{"id":1948,"date":"2024-03-13T10:58:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T14:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/?post_type=kb&#038;p=1948"},"modified":"2024-03-13T10:58:32","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T14:58:32","slug":"cancelling-an-event","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/blog\/kb\/cancelling-an-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancelling an Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are two ways in which users can cancel events in vTools.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>From the Event Manage screen<\/li>\n<li>From the Event Edit screen<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Please Note:<\/strong> If you are cancelling an event which had a charge for registration, and people have already registered, reach out to <a href=\"mailto:mga-im@ieee.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mga-im@ieee.org<\/a> to ask about processing refunds for the registrants.<\/p>\n<h2>To cancel an event:<\/h2>\n<h3>From the Event Manage screen<\/h3>\n<p>Sign in to https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/ with your IEEE Account. Navigate to the event you wish to cancel. Click the button that says &#8220;Manage this Event.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the menu on the left, you will see an option to Cancel Event. Click that to cancel it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1941\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1941\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1941\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent1-1024x601.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent1-1024x601.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent1-370x217.jpg 370w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent1-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent1.jpg 1357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to Enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>From the Event Edit screen<\/h3>\n<p>Sign in to https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/ with your IEEE Account. Navigate to the event you wish to cancel. Click the button that says &#8220;Manage this Event.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the menu on the left, click &#8220;Edit&#8221; to edit the event. Click the &#8220;Cancel Event&#8221; button at the bottom of the screen.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1942\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1942\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1942\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent2-1024x615.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent2-1024x615.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent2-370x222.jpg 370w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent2-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent2.jpg 1349w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to Enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The event will show as Cancelled.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1943\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1943\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1943\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent3-1024x346.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent3-1024x346.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent3-370x125.jpg 370w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent3-768x259.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent3.jpg 1348w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to Enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1944\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1944\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1944\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent4-1024x566.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent4-1024x566.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent4-370x205.jpg 370w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent4-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent4.jpg 1356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to Enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>To Un-Cancel and Event<\/h3>\n<p>Follow the same steps as above, and from the Manage Event screen, click the &#8220;Edit&#8221; option in the menu on the left. There will be a button at the top of the screen to Un-Cancel the event.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1945\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1945\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1945\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent5-1024x526.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent5-1024x526.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent5-370x190.jpg 370w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent5-768x394.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent5.jpg 1362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to Enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The event will show as active again, and the cancellation has been removed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1946\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1946\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1946\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent6-1024x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent6-1024x435.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent6-370x157.jpg 370w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent6-768x326.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent6.jpg 1362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to Enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1947\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1947\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1947\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent7-1024x548.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent7-1024x548.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent7-370x198.jpg 370w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent7-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/CancelEvent7.jpg 1354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to Enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are two ways in which users can cancel events in vTools.<\/p>\n<p>From the Event Manage screen<br \/>\nFrom the Event Edit screen<\/p>\n<p>Please Note: If you are cancelling an event which had a charge for registration, and people have already registered, reach out to mga-im@ieee.org to ask about &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"kbtopic":[104,103],"kbtag":[],"class_list":["post-1948","kb","type-kb","status-publish","hentry","kbtopic-events","kbtopic-vtools"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/1948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kb\/1948\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kbtopic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtopic?post=1948"},{"taxonomy":"kbtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kb.ieee.org\/vtools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kbtag?post=1948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}