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

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