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While an event may choose to print badges on a simple laser printer, this is not recommended except for the smallest events. Paper badges are easily duplicated, and therefore highly susceptible to fraud. It is quite tempting for an attendee to acquire one legitimate badge, then print [...]
Staff members Attendees VIP attendees Backstage pass holders Roadies At nearly all events, badges are issued to staff members to allow them access to the facilities they need to work in before, during, and after the event. Different staff will have different access rights, all clearly [...]
When Outsourcing Find a service with large format card printers. Printing With photos/personalization: Use preregistration. You can use a service like InstantCard's individual card ordering service to have people upload their photos and information before the event. You can have badges shipped to your event or [...]
Event badges are nearly always printed with information that staff will scan at access control points to determine whether the person carrying the badge is permitted to enter through a doorway or gate. That is why event badges tend to be large-format, often 3 or 4 times [...]
Organizers of many kinds of events provide attendees with Event Badges that typically display the person’s name, and sometimes additional information on his or her rights or privileges. The main objective of event badges is to facilitate inter-action between attendees that do not know each other. [...]
Print technology has evolved substantially over the past 15 years. In the past it was unfeasible for individuals to print their own photo ID cards on plastic cards, because the equipment required was only available to specialized print companies or large corporations. However, today desktop ID [...]
Plastic ID card printers come in two types: dye-sublimation and thermal re-transfer. Either one of these printers can be used to print a photo ID on a plastic card, however the quality of the dye-sublimation printing will be significantly inferior to the quality of the thermal retransfer [...]
The main purpose of an ID card is to identify, with some reasonable level of confidence, the person presenting the card. ID cards are generally used to gain access to some valuable service, such as boarding an airplane, or accessing the gym. There is a strong interest [...]
Yes! In fact, to save even more time at registration, InstantCard can drop-ship each badge to the home or office address of the attendee, along with a badge holder and lanyard. We can even include additional printed materials like brochures or documentation. That way, attendees show up [...]
Of course, there will generally be a few attendees who show up without having pre-registered. There’s an easy solution for that! InstantCard will print up an pre-determined number of generic badges, which look identical to the pre-printed badges, except without the attendee’s name. A simple label-maker is [...]