RQCconf: Review Quality Collector for conferences

The implementation of this idea is online since September 2016. Read up on it at

https://reviewqualitycollector.org

This page has therefore become mostly obsolete and has accordingly been cut down to a few pieces of possible historical or future interest.

Software implementation status until September 2016

I have started to implement a web-based solution in July 2015. It went online September 1st, 2016. For the development history from that time on, see the RQC past and future page. This is a view of the history before that time:
  • Fundamental functionality
    • Reading a review quality definition DONE 2015-07
    • Reading reviewing information from Easychair DONE 2015-09
    • Reading reviewing information from some other conference mgmt system TO DO?
    • Producing a reviewing receipt DONE 2016-04
  • Interaction with PC chairs (primary RQC users)
    • Configuring a use of RQC for one conference DONE 2016-03
    • Review quality definition example DONE 2016-07
    • Sending report and notification emails DONE 2016-05
    • Showing reports DONE 2016-07
    • Letting the chair step in as review grader for orphaned reviews DONE 2016-07
  • Interaction with reviewers (secondary RQC users)
    • Sending notification emails DONE 2016-05
    • Opting out DONE 2016-06
    • Grading a review DONE 2016-04
    • Emailing a reviewing receipt DONE 2016-07
  • Infrastructure
    • Content management DONE 2016-05
    • Time-triggered activity DONE 2016-05
    • Test server & deployment DONE 2016-06
    • Staging and production server & deployment DONE 2016-08
    • Database backup and restore DONE 2016-08
  • Miscellaneous
    • Security review DONE 2016-08
    • Filling gaps in the automated tests DONE 2016-08
    • Acceptance testing DONE 2016-08
    • Homepage and editorial content DONE
    • Visual design DONE

List of conference management systems

Kalmukov (2011) provides some discussion on several of these.