Conference Site Users: Goals and Interactions

Conference Organizers & Committees

Pre-conference
- Sign up
- Schedule shifts
- Find out more about duties/tasks to be completed
Peri-conference
- Coordinate with organizers
- Find contact info for organizers/other volunteers
Post-conference

Pre-conference
- Complete all registration procedures
  - Register for conference
- Prepare travel arrangements
  - Find recommended and/or nearby hotels
  - Estimate food costs (conference provided?) and/or nearby restaurants (low-mid-high)
Peri-conference
- Navigate Conference center
  - Request help via website (optional)
  - Online map
- Social media
  - Find twitter handle to live tweet
  - View twitter stream
Post-conference
- Provide Feedback
  - ...about individual sessions
  - ...about conference (facilities, overall opinion, etc)

Pre-conference
- Decide which sessions to attend remotely
  - Review all sessions (titles, abstracts, speakers)
  - Instructions to download software/plugins (if needed)
- Notifications
  - Option 1: Add wanted sessions to personal calendar (opt-in notification)
  - Option 2: push notifications via email (requires user to register for specific sessions)
Peri-conference
- View session remotely
  - Instructions to download software/plugins (if needed)
  - Links to remote sessions
Post-conference
- Provide Feedback
  - ...about individual sessions
  - ...about remote experience