Conference management system: An online DSS for conference secretariat

Conference Management System (CMS) is used for efficiently managing a conference and supporting management decision-making. This paper presents a model of an Online Decision Support System (DSS) and the current status of its development. The system development process is divided into two phases. The first phase consists of online conference management, which is initially implemented for Knowledge Management International Conference and Exhibition 2004 (KMICE'04) online system. The system supports all management activities, which typically have to be performed by conference secretariat in managing, retrieving and analyzing conference information and other decision related information to systematically make decision. The system provides facility of online participant registration and paper submission as well. The second phase involves the development of a decision-making model for paper pre-reviewing process, which produces current online response of paper reviewing status and ranking alternative. In the future the model can be used as a template for other university conference, seminar or workshop.