Conference Calendar 1.Description Overview 2.Conference Information 3.User Information 4.Use Cases 5.Schedule

Description Overview The Conference Calendar is a web application that allows registered users to post conference events and have them displayed along with other events. The Conference Calendar functions like a wiki, allowing anyone to see the calendar, but restricts editing to only registered members and administrators. Registered users can add and/or edit entries All changes are saved and backed up. Administrative users have additional privileges User can search the database for conference event Users can comment or review the conferences, past and present The application can take call for papers and convert it into an event listing. It can obtain call for papers in several different methods

Conference Information Title of event Date of event Conference Type (workshop, academic, business, commercial, etc.) Date entry is added* Date entry is edited* Location Description Estimated Conference Fees External Links (website) Call for Papers deadline Sponsors Associated Events (i.e. workshops, co-located conferences) Comments from users *User and Admin view

User Information User Username Password Level (see next slide) Keywords Watch list

User levels Non-registered Users –Not logged in, no privileges other than viewing and searching. Registered-Users –Logged in, able to add, edit and delete entry. –Able to reset password –Also have same privileges as non-registered users. Admin –Able to restore vandalized entries. –Able to block or delete user accounts –Has same privileges as non-registered and registered users.

Use Cases Scenario 1 User views Scenario 2 User filters events Scenario 3 User wants to add/edit/delete entry Scenario 4 Undo vandalism Scenario 5 User updates own account

User Views Home page displaying list of events starting from current date to future Links to login and/or register. Able to sort list of events

Filter By Keyword By Event Title By Location By Sponsors By Event Date By Submission Deadline By Fees

addEntry, editEntry, deleteEntry Fills in Conference information Edit Conference information* –Editing an entry creates a new entry with updated information Delete Conference information* –Entry is not actually deleted, it just creates a blank entry Other users are notified of any modifications of entries that they are monitoring. *Purpose of creating new entries with updated information or no information is so the administrator can restore entries that have been mistakenly edited or vandalized

Control entry (admin only) In addition to user privileges, Admin can lock an entry from being edited.

CS337/437 Schedule

By the end of week 10 Index page: The conference table with 50 events starting from current date. When clicking the top of each column table, the table is sorted by the clicked option (location, date,..). Links to SignIn/SignUp page. Links for adding and editing entries (visible only for signed in users). There is a search form for filtering the database by keywords, eventTitle, location, sponsors, eventDate, submissionDeadline, and fees. SignIn and SignUp page: To distinguish between registered, non-registered, or admin users. There is a link for resetting the password if forgotten. Keeping users s in database for updating them with the new entries or edited entries they are interested in watching them. Add page: Will be accessed if logged in users clicked the add link at the conference table in Index page to add new entry to the database. Edit page: Will be accessed if registered users clicked the edit link at the conference table in Index page to modify entries in database. Contains link for Dele page. Delete page: Registered users are able to delete entries from the database. Admin page: There will be link to the list of registered users in order to block user, delete user, or change user’s level to admin. A link to view the history which is grouped by months in order to change entries to older versions if vandalism occurred.