EUSPR 2025

Prevention Science Goes Digital in Berlin

The European Society for Prevention Research (EUSPR) conference gathers researchers, practitioners, and policymakers working on evidence-based prevention—from substance misuse and mental health to violence reduction and school-based interventions. The 2025 edition in Berlin drew 600 delegates, many of whom had never used a conference app before. HEPCon’s deployment here demonstrated that the platform works just as well outside physics as within it.

Onboarding a Non-Technical Audience

Unlike physics conferences where attendees are accustomed to digital tools, the EUSPR audience included public-health practitioners, social workers, and policy advisers. HEPCon’s clean, intuitive interface—day tabs at the top, track filters on the side, and a prominent search bar—required no onboarding tutorial. Sixty-five percent of registered participants used the app, the majority accessing it within the first two hours of the opening day.

Structured Agenda with Day and Track Filters

EUSPR 2025 ran five parallel tracks covering topics from early childhood interventions to digital prevention tools. HEPCon’s day and track filters let attendees narrow the programme to their interest area in two taps. Session detail pages displayed full abstracts, speaker bios, and room assignments—replacing the printed booklet that previous EUSPR editions provided at registration.

Offline Access for Travelling Delegates

Many EUSPR delegates travelled from Southern and Eastern Europe with limited roaming data. Forty percent of app users accessed content in offline mode, particularly during transit and in the venue’s lower-level meeting rooms where cellular signal was weak. The LOC received no complaints about agenda access—a first compared to prior years reliant on PDF schedules.

Organiser Notifications

The LOC used push notifications to announce room changes, keynote schedule adjustments, and social-event logistics. The 38% notification open rate exceeded the LOC’s expectations, given that the audience was less phone-centric than typical tech or science conferences.