# Side events that feel as good as the main stage.

Audience: Trade shows
Problem: "The VIP dinner still runs on a spreadsheet."
Page: https://konec.to/vip-and-side-events

Konecto runs the smaller events around a trade show or conference: VIP dinners, sponsor receptions, speaker drinks and after-parties. Organisers create an invite-only page with a hidden ticket link, manage the guest list and plus-ones, and check guests in with any phone. It works alongside whatever platform runs the main event.

## Why it happens
- Side events are planned last, in a spreadsheet and an email thread.
- Invite-only guest lists leak, and the door has no reliable list.
- The main event platform is too heavy for a 60-person dinner.

## How Konecto fixes it
Create the event, add a hidden ticket that only people with the link can claim, invite guests by email or share the private link with sponsors, and scan QR codes at the door. Guests get their ticket in me.konec.to with the rest of their event.

## Steps
1. Create it: Name, venue, time and an invite-only ticket, in the app or by asking your AI.
2. Invite: Send private links to sponsors, speakers and VIPs; cap plus-ones.
3. Welcome them: QR check-in on any phone, with a live guest count.

## FAQ
### Does it work if our main event uses another platform?
Yes. Side events run on Konecto on their own; you do not need to move the main event.

### Can I keep the page private?
Yes. Hidden tickets are only reachable with the private link, and the page can be unlisted from search.

### Is it free?
Free events are free. Add Communications if you want scheduled invitations and reminders.

### Can sponsors invite their own guests?
Yes. Give each sponsor their own private link with a guest cap.