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Programs

Create, structure, activate, and oversee the sub-programs inside your container from the Programs tab of the Multi-Program Chair Console.

Last updated: 2026-06-28

Purpose

The Programs tab manages the sub-programs that live under your container program — the individual workshops, tutorials, or sessions in your category. It reuses the same sub-program manager organizers use, embedded inside the console: sub-program cards with activate, edit, and delete controls, drag-to-reorder, a card/list view toggle, a Create Program button, and read-only oversight views for each sub-program.

When you use it

  • To add a sub-program directly (rather than waiting for a proposal to be accepted).
  • To edit a sub-program's settings, or activate/deactivate it to open or close it without deleting anything.
  • To reorder how sub-programs are listed.
  • To peek at a sub-program's submissions, committee, or reviews without leaving the console.

Walkthrough

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    Open the Multi-Program Chair Console, select your container, and open the Programs tab.

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    Switch between card and list view with the toggle, whichever reads better for your number of sub-programs.

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    Click Create Program to add a sub-program under this container. (When the container is empty, use the create prompt in the center of the tab.) You're taken to the program creation flow with the container pre-set as the parent.

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    Reorder sub-programs by dragging a card or list item by its handle; the order is saved automatically.

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    On each sub-program, use Edit to change its settings, the activate/deactivate control to open or close it, and Delete to remove it.

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    Use a sub-program's Submissions, Committee, and Reviews buttons to open read-only oversight views (counts and lists) without navigating away.

Tips

Most sub-programs come from Decisions

You can create a sub-program by hand here, but the usual path is the Decisions tab: accepting a proposal automatically creates the sub-program under this container and assigns the proposer as its chair. Use Create Program mainly for sub-programs you're setting up yourself.

Activation can be blocked

A sub-program may fail to activate if it isn't fully configured yet. If activation is refused, finish setting the sub-program up (via Edit) and try again.

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