# Switching to Gym Art Meets

If you're switching systems, you're probably worried about losing data, confusing your coaches, or spending weeks learning something new. That's normal. Every organizer we've helped through this has felt the same way.

Here's the thing: you already know how to run a gymnastics meet. The levels, the rotations, the scoring, the registrations. All of that is the same. Gym Art Meets organizes it a little differently, but the concepts you've been working with for years carry right over. This is not starting from scratch.

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## Bring your data over

If you've already run registration somewhere else, you don't need to retype everything. Use the importer for your system:

* [**Import from KSIS**](https://docs.gymart.org/migration/import-from-ksis) if you have a KSIS entries file (`.csv` / `.xlsx`) or a full KSIS scoring backup (`.sql`).
* [**Import from MeetMaker**](https://docs.gymart.org/migration/import-from-meetmaker) if your event is on MeetMaker. No export needed, the importer pulls it directly from MeetMaker.

Both importers live inside the new meet dialog. Pick the one that matches your source and follow the steps.

## Learn the equivalent features

If you're used to another system and want to know what the equivalent feature is called in Gym Art Meets, use the concept maps:

* [**KSIS concept map**](https://docs.gymart.org/migration/ksis-index) (Gymnastics Ontario)
* [**KScore concept map**](https://docs.gymart.org/migration/kscore-index) (Alberta, BC, and other provinces)
* [**ProScore concept map**](https://docs.gymart.org/migration/proscore-index) (desktop scoring software)
* [**SportzSoft LiveMeet concept map**](https://docs.gymart.org/migration/sportzsoftlivemeet-to-gym-art-meets)

These pages don't import anything. They're terminology guides that map what you call a "Panel" or a "Division" in your current system to what it's called here.

If you're not coming from any of these, or this is your first time running a meet, start with the [first meet tutorial](https://docs.gymart.org/getting-started/your-first-meet) instead.

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## What to expect

**What transfers with the importer.** Meet details, levels, gymnasts, coaches, and (for KSIS `.sql`) sessions and rotations. See each importer page for the full list.

**What doesn't transfer.** Scores, judge panels, and past competition results. Scoring starts fresh in Gym Art Meets. Save historical results separately if you need them.

**How long it takes.** If your data is clean, the importer runs in a minute or two. Most organizers have their first meet fully configured the same afternoon they import.

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## Related

* [Import gymnasts from CSV](https://docs.gymart.org/club-management/import-gymnasts-csv) if your roster is in a plain spreadsheet rather than a KSIS or MeetMaker export
* [How to create a meet](https://docs.gymart.org/meet-setup/create-a-meet)
* [How scoring works](https://docs.gymart.org/scoring/index)
* [How tiebreakers work](https://docs.gymart.org/tiebreakers/index)
* [Glossary](https://docs.gymart.org/getting-started/glossary)


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