Event planning for event teams

Finally, a planning tool
that already knows events.

Cadran is built for event organizers, not adapted from a generic project management tool. Your events, your teams, your deadlines: everything is already in the right shape when you open it.

Organization events
Cadran

Event

Paris Industry Forum

Starts

Jun 12

Ends

Jun 15

Finalize sponsor brief45 days before event
Review floor plan notes21 days before event
Capture post-event actions2 days after event

Events

Workspaces for each event, with planning start, event start, event end, and timezone.

Teams

Marketing, Press, Logistics, and Ops teams can own tasks without person-by-person setup.

My Work

Each member sees a personal queue across events, grouped by what is due today, this week, and later.

Why Cadran

Built for the week
your team actually has to run.

Cadran replaces the setup work teams usually do in Notion, Asana, or Excel with a planning workspace that already speaks the language of event planning.

No more Notion templates that nobody fills in

Cadran comes with the structure your team needs for event planning: events, tasks, teams, statuses, and deadlines relative to the event date. Nothing to configure, nothing to explain to the team.

Assign to teams, not individuals

Create your teams once, like Marketing, Press, and Logistics. Assign tasks at the team level, and each member automatically sees their own queue in My Work, grouped by what is due today, this week, and later.

Migrate from Excel or Notion in minutes, not days

Drop your existing planning document into Cadran. The AI reads your Excel, PDF, or brief and generates a structured task list, pre-assigned to your teams. You review, adjust, and import in one action.

One view across all your events

The Overview gives managers a live status card for every event in the organization: overdue tasks, progress, and blocked items, without opening each one by one. Useful whether you are running three events or fifteen client projects.

The problem

Your team should not have to
invent the system first.

The old way

Event teams bend Notion, Asana, and Excel into planning systems. Then someone has to maintain the setup while the event is already moving.

-You set up a Notion database for the event. Two weeks later, half the team is still using the old Excel.
-Tasks are assigned to the team, and no one knows who is actually responsible for what.
-A blocked task gets a Slack message and is never tracked again.
-Next year, you duplicate last year's Notion page and spend a week cleaning it up.

The new way

Open Cadran, create your event, and invite the team. The structure is already there.

+Open Cadran, create your event, invite your team. The structure is already there, with no setup phase.
+Assign tasks to teams. Each member sees their own personal queue, updated in real time.
+Drop your existing Excel or brief into Cadran. AI generates a full task plan, pre-assigned to your teams.
+Apply last year's plan as a template. Deadlines recalibrate to the new event date automatically.

Already have a plan?

Import it.
Do not rebuild it.

Most teams come to Cadran with years of planning documents: Excel files, Notion pages, PDF briefs, email chains. The AI Planning Assistant reads those documents and turns them into a structured Cadran plan, with tasks positioned relative to the event date and pre-assigned to your teams.

You review the proposals, adjust what does not fit, and import in one action.

AI Planning Assistant

Works with Excel, PDF, Word, Notion exports, CSV, and plain text
AI maps tasks to your existing teams and proposes relative deadlines for each
Review and import in bulk, with no manual task-by-task entry

Features

Event plans that move
with the event date.

Cadran keeps the first version focused on events, relative deadlines, and accountable task ownership.

Events

One workspace per event

Create an event with its planning start, event start, and event end. Everything your team works on lives inside that workspace: tasks, assignments, comments, and status.

One workspace per eventRelative dates

Event

Tasks

Review

Deadlines

Deadlines that speak your language

Every task is positioned as X days before the event or X days after it ends, not a fixed date that goes stale. The whole team reads the same thing: J-45, J-7, J+2.

Deadlines that speak your languageRelative dates

Event

Tasks

Review

Teams

Team assignment, personal queue

Assign a task to the Marketing team. Every Marketing member sees it in their My Work queue. No need to tag individuals one by one or chase people in Slack.

Team assignment, personal queueRelative dates

Event

Tasks

Review

Priority

Sorted by what is actually due next

Task lists are ordered by calculated due date, not creation date or manual drag-and-drop. What is urgent floats to the top automatically.

Sorted by what is actually due nextRelative dates

Event

Tasks

Review

Recalculation

Event date moves? Nothing breaks.

In the rare case an event date shifts, every deadline recalculates from its saved relative offset. No spreadsheet to update, no team to warn, no dates to fix.

Event date moves? Nothing breaks.Relative dates

Event

Tasks

Review

Start planning your next event

Use Cadran for the work your team already recognizes: events, teams, comments, personal queues, and deadlines that move with the event date.

Start planning your next event

Ready to run your next event without the spreadsheet?

Your team will be up and running in minutes, not days.

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Questions & answers

What is Cadran?

Cadran is a planning tool built specifically for event organizer teams. It replaces spreadsheets and generic tools like Notion or Asana with a structure that already matches how event planning actually works.

How is it different from Notion or Asana?

Notion and Asana are general-purpose tools. They can model almost anything, but they do not know what an event is. Cadran comes with the right structure built in: events, relative deadlines, teams, and statuses.

Can I import my existing plan?

Yes. The AI Planning Assistant accepts Excel, PDF, Word, Notion exports, CSV, and plain text. It reads your documents, extracts tasks, maps them to your teams, and proposes relative deadlines. You review the proposals and import in one action.

How does team assignment work?

You create teams once: Marketing, Press, Logistics, or whatever fits your org. Assign tasks at the team level. Each member sees their own personal queue in My Work, grouped by urgency, without any additional setup.

How are deadlines handled?

Every task stores its timing as a position relative to the event, such as 45 days before the event starts or 2 days after it ends. The actual deadline is always calculated from the current event date. If the date ever shifts, everything recalculates automatically.

Who is Cadran for?

Event organizer teams, both in-house and agencies managing events for multiple clients. Typically marketing and operations teams of 5 to 30 people.

Does it cover exhibitor CRM or ticketing?

No. Cadran handles the organizer team's internal planning. Tools like Eventmaker handle registration and exhibitor relations. Cadran is designed to complement them, not replace them.