Dashboard
The at-a-glance home tab of the Conference Leadership Console, with key counts, conference status, quick actions, and recent activity.
Purpose
The Dashboard is the home tab of the Conference Leadership Console. It gives you a single at-a-glance view of your conference: top-line counts, current status and visibility, fast links to the things you set up most often, and a feed of recent activity. Use it as your starting point each time you open the console.
When you use it
Open the Dashboard when you first land in the console to get oriented, to check how many programs and submissions you have, to confirm your conference's status and whether its public page is live, or to jump straight into a common task like creating a program or inviting a committee member.
Walkthrough
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Open the console and select your conference. The Dashboard tab is selected by default. If you lead only one conference, it opens directly; otherwise pick a conference card first.
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Scan the four summary cards across the top. Each one is clickable. Programs opens the Programs tab. Submissions opens the Submission Summary page. Registrations shows how many people have registered and opens the Registrations tab. Committee shows the number of committee members with the number of reviewers beside it, and opens the Committee tab.
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On Submission Summary, read the total for the whole conference, then the Main Programs section and one section per Multi-Programs program with its sub-programs, each with its number of submissions. Drafts and withdrawn papers are not counted. Click a section title to fold or unfold it. Use the breadcrumb or Back to Dashboard to return.
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Read the Conference Status card to confirm your conference's status (Draft, Open, Closed, or Archived), its system level, and Website Visibility, which reads "Public" once the status is anything other than Draft, and "Preview Only" while it's still a Draft.
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On a Full-tier conference, the Conference Status card also shows your Review Mode (Direct, Two-Stage RR, or Instant AI Review) and the AI Review state. Click the help icon next to either label to open an explainer of the options.
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If your conference has a public URL, click View Public Page in the Conference Status card to open the live page in a new tab.
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Use the Quick Actions card to jump into common setup tasks: Create New Program, Invite Committee Member, Create CFP, or Conference Settings (which opens the Settings tab).
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Check the Recent Activity feed for the latest changes on the conference, such as newly created programs and incoming submissions.
Tips
Every card on the Dashboard is scoped to the conference you have open. If the numbers look wrong, confirm you're on the right conference, and use the back button in the header to switch.
Committee counts each person once, whatever number of roles they hold: everyone with an active conference or program role, apart from authors, speakers and reviewers. Reviewers are counted separately.
The Recent Activity feed includes at least one placeholder entry ("New submission received") alongside real program-creation events. Confirm whether this feed is fully live before describing it as an authoritative activity log.