A paradigm for collaboration across a globally networked environment: Implementation of ISCAS '98 internet services

摘要

Using current internet technology, an interactive and automated system can be developed to replace traditional aspects of professional and scientific conference organization-particularly those related to receiving, processing, distributing, reviewing and scheduling papers submitted for conference presentations. A two-stage prototype was developed and used for the 1998 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS '98) to demonstrate and evaluate the effectiveness of this methodology. The initial prototype was used to collect and process the preliminary extended summaries, as well as facilitate the review and scheduling processes. A follow-on prototype was developed for the final camera-ready submissions based on evaluation results of the initial prototype. A comparison of both prototypes and an analysis of their effectiveness is presented.