# NextMe Enhances Next Conference 2019

> Learn how NextMe created an easy way for the Hands on Lab team to manage their waitlist of attendees at Next Conference.

Source: https://nextmeapp.com/case-studies/next-conference/

![Attendees at the Nutanix booth and laptop stations at Next Conference](https://nextmeapp.com/_astro/nutanix-booth.Dt5iUQta_Z1aBgoC.webp)

[Case studies](https://nextmeapp.com/case-studies/) · [Events](https://nextmeapp.com/case-studies/?industry=events)

Next Conference hosted by Nutanix is the IT industry’s leading datacenter and cloud conference where Executives, IT infrastructure and operations leaders, architects, devops practitioners and partners learn and discuss state-of-the-art practices on how to build and run enterprise clouds, on their terms, that provide agility and foster innovation to give businesses a competitive edge.

![Next Conference](https://nextmeapp.com/_astro/next-conference.BlYrZ17p_2iUDTm.webp)

-   **Next Conference** Client
-   **Events** Industry
-   **September 15, 2023** Updated

Key outcomes

-   **35%** more 1:1 product demos

## The challenge

Hands on Lab is an onsite tech lab at Next Conference where attendees can interact with the latest software offered by Nutanix. Next Conference wanted an easy way for the Hands on Lab team to manage their waitlist of attendees looking to interact with one of 50 laptops displayed at the conference.

## The solution

The Hands on Lab team used NextMe to manage its waitlist of attendees waiting for one of the 50 laptops. While they waited, attendees were kept in NextMe’s virtual waiting room, which Next Conference used to build brand awareness and encourage app downloads.

## The results

NextMe helped the client book 35% more 1:1 product demos. Next Conference was able to increase their brand awareness using the virtual waiting room and incentivize new app downloads.

## More event case studies

-   [NextMe Powers the Visit Anaheim Gifting Suite at Connect Marketplace with Cultivate](https://nextmeapp.com/case-studies/visit-anaheim/) — Events · NextMe ran the Visit Anaheim gifting suite at Connect Marketplace, serving over 900 hosted buyers with 84% retention and turning the wait into brand time.
    
-   [NextMe Powers the Virtual Queue for The Shop at Fanatics Fest NYC 2026](https://nextmeapp.com/case-studies/the-shop-at-fanatics-fest/) — Events · See how NextMe ran the virtual queue for The Shop at Fanatics Fest NYC 2026, giving nearly 800 fans their festival time back while staying engaged.
    
-   [How Hello Kitty Cafe Chicago Managed 4,600+ Guests at the World’s Largest Grand Opening](https://nextmeapp.com/case-studies/hello-kitty-cafe-chicago/) — Events · When Chicago police threatened to shut down the world’s largest Hello Kitty Cafe grand opening, NextMe’s hybrid queue moved 4,600+ guests off the sidewalk.