FAQs - Planning - Guest speakers & presenters

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How do I allow ongoing editing of abstracts in the Presentation Portal?
To allow perpetual edits to presentations, set the following three paper statuses to the same value: ”Pending Edits”: When Abstract is submitted, set Paper Status to When a Reviewer allows the author to Edit a Submitted Abstr...
In the Presentation Portal, what's the difference between Supporting Documents and Additional Documents?
Supporting Documents are documents you want speakers/presenters to upload when they submit their abstract. You can enable up to 5 Supporting Documents in the Presentation Portal. For example, a Biography, or an image. An Additional Docum...
What's the maximum file size for presentations?
There's no limit to the file size, but we recommend telling presenters that files should be less than 15MB. (It may be possible to upload larger files, but it can create problems such as slow uploading.) If presentations are very large files...
In the Presentation Portal, what's the difference between Supporting Documents and Additional Documents?
Supporting Documents are documents you want speakers/presenters to upload when they submit their abstract. You can enable up to 5 Supporting Documents in the Presentation Portal. For example, a Biography, or an image. An Additional Do...
Can I see which guest speakers/presenters have (or haven’t) submitted a particular document?
The below tells you how to run a report based on presenters who’ve successfully submitted at least one document. If you’re often dealing with people who forget to even submit their abstract, try using the "Add Marketing Tag when Account Created" ...
How are reviewers assigned to presentations via the Abstract Workflow app (and how do I create a review panel)?
Log into the Abstract Workflow app. Click the ‘Allocate Reviewers’ navigation tab to see options: Search for the paper(s) you want to assign reviewers to by either using the ’Search’ field, ‘Advanced S...
Why can't an author submit a presentation - it just says 'save as draft'?
HOW-TO: An author (presenter/guest speaker) may get this message if they’ve forgotten to complete some information. If so, they should be prompted to fill in the bl...
Why can't my presenters submit their papers in the Presentation Portal?
HOW-TO: This issue is usually caused by incorrect submission dates. The solution is the same whether for abstracts or presentations. ...