HOWTO Register a talk at freed.in 2007

We use Open Conference Systems (OCS) for managing freed.in. OCS is a powerful package, but sometimes its interface may daunt the casual user. So here is a quick HOWTO on submitting a paper for the conference.

Register as a Presenter

* Visit the freed.in 2007 site and click on Submission, or go directly to the submission login site

* Click on the Create an Account link. You can also go there directly using this URL.

* Register yourself. Please enter as much information about yourself as you can.

* Be sure to check the box at the bottom that says ``Create account as Author: Able to submit items to the conference.''. If you don't check this box you will not be able to submit papers to the conference. In case you already created an account, and forgot to give yourself this permission, you can do that by logging in, clicking the "My Profile" link at the top-right, and checking the box against Author in the Roles section at the bottom of the profile page.

Congratulations, you are now registered as a presenter for freed.in. Next step: submitting a paper...

Submitting One or More Papers

* To submit a proposal, the user will need to be logged in as an Author (see previous section). From the User Home page, under Roles, select Authors.

* Click on Proposal Submission

Step One

* The first step requires the author to agree to the submission checklist. If any of the items are not checked, the submission cannot proceed.

* Next, the author must agree to the Copyright Notice.

* Next, the author must select the most appropriate track for their proposal.

* Finally, the author can add any additional comments.

Step Two

* Using the Add Author button, additional authors can be added to the submission.

* Next, the author can specify the type of submission (e.g., Single presentation, Panel Presentation).

* The next section allows the author to enter the title and abstract for their proposal.

* Finally, the author would enter any supporting agencies that provided funding for them.

* The author selects Save and Continue to complete their submission.

Step Three

* Use the upload tool and select Save and Continue.

Step Four

* Authors can also upload supplementary files.

Step Five

* Finally, the author is given the opportunity confirm their submission.Upon selecting the Finish Submission button, the information will be sent to the conference for consideration.

-- TirveniYadav - 02 Sep 2007