by all
_board members love being able to refer back to previous meetings easily also
_board members love no longer receiving a 100 page pack via email and clogging up inboxes

Inconvénients

_downloading papers from the app not easy
_sometimes not all comments appear

Avantages

Convene is a good product. We probably only use a small amount of the functionality but it works really well and is simple to learn.

Inconvénients

Nothing. It's a great product. We should use more of the features.

Avantages

Ease of purchasing as well as usability. I had a problem in making purchases previously but with Convene am able to do it smoothly.

Inconvénients

Price, it is very expensive to use Convene especially while used to other mediums.

Avantages

I really like this because it's easy to use and manage, and you can easily get reminders for all of your upcoming events. Convene is a great tool for organizing meetings, appointments, and teamwork both inside and outside of the team.

Inconvénients

This software doesn't perform as well as some of the competing similar packages. But it provides the services we require (and sometimes even more). Overall, it's almost one of the best collaborative tools, with as such no drawbacks.

Avantages

Our company has used Convene software for a couple of years for convening internal and external meetings and Board meetings. We particularly like the features of screen synchronisation among all meeting participants and the marking private or public comments and highlighting important information on the documents.

Inconvénients

The latest version for supporting video conference feature is not market competitive that only 8 users can display their camera images and others can only use the voice function. Looking forward to receiving a more advance feature for video conferencing.

Avantages

Very easy to use
Convene is more than just a meeting portal - it's a great resource for sharing publications/documents and electronically reviewing and approving documents without the need to have separate meetings for these.
Functions available in this app are great - including combining all meeting papers into one pack.
Support is second to none - 24/7 and very accommodating.
Overall, Convene has been extremely cost-effective and offers far more functionality in comparison to others we have trialled and has been great asset to us in Governance!

Inconvénients

Nothing major at all that is negative about this software. A couple of small areas that could be introduced over time, and we understand that as the software is evolving, Convene can be further refined.

Avantages

Presentation of the meeting was perfect

Inconvénients

I did not use the typing of comments, minutes at the time of the meeting, since I found it quite difficult to present the meeting and keep minutes on the pc on the same time. I preferred to take notes on my paper instead.

Avantages

The system helps Company Secretary manages all the Board Meetings in one platform. It is user friendly even for old person with limited IT knowledge.

The support is excellent, always on top of everything.

Inconvénients

Our company using GSuite for email calendar drive etc, perhaps can look something to integrate better with Google.

Avantages

Really user friendly for both administrators and app users. The app offers a lot of functions and the ability to share comments prior to the meeting has assisted with the understanding of reports.

Inconvénients

Sometimes the app is a bit sluggish and slow to load documents and meetings. My IT Team has also had a few issues with installing the various apps on our devices, however, the Support Team are very helpful and quick to respond with any issues we log with them.

Avantages

The introduction of Azeus Convene has transformed the way we deliver our Board and Senior Management meetings and is a beneficial aid to control the meeting from start to finish. It has improved efficiency by removing the need to print and post papers, saving on both time and cost. If additional information is to be included, this can be easily added, letting participants know. It is ideal for collaboration as it allows participants to see all comments made and access to each response, enhancing transparency and accountability.

Convene is easy to install on both my ThinkPad and phone.

Inconvénients

Some excel spreadsheets (especially large documents ) don't display as original documents when loaded .

Avantages

Drag and drop capability when adding documents to agenda items
Excellent flexible options for managing restrictions to parts of meetings down to individual agenda documents
User friendly interface for setting up meeting agenda and adding attendees

Inconvénients

Rigid format of minutes document (and other templates) extracted from the system

Avantages

The Board of our organization was very skeptical towards any online tool that would help facilitate the online meetings, especially having in mind the usual prices. Already after the second board meeting, when all of them got used to basic functionalities, Convene is now irreplaceable.
Document management is the most beneficial for our Board, as we upload documents prior to the meetings, go through them during the meeting, comment, change content on the go, and the voting function is very efficient.

Inconvénients

To extract the maximum from a Convene meeting, you need to have either two monitors, or to use two devices - one for Convene and the other for MS Teams/Zoom or other video conferencing tool.

Avantages

We improved meeting preparation at the same time we also save cost in paper budget.

Inconvénients

The least we like on this Software is the pricing cost on premise.

Avantages

That it is very easy to use, quick and convenient and engages Board and SMT with their papers and actions

Inconvénients

Would be nice to be able to change and some options for actions rather than the fixed outstanding, cancelled and completed

Avantages

Easy integration as all we need were just having a tablet with the software installed and creating the accounts for users. After which, the users can access their meeting material their own convenient.

Inconvénients

The alignment of the meeting title can improve further where by it allows us to input more sub title as at times we need to add in sub title when creating the meeting agenda.

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