[Editors] warning to all editors - do not work with acteva.com

[Andrew Whitacre]

Back around the time I started at MIT, my dept used Acteva, and not to sound too snarky, but it was hilariously bad to work with -- both the system and the people. We switched right away to Eventbrite, which I've used for about a dozen free, paid, public, and private events since. If anyone would like a quick Eventbrite walk-through, drop me a line.

Andrew Whitacre
Communications Director
cms.mit.edu | civic.mit.edu | gamelab.mit.edu
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(617) 324-0490
awhit at mit.edu

On Jul 17, 2013, at 11:32 AM, Ken Gagne wrote:

> How about Brown Paper Tickets?  I haven’t used them but for free events, there is no fee to the event creator or attendees:
>  
> http://www.brownpapertickets.com/createevent.html
>  
> -Ken
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> From: editors-bounces at mit.edu [mailto:editors-bounces at mit.edu] On Behalf Of Julie Pryor
> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 10:48 PM
> To: editors
> Subject: [Editors] warning to all editors - do not work with acteva.com
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> Dear fellow editors,
>  
> Just wanted to share an important message about the event registration website Acteva.com: do NOT use them. 
>  
> Although Acteva was on MIT's list of preferred vendors until recently, they are now on the Office of the General Counsel's radar for poor and quite possibly fraudulent/criminal business practices. The OGC is currently reviewing claims and considering next steps. 
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> In the meantime, I wanted to spread the word to this list because I know many of you are involved in event management here at MIT. Seemed important to get this message out to you all asap.  
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> **If anyone is working with Acteva and experiencing nonpayment issues, you are encouraged to contact Brad Abruzzi in the OGC. 
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> Sincerely,
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> Julie Pryor
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