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EMMA Event Management System

By Anthony Kung
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Scope
Event operations
Users
Officers and members
Role
Product and full-stack development
EMMA event management system

EMMA Event Management System

EMMA was built to streamline one of the most repetitive operational problems in student organizations: running events without relying on scattered spreadsheets, manual membership checks, and inconsistent attendance tracking.

The system supports the full event workflow from registration through check-in. Members can register through the web interface or community tooling, and the system validates membership status before recording attendance data.

Core capabilities

  • registration management
  • membership verification
  • event check-in support
  • attendance recording and reporting

Engineering goals

The primary goal was to reduce administrative overhead for organizers so they could focus on running the event itself instead of handling logistics manually. That meant building workflows that were quick to operate, consistent across events, and easy for future officers to adopt.

Impact

EMMA replaces ad hoc event operations with a structured system that improves data quality and reduces manual work. It is a good example of product-minded engineering: the value came less from technical novelty and more from designing software around a real operational bottleneck.

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