Abstract Management Tips for a More Efficient Call for Abstracts

Managing a call for abstracts is one of the most important steps in conference planning. Your abstract management process determines the quality of your session content, your review workload, and how smoothly your program comes together.

But abstract management is often learned on the job, passed down from one planning committee to the next. Small process gaps can lead to rushed reviews, incomplete submissions, and hours of manual cleanup.

This abstract management tip sheet brings together 12 proven abstract management tips from industry professionals who support hundreds of conferences each year. You’ll learn how to plan your call for abstracts more strategically, reduce back and forth with submitters and reviewers, and collect cleaner, more usable session data from the start.

Download the tip sheet to improve submission quality, simplify peer review, and save time throughout your abstract management workflow.

What you’ll learn in this abstract management tip sheet:

• How to structure your call for abstracts before submissions open
• Ways to reduce incomplete or low quality submissions
• Tips for managing reviewers and avoiding conflicts
• Best practices for collecting reusable session data

Download the Abstract Management Tips
Download the Abstract Management Tip Sheet