SEPEX 2010 - Drupal 6 as the final solution for Scientific Conference Management
If you are building a site for a scientific congress, go Drupal. You can't go wrong.
I've built sites for 8 different conferences, using other CMSs, but this time i tried a different move using Drupal, and guess what? Huge success! Drupal does everything a scientific conferences can require:
For the congress staff
Dinamically generated lists of participants and presentation proposals, using Views module.
Customized content types with custom fields, using CCK
Customized registering form, using Profile module
A Wysiwyg editor for the staff to edit content without any knowledge on HTML
Content workflow, combining Rules module, actions and triggers. I know a Workflow module exists, but I didn't need it.
Presentation proposals are sent directly to the website. Scientific committee is notified when a new proposal is submitted, using Actions.
Full multi-lingual site using i18n module and core system.
For the participants
Register in the congress and send proposals online, track the status of your proposals looking at your profile (using a custom module)
Register in social events such as guided visit to the Alhambra, Congress Dinner or Opening Reception online, using Profile.
Be notified when your proposal is accepted or rejected using Rules.
And that's about it. Have to build a site for a scientific conference? Go Drupal!