Frequently Asked Questions.

Author

A1) I want to submit a paper, what do I need to do?

A2) How is it possible to submit a new paper version?

A3) I forgot my password, how can I enter again?

A4) I am an invited speaker, where can I upload my paper?

A5) My paper was accepted. Is there anything I need to pay attention to when preparing the camera ready copy?

Reviewer

R1) I am member of the program committee. How do I register as reviewer?

R2) Why is it so important to do the bidding and to to enter the conflicts of interest?

Program Committee Chair

General Questions

P1.1) I want to use Paperdyne for my conference. What do I need to do?

P1.2) How does access control work in Paperdyne? What are PHASES in Paperdyne?

P1.3) Do I need to care about backups?

P1.4) How does the Paperdyne e-mail system work? Why is it more convenient, to use Paperdyne for sending e-mails?

P1.5) Does Paperdyne have a "Sent"-Folder for e-mails?

P1.6) A user forgot his password, is it possible to resend the password to him?

P1.7) Is it possible for a PCC to login with the login id of other users?

Submitting Papers

P2.1) How do I open the submission site for authors?

P2.2) How is it possible to invite reviewers? When should I send the invitation e-mail?

P2.3) Some authors submitted an abstract, but no paper. What should I do?

P2.4) I expect to get some more papers after the deadline. Should I already close the site for authors and continue with bidding? Can I continue with assignment, although papers are still missing?

P2.5) I got some papers with E-mail. How can Paperdyne handle these papers?

P2.6) How does Paperdyne handle invited speakers?

Bidding

P3.1) How do I ask reviewers to bid for papers?

P3.2) How do I handle reviewers, who did not register yet?

P3.3) Should I already do the assignment, although not all reviewers did their bidding on time?

P3.4) What is the meaning of the different conflict types?

Assigning Papers to Reviewers

P4.1) How does the assignment work? How are conflicts of interest handled?

P4.2) I do not want to assign the same number of papers to all reviewers. Can I set the number of reviews individually?

P4.3) I already distributed some papers to be reviewed manually in advance. Is that a problem?

P4.4) I got some more papers after doing the assignment. How do I assign these new papers?

P4.5) Some reviewers did not enter their reviews. What can I do?

P4.6) I need additional reviews for some papers. How does this new assignment work?

Reviewing Phase

P5.1) How can we discuss some papers in advance of the PC meeting?

P5.2) Is it possible to provide additional information for reviewers?

PC Meeting

P6.1) Is it possible to hold an e-mail PC meeting to save travel expenses?

P6.2) How do I prepare the PC meeting?

P6.3) How do I notify authors and how do I send the review comments?

Camera Ready Copies

P7.1) I cannot check all review comments in the camera ready copies on my own. How is quality of submitted camera ready copies ensured?

P7.2) What do I need to do for the preparation of the proceedings