Conference Content Management
At PSE, we can help you:
- Send, collect and organize the call for papers and abstracts
- Create a customized online workflow for review and approvals
- Develop a conference homepage, register attendees, and collect fees
- Organize and print conference programs, the book of abstracts and conference proceedings
Managing the scientific content of a conference is a detailed process that starts many months before the meeting. After completing the preliminary program and call for papers, several months are needed to collect, classify, review and accept papers. The use of the Internet has shifted the challenge from the management of paper to the management of data. PSE has developed a proprietary database and data management process to effectively oversee the entire process that starts with the call for papers and ends with the delivery of presentations during the conference.
Conference website and content database
PSE conference content management begins with developing a conference-specific website, which informs potential participants of important conference dates and news, and allows secure online registration and payment.
The conference website is also used for abstract submissions, which are managed behind the scenes in a separate PSE database. The PSE content management system verifies and sorts abstracts by categories and makes them available online to the appropriate reviewers. Extremely flexible, the PSE content management system can create custom workflows, access levels, and review strategies.
Online collaboration tools are provided to capture reviewer comments and opinions, and to help the scientific committee make final paper selections. Once approved, the PSE database will notify speakers of the results and accept paper and presentation submissions. To keep the process running smoothly and to keep everyone well informed, PSE servers will send thousands of emails, notifications and newsletters prior to the conference.
Conference programs and proceedings
In parallel with the electronic effort, a paper and printing effort is needed for programs and proceedings. PSE will organize, print and distribute preliminary and final programs to attract potential attendees and exhibitors, and inform participants. Leading up to the conference, PSE will organize and print a book of abstracts and the conference proceedings. Although abstracts and papers are received electronically, a tremendous effort remains to reformat, resize and repaginate all the various files into a common format that is suitable for the printing shop or a memory stick.
Although there are many steps involved in managing conference content, PSE has developed effective tools and processes to ensure your conference is delivered with the highest degree of professionalism and quality. PSE has a proven track record of organizing conferences such as EuroSun, SolarPACES and Concentrated Photovoltaic Systems (CPV). .
