Thank you all for the suggestions. I’ll reply collectively:
- Everyone who’s suggested Open Conference System has prefaced their suggestion by telling me they haven’t used it :) It’s not quite dead, but it doesn’t look to be healthy, either. - Tabletop looks really interesting. I don’t think I’ll use it for this purpose, but it’s a good option for others duct-taped situations. - I wasn’t aware of EasyChair. It looks interesting and not too expensive for our size. (The free version doesn’t allow custom fields in the submission form, which automatically discounts it.) - I was just looking at ConfTool earlier today. I’ve used it as front-end user (registrant), and I can’t say I was impressed. The free version is also is missing custom fields. They don’t need make pricing available for the full-featured system which seems so old-fashioned. Alex On 19 January 2017 at 06:09:08, Kevin Hawkins ([email protected]) wrote: Another affordable option is ConfTool ( http://www.conftool.net/ ). You can get a free license with basic features but without tech support for small events, or you can pay for a hosted version of ConfTool Pro. It can handle submissions, peer review, registration, and such. On 1/18/17 2:22 PM, Peter McKinney wrote: > Hi, > > we've used EasyChair [http://easychair.org/]. You can set up review forms and > it collates the scores for them. It has some weaknesses like all things, but > there is a free version. > > Cheers, > Pete > > Peter McKinney | Digital Preservation Policy Analyst | Information and > Knowledge Services > National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa > Direct Dial: +64 4 462 3931 | Extn: 3931 > Cnr Molesworth and Aitken Streets | PO Box 1467, Wellington 6140 | > http://digitalpreservation.natlib.govt.nz/ > > The National Library is part of the Department of Internal Affairs > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Bigwood, David > Sent: Thursday, 19 January 2017 5:03 a.m. > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Conference management tool for a small event > > The Public Knowledge Project has an Open Conference Systems that might work. > I've never used it, but it might be worth a look. > > https://pkp.sfu.ca/ocs/ > > David Bigwood > [email protected] > Lunar and Planetary Institute > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alex > Armstrong > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 9:48 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [CODE4LIB] Conference management tool for a small event > > Hello, > > (Cross-posted on the ICOCL list as well.) > > I'm looking for a tool that can help my academic library consortium manage a > small (just over 100 attendees, typically) onsite conference. > > We have customised our website's CMS to accommodate most user facing aspects, > such as presenting program information. > > But our behind-the-scenes workflows are ductaped out of JotForm (our > forms/surveys tool), Google Sheets, MailChimp, and CSV files. Those who > propose sessions do so by filling in a form in JotForm. A team of eight > reviews the submissions in a Google Sheet. We send out email notifications to > proposers using MailChimp. Finally, we export the accepted proposals in CSV > format and import them into the CMS to create the online schedule. > > Of all these pieces, the reviewing proposals component is the weakest piece. > It's not a lot of fun reviewing 50-odd proposals in a spreadsheet, especially > for some of the less techie members of the team. This is what we’re looking > to optimize. > > So, I’m looking for something to help us. Web applications, workflows, > whatever you've got. > > Alex > > -- > Alex Armstrong > Web Developer & Digital Strategist, AMICAL Consortium [email protected] > >
