Event Communication

Keep participants informed before, during, and after your event with automated notifications, manual announcements, and an in-app event feed.

Automated Event Notifications

gofo.rest management software sends automatic messages at key points in your event lifecycle. Each message can be previewed, customized, or disabled:

  • Registration confirmation – Sent immediately after signup with entry confirmation, start time, and GPS tracking link for the gofo.rest app.
  • Event reminder – Sent 7 days and 1 day before your event with event details, start location, and course map.
  • Race day reminder – Morning of the event with final details and app download reminder for GPS tracking.
  • Results notification – Sent when final results are published with participant's finishing time, placement, and medal/certificate link.
  • Post-event summary – Follow-up email with event photos, leaderboard link, and merchandise delivery tracking.

Manual Announcements

Send real-time announcements to participants directly from your event dashboard:

  • Recipients – Send to all participants, specific teams/companies, or selected individuals.
  • Channels – Deliver via push notification & email simultaneously, or email only.
  • Scheduled sending – Compose messages now and schedule delivery for a specific date and time.
  • Urgent messages – Flag for immediate attention (weather delays, course changes, emergency information).
  • Delivery tracking – Monitor which participants received, opened, and interacted with your message.
Tip   Encourage participants to download the gofo.rest app for instant push notifications about race-day changes and results.

In-App Event Feed

Keep participants engaged with a live social feed during your event:

  • Live Updates – Post text announcements, photos, and video highlights during the event.
  • Featured Content – Pin important announcements to stay visible at the top of the feed.
  • Interaction – Enable participants to like and comment (moderated or auto-approved).
  • Access – Participants with the event bookmarked in the gofo.rest app see updates in real time.

Public Event Page

Every event gets a public page at events.gofo.rest/[organiser]/[event-name] where potential participants discover your event:

  • Event description, date, time, and location map.
  • Registration status (open, limited spots, closed).
  • Live results display once the event concludes.
  • Your logos, sponsor branding, and social media links.
  • Easy share buttons for WhatsApp, Facebook, email, and link copying.