SaaS platform, mobile application, and interface for management between coordinator, vendors, and attendees

1 . A method for an event management platform, the method comprising:

receiving, by the event management platform, a first event coordination data set, with the first event coordination data set including information indicative of an event location and a start date for an event;

receiving, by the event management platform, permission to access a vendor data set, with the vendor data set including identities of a plurality of vendors and a plurality of items provided by the plurality of vendors;

determining a geofenced region defining the event location, the geofenced region defined based on one or more of global positioning satellite (GPS) coordinates, an address, a freeform boundary defined in a map application, or by wi-fi connection to a router device at the event location;

responsive to the determination of the geofenced region, providing, to a plurality of mobile application users, access to the vendor data set;

selecting, by at least one mobile application user of the plurality of mobile application users, at least one item of the plurality of items provided by the plurality of vendors;

for receipt of input selecting items of the plurality of items from a plurality of the accepted ones of the plurality of vendors through a user interface, grouping the selected items into an aggregated order;

generating a single-use code in response to a purchase confirmation of the aggregated order; and

displaying the single-use code on a vendor interface of each of the plurality of vendors associated with the aggregated order;

disabling purchases from the plurality of items from devices not within a threshold proximity to the event location; and

disabling purchases from the plurality of items from devices that are indicated as unverified;

and verifying, by the event management platform, devices for enabling purchases from the plurality of items based on receiving a connection from the devices to the wi-fi connection at the event location.

2 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

for each given mobile application user, generating, by the event management platform, a quick response (QR) code for selecting the at least one item of the plurality of items.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the event management platform is structured and configured to allow the plurality of mobile application users to select the at least one item from the plurality of items using a first user's mobile application.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of mobile application users select the at least one item from the plurality of items through the use of the QR code generated for the first user's mobile application.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the event management platform is structured and configured to have a user interface displaying events available to the mobile application users.

6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

receiving, through the user interface, input for registering one or more of the mobile application users for the event.

7 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

displaying, through the user interface, for a selected event from the available events, accepted ones of the plurality of vendors for the selected event; and

for a selection of one of the accepted ones of the plurality of vendors through the user interface, displaying, through the user interface, ones of the plurality of items associated with the selected one of the accepted ones of the plurality of vendors.

8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

generating, through the user interface, a single-use code in response to a purchase confirmation of an order involving the ones of the plurality of items associated with the selected one of the accepted ones of the plurality of vendors; and

displaying the single-use code on a vendor interface of the selected one of the accepted ones of the plurality of vendors.

9 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

providing an option to facilitate purchase of the selected items in the aggregated order with a single payment.

10 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of items provided by the plurality of vendors is arranged in order based on available inventory or popularity.

11 . The method of claim 6 , wherein a price associated with each given item of the plurality of items is adjusted based on available inventory or popularity.

12 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, through an event coordinator interface of a mobile application, a map of the event including locations for each vendor of the plurality of vendors that are registered for the event and are accepted for the event;

receiving, by at least one mobile application user of the plurality of mobile application users, an input on the user interface to display the map of the event; and

displaying the map of the event on the user interface for the mobile application user registered for the event.

13 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

providing, to the user interface, a game associated with accepted and registered vendors of the plurality of vendors for the event, with the game including images displayed through the vendor interface.

14 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising providing, to the user interface, a game associated with the event coordinator, the game comprising images provided through the event coordinator interface.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the images are selected for the game based on items purchased from the plurality of vendors through the mobile application interface.

16 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising providing suggestions through the event coordinator interface for the event location based on a machine learning algorithm trained against historical events.