Conference live Q&A: before, during and after
A Flow for an event where attendees send questions early, join sessions live, visit sponsor Pages and keep the answers after the event ends.
A template is a setup recipe you follow in Flow settings. There is no one-click copy yet.
Conference live Q&A Search answersWave types to turn on
Best for: Conference organizers, meetup hosts, virtual summit teams.
Session
One per talk, with time, duration, seats and a meeting link (or the room name for in-person talks).
Question
Pre-event questions for each speaker, answered on stage and marked after.
Announcement
Room changes and schedule updates. Pin the one that matters right now.
Discussion
Hallway track and introductions.
Opportunity
Optional. Sponsors can post jobs.
OptionalProfile types and what each can do
Profile types are custom roles. Each sits on top of a base Flow role and adds its own limits.
| Profile type | Base role | Can create | Can do | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendee | member | Questions, discussions | Reply | Join exhibitor Pages |
| Speaker | member | Sessions (up to 5), questions | Reply, host live | Speaker Page (1) |
| Sponsor | member | Discussions, opportunities (up to 2) | Reply | Sponsor Page (1) |
| Organizer | organizer | All types | Moderate, go live, invite | Any |
Set it up in six moves
Create the Flow
Choose the conference category, set the event URL so the back button returns to your event site, and add your logo.
Add four profile types
Attendee, Speaker, Sponsor and Organizer. Send each group its own invite link.
Create a session Wave per talk
Add time, duration, seats and the meeting link. Add co-hosts for panels. Event partners can load the agenda through the API.
Open AMAs before the day
One AMA per headline speaker with an end time, so questions arrive early and close on their own.
Invite speakers and sponsors to their Pages
Each creates one Page with a wall, team and call-to-action button.
Run the day live
Go live on each session, use polls and breakout tables, and mark best answers during breaks.
Access and moderation settings
Start with these, then adjust once you see how members use the Flow.
Join mode: Open or approval
Open for public events. Approval if you check registrations by hand.
Visibility: Public
Public so speakers can share session links. Switch to private for member-only events.
Moderators on shift
Give two or three organizers the moderator or organizer role for the day. They see the reports queue.
Slow mode
Turn on slow mode in the keynote Wave so questions stay readable.
Flags
Organizer flags suspend at once, which matters when a spammer shows up mid-keynote.
Variations
Multi-track events
Create one Flow per track and group them in a Room, so attendees and DMs carry across tracks.
In-person only
Leave the meeting link empty and put the room name in the session. Q&A still happens in the Wave.
Year-round sponsors
Keep sponsor Pages open after the event, so their wall and discussions keep working.
The recipe as data
For partners creating Flows through the API. This is the profile type shape Dium stores in a Flow's settings. Dium adds each type's short code itself.
{
"profile_types": [
{
"name": "Speaker",
"perms": {
"can_create_wave": true,
"can_reply": true,
"can_invite": false,
"can_create_exhibit": true,
"threads": [
{"type": "session", "create": 5, "view": true},
{"type": "question", "create": 10, "view": true}
],
"pages": [
{"type": "speaker", "create": 1, "join": "unlimited"}
],
"reply_wave_types": ["conversation", "question", "session"]
}
},
{
"name": "Sponsor",
"perms": {
"can_create_wave": true,
"can_reply": true,
"can_invite": false,
"can_create_exhibit": true,
"threads": [
{"type": "conversation", "create": 5, "view": true},
{"type": "execution", "create": 2, "view": true}
],
"pages": [
{"type": "sponsor", "create": 1, "join": "unlimited"}
],
"reply_wave_types": ["conversation", "question"]
}
}
]
}settings_json when calling ladder.php action create. Check the API reference for which fields are applied on create before relying on it.Start free and follow the recipe.
Create your Flow, then work through the six moves above. Free while you are under 50 members.