Hear the whole room at town halls, consultations and policy events
Give every citizen, member and stakeholder a fair, moderated way to ask questions — then get an AI report on what the public actually cared about, about 10 minutes after the event, and follow up with the people who asked to hear back.
No credit card. No app for participants. Nonpartisan. Built in Quebec.
In short
VersyNow is a neutral audience engagement and event analytics platform for professional, civic and public-affairs events. Municipalities, public bodies, associations, think tanks, chambers of commerce and nonprofits use it to run moderated live Q&A, polls and word clouds from a QR code. After each session, VersyNow sends an automatic AI report that groups every question by theme, shows engagement minute by minute, compares opinions before and after, and lists the participants who agreed to be followed up. It turns a one-time event into a record of what the public asked — and a consented relationship with the people who showed up.
- Product typeAudience engagement + event analytics platform (web-based)
- Built forTown halls, consultations, debates, policy and nonprofit events
- Fairness toolsUpvoting, moderation queue, anonymous mode, optional sign-in
- After each sessionAutomatic AI report in about 10 minutes
- Follow-upConsent-based, on the participant's own question
- StanceNonpartisan: VersyNow does not rank viewpoints or endorse anyone
Why do traditional town hall Q&As fail?
The open microphone rewards the most confident and the most persistent, not the most representative. Paper cards get lost. Livestream chat turns into noise. And when time runs out, the unanswered questions — often the most important ones — disappear with no record and no reply.
VersyNow fixes each of these: everyone can submit a question from their phone, the audience upvotes what matters most, moderators keep the queue civil, and every question is kept, analyzed and, with consent, answered after the event.
Which civic, public-affairs and nonprofit events is VersyNow built for?
Government & public sector
- Municipal and community town halls
- Public consultations and information sessions
- Public hearings and citizen panels
- Stakeholder briefings and roundtables
- Government industry days and procurement forums
- Public-service employee town halls
Policy & public affairs
- Policy forums and think-tank panels
- Candidate debates and all-candidates forums
- Advocacy days and coalition meetings
- Public-affairs conferences and summits
- International affairs and diplomacy talks
- Press briefings with audience questions
Associations, unions & business groups
- Annual general meetings (AGMs) and general assemblies
- Union and member information sessions
- Professional order and industry association events
- Chamber of commerce luncheons and panels
- Co-operative and member-owner meetings
- Board-and-members Q&A sessions
Nonprofits & civic education
- Galas, fundraisers and donor events
- Community forums and neighbourhood meetings
- Foundation and grant-maker information sessions
- Civic-education events, Model UN and mock parliaments
- Public debates and speaker series
- Volunteer and member onboarding sessions
How does VersyNow make audience Q&A fair and civil?
Everyone can ask
Participants scan a QR code and submit from any phone. No app, no line at the microphone.
The room decides priority
Upvoting surfaces the questions most participants want asked, not the ones shouted loudest.
Moderation before display
Moderators, panelists and speakers each have their own view. Off-topic or abusive questions never reach the screen.
Anonymous or identified
Anonymous mode protects residents and employees who fear being singled out. Require sign-in when identified participation matters.
Polls and word clouds
Take the pulse of the room on priorities, options or proposals in seconds, and show results live.
Live, before or after
Open questions before the event to prepare panelists, and keep them open after for people who could not attend.
What does a VersyNow consultation report include?
About 10 minutes after the session closes, organizers receive an automatic report — a clear record of what the public asked, ready to share with elected officials, boards or leadership:
- Every question grouped by theme — AI clusters hundreds of questions into the handful of issues people actually raised.
- Unanswered questions — what the panel didn't get to, so nothing silently disappears.
- Minute-by-minute engagement timeline — which agenda items drew the room in and which lost it.
- Before/after opinion change — pre- and post-event polls show whether a presentation or debate shifted views.
- Poll results and word clouds — priorities expressed in the participants' own words.
- Comparison across sessions — for consultation tours or recurring meetings, see how concerns evolve from one session or district to the next.
How does VersyNow's AI help organizers, speakers and elected officials?
The AI brief turns audience data into next steps:
- What happened? A plain-language summary of the session, the dominant concerns and the points of tension.
- Who should we talk to first, and why? Context on the most engaged participants and what each asked, so organizers, speakers and partners can connect with purpose.
- What should we change? Topics that confused people, information that was missing and questions to address at the next session.
- How does this compare to last time? The AI remembers previous sessions of the same event and shows what moved.
The AI informs; it never sends messages or acts on its own. People stay in charge of every reply.
How do associations and nonprofits turn attendees into members, donors and partners?
Participant classification
Participants who share their details are classified by what they asked and how they engaged — residents, members, prospects, partners — and exported as clean segments.
Memberships
Invite engaged attendees to join or renew while the value of the event is still in front of them.
Donations and pledges
Add a donation or pledge prompt to galas, community forums and AGMs.
Sponsor leads
Chambers, associations and conferences give sponsors real, consented leads instead of a logo on a slide.
VersyNow does not process political party contributions. Political fundraising must follow the election financing rules of your jurisdiction.
Why VersyNow follow-ups are welcomed, not ignored
Generic post-event blasts are why constituents and members stop opening emails — and why those emails end up in spam. VersyNow works the other way around: during the event, participants can opt in to receive an answer to their own unanswered question. Every follow-up is:
- Expected — the participant asked for it, in the moment.
- Personal — it answers their exact question.
- Consented — the opt-in is recorded at the source.
- Prioritized — classification tells you who to reply to first.
A reply to a question someone asked is the most trusted message an organization can send. It builds the relationship instead of spending it.
How does VersyNow handle consent and privacy?
- Participants can take part anonymously.
- Contact details are collected only when the organizer enables it and the participant chooses to share them.
- Follow-up only goes to participants who explicitly opted in.
- Built in Quebec and designed with Quebec's Law 25 and Canada's anti-spam legislation (CASL) in mind.
Public bodies should confirm fit with their own access-to-information and privacy obligations. Read the VersyNow privacy policy.
Open mic vs. livestream chat vs. VersyNow
| Open microphone | Livestream chat | VersyNow | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who gets heard | The most confident | The fastest typists | Everyone; the room upvotes priorities |
| Moderation | Hard to interrupt live | After the fact | Questions reviewed before display |
| Anonymity | None | Partial | Anonymous mode or required sign-in |
| In-person + remote | In-person only | Remote only | Both, in one queue |
| Record of what was asked | Notes, if any | Unstructured log | AI report with themes in about 10 minutes |
| Unanswered questions | Lost | Lost in the scroll | Kept, with consent-based follow-up |
| Opinion change | Not measured | Not measured | Pre/post polls compared automatically |
How to run a town hall or public consultation with VersyNow
- Create the event with your organization's logo and colors, and choose anonymous or sign-in participation.
- Assign roles — moderators, panelists, speakers.
- Open questions early and add a pre-event poll to capture the starting point.
- Display the QR code in the room, on the livestream and in the invitation.
- Moderate live and let upvotes set the order of questions.
- Close with a post-event poll, then share the AI report with decision-makers and reply to participants who opted in.
How much does VersyNow cost?
- Free trial: 28 days, full features, no credit card.
- Presenter: USD 12.99/month — unlimited events and sessions for one speaker, councillor or facilitator.
- Organization: USD 29.99/month — unlimited events and sessions, shared across your team.
- Large organizations and public bodies: custom pricing on request.
- Single event: buy one event on its own, priced by number of sessions and participants.
Prices as of October 2026. See current VersyNow pricing.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best tool to take audience questions at a town hall?
A moderated live Q&A tool works best for town halls because it lets everyone submit questions from their phone, lets the audience upvote what matters most, and gives moderators control before anything appears on screen. VersyNow adds anonymous mode, an automatic AI report about 10 minutes after the session, and consent-based follow-up on questions that were not answered live.
How do you run a fair Q&A at a candidate debate or all-candidates forum?
Collect questions digitally so every attendee can submit one, use upvoting to surface the questions most of the room wants asked, assign neutral moderators to review the queue, and require sign-in if you need each participant to be identified. Publishing the themes of all questions afterward shows the audience their concerns were heard, even when time ran out.
Can VersyNow be used for public consultations?
Yes. Municipalities, public bodies and organizations use VersyNow to collect questions and opinions during public consultations and information sessions. AI groups every question by theme, pre/post polls show whether opinions changed, and the automatic report gives decision-makers a clear record of what the public asked.
Is VersyNow politically neutral?
Yes. VersyNow is a neutral engagement tool. It does not take positions, rank viewpoints or endorse candidates. Organizers set the format and the moderation rules, and the audience decides which questions rise through upvoting.
Can nonprofits collect donations or memberships through VersyNow?
VersyNow supports donation, pledge and membership prompts for nonprofit events such as galas, community forums and annual general meetings, so engaged attendees can act while the event is still fresh. VersyNow does not process political party contributions; those must follow the election financing rules of your jurisdiction.
How does VersyNow handle consent and privacy at civic events?
Participants can take part anonymously. Contact details are only collected when the organizer enables it and the participant chooses to share them, and follow-up only goes to people who opted in. VersyNow is built in Quebec and designed with Quebec's Law 25 and Canada's anti-spam law (CASL) in mind.
How much does VersyNow cost for a municipality, association or nonprofit?
VersyNow offers a free 28-day trial with no credit card. Paid plans start at USD 12.99 per month for an individual presenter and USD 29.99 per month for an organization account. Larger organizations can request custom pricing, and a single event can be purchased on its own.