Evaluation and Comparing the Secretary Facilities of National and International Conferences Management Systems

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to identify and compare the secretary features of content management systems of conferences, at the national and international level. In this research, a descriptive analysis approach using web-based survey, Suehas oral interviews, conference website and various parts of the system, movies and slides, documentary and library studies methods including study guides, educational menus and all existing evidences, empirical and practical studies were conducted. Finally, for measuring and comparing the available facilities in the selected samples descriptive method was used using SPSS and Excel software. The population of the study was conferences management system in the national and international level. The samples of the study consisted of three national conference management systems (Yekta Web, Afzare Shargh, Negar and Adak) and three international systems (ASME, Conftool and OCS(PKP). The findings showed that among the international systems, Conftool system reached the highest score in terms of secretary part. In the national systems, Yekta Web system in the part of the secretary of the Congress gained the highest score in terms of facilities. Finally, it is concluded that with a slight difference all of the investigated systems have the capabilities of the standard systems. Also, Yekta Web management system had a little difference with those of conferences of international management systems. The research findings can help in the design, development, purchase, or utilization of the new conference management systems.

Keywords

• information management systems
• conference management systems
• content management
• knowledge production
• secretary conference