Conference talk submission review template

Steps in this flowchart

• Call for papers opens
• Speaker submits abstract via Sessionize
• Meets format & topic rules?
• Desk reject with reason
• Anonymise submission
• Assign 3 reviewers
• Conflict of interest?
• Reassign reviewer
• Reviewers score 1-5 & comment
• Scores agree?
• Programme committee discussion
• Rank by average score
• Within track capacity?
• Send acceptance
• Waitlist
• Send rejection with feedback
• Speaker confirms?
• Add to schedule
• Publish programme

How to use this flowchart template

1. Click Open in the editor. The flowchart opens on a new page in FlowDiagram — nothing is uploaded and there is no sign-up.
2. Rename, add or delete shapes and drag them where you want; connectors stay attached as things move.
3. Drop in vendor logos from the library — 1,160 of them, including every AWS, Azure and Google Cloud service icon — or restyle it with the colour and theme controls.
4. Prefer text? Edit the Mermaid source below and paste it in through ☰ → Import diagram (see the Mermaid editor); it imports as an editable diagram.
5. Export to PNG, SVG or PDF, or press Ctrl+L for a link that carries the whole diagram.

Mermaid source

The whole template is the text below. Paste it into FlowDiagram, keep it in Git next to the code it describes, or hand it to an AI assistant to extend.

flowchart TD
  CFP([Call for papers opens]) --> SUBMIT[Speaker submits abstract via Sessionize]
  SUBMIT --> SCREEN{Meets format & topic rules?}
  SCREEN -->|No| DESK[Desk reject with reason]
  SCREEN -->|Yes| ANON[Anonymise submission]
  ANON --> ASSIGN[Assign 3 reviewers]
  ASSIGN --> CONFLICT{Conflict of interest?}
  CONFLICT -->|Yes| REASSIGN[Reassign reviewer]
  REASSIGN --> ASSIGN
  CONFLICT -->|No| SCORE[Reviewers score 1-5 & comment]
  SCORE --> AGREE{Scores agree?}
  AGREE -->|No| DISCUSS[Programme committee discussion]
  AGREE -->|Yes| RANK[Rank by average score]
  DISCUSS --> RANK
  RANK --> DECIDE{Within track capacity?}
  DECIDE -->|Yes| ACCEPT[Send acceptance]
  DECIDE -->|Borderline| WAIT[Waitlist]
  DECIDE -->|No| REJECT[Send rejection with feedback]
  ACCEPT --> CONFIRMED{Speaker confirms?}
  CONFIRMED -->|No| WAIT
  CONFIRMED -->|Yes| SCHEDULE[Add to schedule]
  WAIT --> SCHEDULE
  SCHEDULE --> PUBLISH([Publish programme])

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