Conference Leadership Console
A map of the Conference Leadership Console — what each of its ten tabs does and when you use it to run your conference end to end.
The Conference Leadership Console is your control center for the whole conference. It opens at /console/conference-leadership and is organized into ten tabs, arranged roughly in the order you'll use them — from first-time setup through registration, communications, the program, and publishing.
When you use it
Open this console whenever you need to configure the conference, check its health at a glance, manage money and people, or run the presentation program. Most conference-leadership work starts here.
The tabs
- 1
Dashboard — your at-a-glance health check: key stats, what needs your attention, and upcoming deadlines.
- 2
Setup & Settings — the conference's core configuration: basic information, mode, policies, branding, and system actions.
- 3
Important Dates — the deadlines that drive every phase (submission, review, camera-ready, and more).
- 4
Committee — the people running the conference and the roles you grant them.
- 5
Programs — the tracks/programs within the conference and how they're structured.
- 6
Registrations — attendee registration, with sub-tabs for Registrations, Refunds, Settings, and Exemptions.
- 7
Payments — money in and out, with sub-tabs for Connect & Agreement and Invoices & Receipts.
- 8
Communications — reaching your audience, with sub-tabs for Announcements, Channels, and Website.
- 9
Presentation System — the on-site/virtual program: Settings, Venue & Rooms, Time Slots, Session Plan, Keynotes, Sessions, Invited Submissions, and Sponsors.
- 10
Proceedings — compiling and publishing the conference proceedings.
On a brand-new conference, configure Setup & Settings first, then set your Important Dates — most other tabs (registration, submissions, the program) depend on those being in place.