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Who’s involved in running a conference?

23 November 2016

There’s a great deal of preparation and planning involved in organising a conference. Once the authors have submitted their paper, the number of people involved in putting the pieces of the jigsaw together all the way to the conference day can vary. In this blog, I’ll give you an insight into how Ex Ordo deals…

Conference Organising

Giving back to the research community

12 October 2016

Universities all over the world run research weeks for their students and staff. Students also get involved in organising conferences for their faculty. It’s around this time of year that the planning for this years’ event begins. At Ex Ordo, we’re always trying to help the research community in any way we can. Each year,…

Research World

Improve your review process with peer review software

14 September 2016

  When organising a research conference, the biggest headache often lies with the peer review stage. Peer review software that assists with the abstract management process wasn’t always as advanced as nowadays. Conference organisers and their admin team were required to manually collect submissions, check each submission complied with the formatting, reject if they did…

Peer Reviewing

3 elements of a successful conference

12 September 2016

Naturally, the more experience you have in organising research conferences the more chance you know how to perfect them. Here are 3 quick tips for you on what shapes a successful conference; apply these elements and you’re halfway there to roaring success! 1. Excellent Planning This is the number 1 rule for organising any conference…

Conference Organising

3 ways to promote your conference

30 May 2016

You could be planning the best research conference the world has ever seen, but if no one knows about it then what is the point? [July 2017 Update: Ex Ordo announce PaperCrowd, the free research conference directory. Promote your conference to the global research community for free. Add your event in a couple of minutes. You can…

Conference Promotion

Manage abstract submissions efficiently!

19 May 2016

  Perhaps you’ve organized many research conferences in the past, or indeed this may be your first. Either way, are you wondering if you need an online abstract submissions system? Well, what if I said you would be crazy not to consider one. An online abstract submissions system can eliminate over 90% of your admin…

Peer Reviewing
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