On 22 Oct 2008, at 18:34, Ingbert Floyd wrote:
I think it would be interesting to see a group discussion of conference system requirements by internet experts.
one such 'requirement' is that the system can support the 'submission/ review/response workflow' that the conference organizers want. My experience of the IR9 review process (others may disagree) was that whilst the progamme chair & reviewers had a view of the process they wanted, the system had a slightly different and rather 'fixed' model. This produced a certain amount of confusion. If the IR10 programme chair/committee's mental model of the submission process is not yet defined then deciding on a tool will be a bit premature...(unless you are happy to adapt your process to what the tool(s) provide) Ben