DIGITALPAPERS is a web based Conference Management System (CMS) that supports the management of any type of scientific events. It was initially introduced in 2002 and since has gained a notorious presence in the Portuguese academic community, being in continuous development since then. It has passed all of the most defying tests and is now considered perfectly adequate to a small, medium or large size event (2000 users and over).
This CMS is provided as Software as a Service (SaaS), which means it is deployed over the internet with no need for any installation. The client (i.e. the organizers of the event) is provided with a license in the terms agreed, and the application is made available as a service. The main advantages of this are:
- The system is accessible to everyone with an Internet connection;
- There’s no need for local server installation;
- It has rapid scalability;
- System maintenance (backup, updates, security, etc) are included in the service;
- It has strong reliability.
DIGITALPAPERS performs several tasks and is available with additional services as following ( click the [+] sign to expand ):
- Online abstract and full paper submission and editing
- Poster handling
- Online review and decision
- Camera-ready paper submission
- Presentation submission
- Customized email communication on each important operation
- Topics management
- Sessions management
- Fully customizable topics
- Customizable banners and event specific options
- Exportable information in CSV, XML or HTML format
- Unlimited technical support for organizers
- Different user roles with different permissions
- Unlimited users for each role;
- Delegation of specific tasks by topic or session
- Exportable information in CSV, XML or HTML format.
- Program schedule (web and print version)
- Participant schedule creation (My schedule)
- Early predictions on session attendance
- USB pen or CD-ROM interactive proceedings
- Digital online interactive proceedings (username and password access)
- Book of abstracts and program guides
- Venue information;
- Integrated registration form (no need to refill personal information)
- Hotels, flights or rent-a-car options in registration form
- Online and offline payment options
- Participant payment tracking
- Creation of the event webpage
- Customizable colors and banners
- Website hosting and domain name register
- Maintenance and information updates
- Integration with DIGITALPAPERS for specific event dynamic information (topic lists, submission stages status, etc.)
NOTE: some of the options described may vary with the edition and additional services selected.