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On the recordRead 5 Oct 202612 facts
ProgramChair
Plans and prices
Hosted
Priced on request
Provider-hosted and maintained · Mail handled on provider infrastructure · All features and stages included
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Self-hosted
Priced on request
Runs on your site and domain · Uses your outgoing mail · All features and stages included
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On the record
- Audience
- The product is aimed at academic societies, including organizations with volunteer boards, rotating program chairs, and no technical staff.programchair.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Data export
- Organizers can download and restore a readable, single-file conference backup containing submissions, reviews, roster, and program.programchair.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Email audit
- Mailings are logged by recipient with delivery status and the message sent, and failed messages can be resent.programchair.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Peer review
- Reviewers can be matched to proposals by topic or assigned through a proposed balanced allocation, and see anonymised papers.programchair.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Pricing
- The software is free to use and charges are based on registrants; rates are set with each society, with no setup fee or annual minimum.programchair.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Product maturity
- The maker describes the software as new and says two societies have committed their 2027 conference seasons to it.programchair.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Program scheduling
- The scheduler groups thematically similar work, distributes sessions across available slots, and flags author scheduling conflicts.programchair.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- ProgramChair manages academic conferences from submission and peer review through decisions, the program, and proceedings.programchair.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Review management
- Organizers can schedule reviewer reminders and sort submissions by score, score spread, or reviewer disagreement.programchair.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Submission forms
- Organizers can configure submission and review forms with session types, topics, word limits, and scoring criteria.programchair.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Submissions
- Authors can maintain an account across conferences, add co-authors, upload manuscripts, and edit proposals while submissions are open.programchair.io · read 5 Oct 2026
- Support and availability
- The site invites prospective societies to contact [email protected] and says it is taking on a small number of societies for 2027.programchair.io · read 5 Oct 2026
