Survey of Conference Management Systems
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paper_title: The design and implementation of a virtual conference system

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With the enormous use of networks, many real-world activities are realized on the Internet. We propose a complete virtual conference system (VCS) to handle all activities of real-world conferences. The VCS includes a virtual conference management system and a mobile virtual conference system. Video conferencing is a trend of future communications. With the improvement of broadband network technologies, video conferencing becomes possible in the global society. It is feasible to use video conferencing technologies to organize future international conferences. This research proposes a total solution toward virtual conferencing. We use a mobile server/storage pre-broadcasting technique, as well as a communication network optimization algorithm, which is based on a graph computation mechanism. With the assistance of a conference management system, the system is able to support virtual conferencing in the future academic society.
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Title: Survey of Conference Management Systems

Section 1: INTRODUCTION
Description 1: This section should introduce the topic of traditional and modern conference management systems, highlighting the transition from manual to web-based methods and outlining the paper's structure.

Section 2: FRAMEWORK FOR COMPARISONS
Description 2: This section should present the basic concepts and systems used for comparison, detailing functions, behaviors, and communications critical to conference management systems.

Section 3: System Function Comparison
Description 3: This section should compare various conference management systems based on functions such as user registration, profile management, help support, and database management.

Section 4: Conference Function Comparison
Description 4: This section should discuss and compare the features related to conference creation, setting dates, managing tracks, and administrative roles across different systems.

Section 5: Technical Program Committee
Description 5: This section should compare how different systems manage Technical Program Committees, including the functionalities for creating TPCs, forming TPC groups, and assigning reviews.

Section 6: Papers
Description 6: This section should examine the features for paper submission, editing, downloading, and format checking across different conference management systems.

Section 7: Reviewers
Description 7: This section should compare the review processes and reviewer management features provided by various systems.

Section 8: Notifications
Description 8: This section should detail the notification features available in different systems, such as sending emails and reminders.

Section 9: Reports
Description 9: This section should describe the various types of reports generated by the systems under comparison.

Section 10: Assigning Reviewers and TPC Members
Description 10: This section should compare the methods (automatic and manual) for assigning reviewers and TPC members across different conference management systems.

Section 11: COMPARISON BASED ON SYSTEM FEATURES
Description 11: This section should summarize and tabulate the features of the surveyed conference management systems, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses.

Section 12: CONCLUSION
Description 12: This section should discuss the overall findings, emphasizing the need for multi-server conference management systems and suggesting potential improvements for future systems.