CHAIR HOW-TO: Modify Conference Details

OVERVIEW

This document will show how to modify the Conference name, External URL, City, Country and Dates.

CONFERENCE NAME

There are various reasons to modify the name of the conference – misspelling, bad characters, incorrect year, etc. In the example below, there is a misspelling that needs to be corrected.

Note

Changing the name of the conference does not change the CMT conference URL or the short name. If a new conference is desired, please submit a New CMT Site Request form.

• From the Settings tab, select ‘Conference Details.’ Modify the Conference Full Name field, then save the changes.

The changes are saved.

EXTERNAL URL

• To modify the URL, enter the correct URL in the ‘External URL’ field and save the changes.

The changes are saved.

CITY AND COUNTRY

• To modify the City and Country, enter the correct names in the ‘City’ and ‘Country’ fields, respectively, and save the changes.

The changes are saved.

START AND END DATES

• To modify the Conference Start and End Dates, enter the dates in the ‘Start Date’ and ‘End Date’ fields, respectively, and save the changes.

Note

Changing the conference dates do not change any of the ‘Activity Timeline>Deadline’ dates.

The changes are saved.

OTHER

• Select this checkbox, 'Do not alert chairs about account deletion,' for chairs to not receive emails/notifications about users deleting their accounts.
  (If chairs want to be notified, then leave blank.)
• Click 'Save changes.'