Ignorance is Bliss

Call administrators: Have you ever come across a proposal that, for whatever reason, you just want to ignore? Now you can!

Simply select "Ignore" (from the Options menu) for any draft proposal or unapproved submission and ProposalSpace will treat it as if it never existed. To see the proposals you've chosen to ignore, just click the "Show Ignored" link. And to start tracking an ignored proposal again, just select "Don't ignore".

Tips for Effective Conference Proposals

We just came across some excellent advice from Alessandro Angelini for how to create and present the best possible paper for an educational conference, including how to:

• Find a suitable conference
• Write a strong abstract
• Write the paper
• Prepare the presentation
• Present the paper

You can find it at http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2010/11/03/angelini

Tip: Avoiding Junk Submissions

Sometimes too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. If you're having a problem with individual users submitting too many proposals (usually so they can have better odds of being selected, but for whatever reason), you might want to try setting a submission limit. That way, users will have to pick their best papers to submit and won't be able to flood the selection committee with "junk". To take advantage of this feature, all you have to do is set the Individual Limit (under "Submission Settings") to the maximum number of submissions you want to allow from an individual user. For example, if you want to restrict users to three submissions, enter "3". (If you do not want to place a limit on the number of proposals a user may submit, enter "0" or leave the setting blank.) Once a user has met the submission limit, he will still be able to create proposals and collaborate with other users, but he won't be allowed to submit any more proposals for your call.

Tip: Link Directly to Your Call

We designed ProposalSpace so that authors can find calls easily, using our Find a Call feature. Once a user is logged in, he/she just has to click a button to see all the calls in the system that are active and accepting proposals. There may be times, however, when you want users to be able to bypass this step and go directly to your call. To do this, just use the special link provided on the Call Settings page. Anyone who uses this link will be taken directly to your call's main page. (If a user isn't logged in, he/she will be asked to log in first, then be automatically redirected to your call's main page.)