Plain-English definitions
The event-management glossary.
The terms event teams use every day — call for papers, run of show, abstract management, and the rest — defined clearly, with how they actually work in practice.
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Abstract management
Abstract management is the process of collecting, organizing, reviewing, scoring, and selecting abstracts — short summaries of proposed talks or papers — so a conference can choose what makes the program and then schedule it.
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Agenda builder
An agenda builder is the tool event organizers use to assemble a schedule — placing sessions into time slots across tracks and rooms, usually by drag-and-drop — and then publish the finished agenda for attendees.
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Call for papers CFP
A call for papers (CFP) is the open, time-boxed invitation a conference or event publishes to collect talk, session, or abstract proposals — which organizers then review and select for the program.
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Call for speakers CFS
A call for speakers is the open, time-boxed invitation an event publishes to collect talk and session proposals from prospective speakers — which organizers then review and select to build the program.
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Peer review
Peer review is the evaluation of conference submissions by qualified reviewers — peers in the field — against shared criteria, usually a rubric, so a program is selected on merit rather than on whoever shouts loudest.
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Run of show
A run of show is the minute-by-minute internal cue sheet for an event day — it spells out exactly what happens, when, who is responsible, and which cues fire, so producers, AV, and stage managers can run the show without guessing.
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Session vs track
A session is a single scheduled item on your agenda — one talk, panel, workshop, or keynote — while a track is a themed grouping of sessions (like "AI track" or "Beginner track") that often run in parallel across different rooms.
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Speaker CRM
A speaker CRM is a customer-relationship-management system built for event people — speakers and often sponsors, submitters, and registrants — that stores their details, bios, history, tasks, and communications in one place so relationships persist across events instead of scattering across spreadsheets and inboxes.
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