Create an event or clone a past one

To create an event, open Publish an event in the menu, then tap Add and manage registrations (full management) or Add only to calendar (simple listing). You can also start from a past edition with the Clone button.

Choose the type of event

The Add an event page has two buttons in the Create an event block:

Button	Use
Add and manage registrations	Competitors register and pay on Canicompet. You get all the tools: races, payments, documents, start lists, results.
Add only to calendar	The event appears in the calendar, with a Url to Register pointing to your own website. Entries are not managed on Canicompet.

Adding an event is free in both cases.

Tip

A calendar-only event can switch to full management later. In its dashboard, tap Activate registrations. See Use the dashboard and publish your event.

Create a new event

1. Open Publish an event in the menu.
2. Under Create an event, tap Add and manage registrations or Add only to calendar.
3. Fill in the General Information section:
   • Type: Competition or Interclub;
   • Federation: the federation of the race; it sets which races and categories are available;
   • Name: shown in the calendar and in communications;
   • Language: the language you write your texts in; visitors who speak another language are offered an automatic translation;
   • the organizing clubs;
   • Managers: the people who can edit the event, download the entrants and validate documents;
   • Postal code of the race venue;
   • Timing method.
4. Enter the Dates: Start and End of the event.
5. Enter the contact details:
   • Url to Register (calendar-only events only);
   • Email: the sender address of emails sent on behalf of the event, which also receives replies;
   • Contact: the contact details shown to competitors.
6. If the Description field is shown, enter your text. Otherwise, you will write the description later from the dashboard.
7. Under Poster, tap Choose file to add an image or a PDF.
8. Tap the round save button at the bottom right.

Once the event is created, you land on its dashboard. The event is not visible to the public yet: you need to publish it.

Note

Tap a field’s label to show help that explains what it does.

Available timing methods

Option	Meaning
Manual with Canichrono	Manual timing with the free Canichrono software.
Chipped with Canichrono	Chip timing with Canichrono.
Manual	Manual timing with another tool.
Chipped, automatic	Automatic chip timing with another tool.
Other method	Any other setup.

Clone a past edition

Cloning creates a new event from an old one: settings, races, meals, accommodation and forms are copied, along with the original dates. The copy is not published.

1. Open Publish an event in the menu.
2. Under My past events, find the event to copy.
3. Tap the Clone button (copy icon) on its row.
4. Confirm with Duplicate.
5. A message confirms: “Copied event. Don’t forget to update the dates so that it appears in the correct place in the calendar.” Tap OK.
6. You land on the general information of the copy. Change the dates, then save.

Caution

After cloning, also check the dates of the races and runs, and the registration opening dates. The dashboard shows a warning if some races are dated before the event.

Find an event you are preparing

Your upcoming events appear under My future events, on the Add an event page. Tap one to open its dashboard.

Next steps

• Use the dashboard and publish your event
• Edit event details, description and location
• Create races and their runs