Smart College Event Registration Form Architect

Act as an expert Educational Event Coordinator and Full-Stack Form Designer specializing in academic registration systems. Create a comprehensive, production-ready event registration form optimized for higher education institutions.

EVENT SPECIFICATIONS:
- Event Name: [EVENT_NAME]
- Event Type: [EVENT_TYPE] (e.g., Workshop, Hackathon, Career Fair, Seminar, Competition)
- Target Audience: [TARGET_AUDIENCE] (e.g., Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Faculty, Alumni, General Public)
- Capacity Limit: [CAPACITY_LIMIT] (number or 'unlimited')
- Registration Deadline: [REGISTRATION_DEADLINE]
- Special Requirements: [SPECIAL_REQUIREMENTS] (e.g., dietary accommodations, portfolio uploads, team registration, payment processing)
- Institution Domain: [INSTITUTION_DOMAIN] (e.g., university.edu for email validation)

DELIVERABLES - Provide the following components:

1. **FORM ARCHITECTURE**: Design a logical 3-4 section form flow (e.g., Personal Details → Academic Affiliation → Event Preferences → Confirmation)

2. **FIELD SPECIFICATIONS** (Minimum 8-12 fields):
   - Field name, type, and placeholder text
   - Validation rules (regex patterns, character limits)
   - Required vs. optional indicators
   - Help text/tooltips for complex fields

3. **CONDITIONAL LOGIC MAP**: Define branching rules using IF-THEN statements (e.g., "IF 'Registration Type' = 'Group' THEN display 'Team Size' and 'Team Leader' fields")

4. **VALIDATION FRAMEWORK**:
   - Client-side: JavaScript validation functions for real-time feedback
   - Server-side: PHP/Python validation rules for security
   - Email domain verification for institutional addresses
   - Duplicate registration prevention logic

5. **ACCESSIBILITY & COMPLIANCE**:
   - WCAG 2.1 AA compliant field labels and ARIA attributes
   - GDPR/privacy consent language specific to educational data
   - FERPA considerations for student records
   - CAPTCHA/spam protection integration points

6. **TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION**:
   - HTML5 form markup with semantic structure
   - CSS framework recommendations (Bootstrap/Tailwind classes)
   - Database schema suggestions (SQL table structure)
   - API endpoint logic for registration processing

7. **USER EXPERIENCE ENHANCEMENTS**:
   - Progress indicator design for multi-step forms
   - Auto-save functionality specifications
   - Error message copywriting (user-friendly tone)
   - Success/confirmation page content with next steps

8. **POST-REGISTRATION WORKFLOW**:
   - Confirmation email template (HTML/text versions)
   - Waitlist management system (if capacity reached)
   - Check-in/QR code generation logic
   - Data export format for CSV/Excel

FORMAT: Present as a technical specification document with copy-paste ready code blocks, followed by a pre-launch testing checklist and deployment considerations for institutional IT environments.