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What it is

AirBalloon is a conference-management platform for academic events, covering submissions, peer review, registration, presentations, publishing, and attendee networking. AirMaster provides committee roles, programs and tracks, a website builder, announcements, and webmail. AirReview handles custom submission forms, anonymity checks, expertise matching, bidding, conflict detection, AI review assistance, decisions, and camera-ready collection. AirReg manages ticket types, add-ons, invite codes, fee exemptions, checkout, receipts, invoices, and refunds. AirUp supports session planning, schedules, rooms, chairs, and speaker uploads for onsite or hybrid events. AirExplore handles DOI and citation metadata and proceedings with ISBNs or ISSNs for recurring series. Attendees can use agendas, notifications, connections, QR contact exchange, chat, and a community feed. The platform runs on web and API. The full AirCore conference plan is free on or before December 31, 2026, then 3.0%. Other listed fees include AirReg transaction charges and AirUp presentation and storage charges.

Spec sheet

Purpose
AirBalloon is a conference-management platform for academic conferences, covering submission, peer review, registration, and presentation.Read 3 Oct 2026 · airballoon.ai
Integrations
The maker lists Stripe, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Cisco Webex, ORCID, institutional SSO, and ICS calendar standards or integrations.Read 3 Oct 2026 · airballoon.ai
Security
The maker says it uses encryption in transit and at rest, role-based access controls, least-privilege IAM, audit logging, vulnerability scans, dependency monitoring, backups, and disaster-recovery procedures.Read 3 Oct 2026 · airballoon.ai
Support
The contact page says pricing, partnership, Custom-tier, and other inquiries receive a response within 1–2 business days; existing users can report bugs or request features through Report Issues in the sidebar.Read 3 Oct 2026 · airballoon.ai
AI and data
The terms say AirBalloon does not use submitted content to train general-purpose models and requires AI subprocessors to use content only to return results for the user's request.Read 3 Oct 2026 · airballoon.ai
Conference management
AirMaster provides committee roles and consoles, multiple programs and tracks, a drag-and-drop website builder, channels, announcements, and webmail.Read 3 Oct 2026 · airballoon.ai
Networking
AirUpNet offers a personal agenda, real-time notifications, attendee connections and QR contact exchange, one-to-one chat, and an event community feed.Read 3 Oct 2026 · airballoon.ai
Presentations
AirUp supports session planning, schedules, rooms, session chairs, speaker uploads, and onsite or hybrid conferences.Read 3 Oct 2026 · airballoon.ai
Publishing
AirExplore supports DOI and citation metadata registration, scholarly indexing, and proceedings with ISBNs or ISSNs for recurring series.Read 3 Oct 2026 · airballoon.ai
Registration
AirReg supports ticket types, add-ons, invite codes, fee exemptions, Stripe checkout, receipts, invoices, and refunds.Read 3 Oct 2026 · airballoon.ai
Sandbox limits
Sandbox conferences are hidden from public listings, do not process real payments, are capped at 10 attendees, and auto-archive after 30 days unless promoted.Read 3 Oct 2026 · airballoon.ai
Submission and review
AirReview supports custom submission forms, anonymity checks, expertise matching, bidding, conflict detection, AI review assistance, decisions, and camera-ready collection.Read 3 Oct 2026 · airballoon.ai
Who it serves
The platform describes tools for conference organizers, authors, reviewers and program committee members, and attendees.Read 3 Oct 2026 · airballoon.ai

Plans and prices

AirCore, full conference (Shared participant identity and data) Free Free on or before December 31, 2026; 3.0% after that date. Full conference Read 3 Oct 2026 · airballoon.ai
AirMaster (Conference management) Free Free; conference setup and management included at no charge. No paid service tiers stated Read 3 Oct 2026 · airballoon.ai
AirReview (Submission & Review) Free Free; a per-submission fee to unlock or download submissions may be introduced in the future, with advance disclosure. No current per-submission fee Read 3 Oct 2026 · airballoon.ai
BalloonUp (Event app) Free Free; companion event and networking app included at no additional charge. No paid service tiers stated Read 3 Oct 2026 · airballoon.ai
AirReg, full conference (Registration) Price not published 2.9% + $0.99 once per transaction. Stripe processing fees are additional Read 3 Oct 2026 · airballoon.ai
AirReg, standalone (Registration) Price not published 3.0% + $0.99 per registration. For registration run without the full conference platform; Stripe processing fees are additional Read 3 Oct 2026 · airballoon.ai
AirUp (Presentation system) Price not published $5 per presentation for documents plus $5 per 200 MB of video, summed across the Conference and billed once at its end. Covers three years of storage; an additional fee may apply afterward Read 3 Oct 2026 · airballoon.ai

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Supports custom submission and review stages
  • Includes planning for onsite or hybrid presentations
  • Networking app offers agendas and attendee chat
  • Sandbox conferences allow up to 10 attendees

Limits

  • AirCore changes to 3.0% after December 31, 2026
  • AirReg transaction fees are listed separately
  • Stripe processing fees are additional for AirReg
  • Sandbox conferences do not process real payments

Who it suits

It suits conference organizers managing submissions, review, registration, sessions, and attendee networking in one platform. Authors, reviewers, committee members, and attendees also have dedicated tools.

Verdict

AirBalloon covers multiple stages of an academic conference, with distinct tools for organizers and attendees. Review the separate AirReg and AirUp charges, and the AirCore pricing date, before choosing which services to use.

Where Specifiction places it

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