Conference Site Users: Goals and Interactions

Conference Organizers & Committees

Pre-conference
- Submit Conference proposals
- View status of proposal
- Find info on time/location of event
Peri-conference
- Update event/session information
Post-conference
- Add links, slides, content

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
  - Register for pre-conference workshops/events
- 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
- View schedule (optimize for mobile devices)
  - By track/event type
  - Log in and save to personal itinerary (optional)
- Social/Extra Events
  - Find listings
  - Propose/add an event
    - Add/edit event info
  - Sign up
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