Conference Site Users: Goals and Interactions

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Conference Organizers & Committees

Pre-conference
- Add/remove pages
- Edit page content
Peri-conference
- Add/remove pages
- Edit page content
Post-conference
- Add/remove pages
- Edit page content

Speakers (Keynote, Standard, Lightning Talks)

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

On-Site Volunteers

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

On-Site Attendees

Pre-conference
- Learn about speakers and presentation topics
- Vote on speakers/presentations
- View final list of speakers and presentations
- Complete all registration procedures
  - Register for conference
  - Register for pre-conference workshops/events
- Prepare travel arrangements
  - How to get from airport/train stations to conference site
  - 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
- Comment and Converse
  - Find twitter handle to live tweet
  - View twitter stream
  - Brief instructions for getting on IRC channel
- 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
- Revisit Presentations
  - Watch recordings of presentations
  - Get presentation slides
  - Contact speakers
  - Tag Presentations
  - Share presentation with others
- Provide Feedback
  - ...about individual sessions
  - ...about conference (facilities, overall opinion, etc)

Remote Attendees

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 schedule (optimize for mobile devices)
  - By track/event type
  - Log in and save to personal itinerary (optional)
- View session remotely
  - Instructions to download software/plugins (if needed)
  - Links to remote sessions
- Social media
  - Find twitter handle to live tweet
  - View twitter stream
Post-conference
- Revisit Presentations (see on-site for details)
- Provide Feedback
  - ...about individual sessions
  - ...about remote experience

Sponsors

Pre-conference
- Evaluate the ROI for sponsorship:
  - who is the audience and do they need our product/services?
  - who are/have the speakers been?
  - what are the goals, uniqueness, and the overall vibe of the conference?
- Determine appropriate level of sponsorship for me or my org.
- Make a pledge or a contribution online
  - Make a general contribution
  - Make a directed contribution
- Contact someone with further questions or to make a larger contribution
- Submit my logo/blurb for inclusion on site/materials

Peri-conference
- Appropriate visibility on site
- Appreciation expressed

Post-conference
- Provide Feedback
  - ... about what we could do better
  - ... about new business generated through conference

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