{"id":1339,"date":"2022-04-07T16:18:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T20:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/?post_type=kb&#038;p=1339"},"modified":"2024-12-19T10:21:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T15:21:41","slug":"create-a-new-event-from-an-existing-event","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/blog\/kb\/create-a-new-event-from-an-existing-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Create a New Event from an Existing Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you need to create an event that has the same details as another event, vTools gives you the option to &#8220;Create from Existing&#8221; which creates a copy of the event with all the same information (except the dates).<\/p>\n<p>To do this, follow the steps below.<\/p>\n<h3>Navigate to <a href=\"https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/<\/a> and sign in with your IEEE Account:<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2085\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2085\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/EventsHomepage1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2085 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/EventsHomepage1-1024x662.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/EventsHomepage1-1024x662.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/EventsHomepage1-370x239.jpg 370w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/EventsHomepage1-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/EventsHomepage1.jpg 1175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2085\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to Enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"the-pasted-async\">Click on the \u201cManage Events\u201d icon, or click the tab at the top of the page:<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2089\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2089\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/ManageEvents.gif.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2089 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/ManageEvents.gif-1024x654.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/ManageEvents.gif-1024x654.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/ManageEvents.gif-370x236.jpg 370w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/ManageEvents.gif-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/ManageEvents.gif.jpg 1123w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to Enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Select the event you want to copy and click Manage<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1489\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1489\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/create_from_existing_event_3.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1489 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/create_from_existing_event_3-1024x642.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/create_from_existing_event_3-1024x642.gif 1024w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/create_from_existing_event_3-370x232.gif 370w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/create_from_existing_event_3-768x482.gif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1489\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to Enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Click &#8220;Create from Existing&#8221;<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1488\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1488\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/create_from_existing_event_4.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1488 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/create_from_existing_event_4-1024x675.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/create_from_existing_event_4-1024x675.gif 1024w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/create_from_existing_event_4-370x244.gif 370w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/create_from_existing_event_4-768x506.gif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to Enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Update the start and end times for the new event<\/h3>\n<p>Here, you can also update any additional details of the event, if needed including the description, host(s), location, etc.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1487\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1487\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/create_from_existing_event_5.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1487 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/create_from_existing_event_5-1024x715.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/create_from_existing_event_5-1024x715.gif 1024w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/create_from_existing_event_5-370x258.gif 370w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/create_from_existing_event_5-768x536.gif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1487\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to Enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Update the registration dates<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1486\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1486\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/create_from_existing_event_6.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1486 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/create_from_existing_event_6-1024x585.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/create_from_existing_event_6-1024x585.gif 1024w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/create_from_existing_event_6-370x212.gif 370w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/create_from_existing_event_6-768x439.gif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1486\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to Enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>New event is created with the updated information<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1485\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1485\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/create_from_existing_event_7.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1485 size-large\" 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