### OpenConf 2.01 ###

• Removed "width: 100%" from .menufiller style; IE7 caused 2nd line
• Removed table type from DB.sql; default will be used instead

Chair:

• Removed extraneous </i> from chair/set_options.php
• Fixed location of require_once('../include.php') in set_config.php so OC_installComplete is picked up
• Fixed (removed) pidbg/ridbg code from list_conflicts.php
• Fixed $advcountAccept typo (all lower) in list_scores.php

Review:

• Fixed incorrectly closed span tag in review/signup.php

Author:

• Fixed upload.php if author enters paper ID with leading 0s

### OpenConf 2.00 ###

Chair:
• Fixed missing ; in db_backup.php for DROPs
• Fixed unclosed hidden tag in list_reviewers.php form

Author:

• Fixed double call to safeHTMLstr() in submit.php

### OpenConf 2.00rc2 ###

Review:
• Fixed review.php for incorrect inclusion of Categorization and Diff from Prior fields in reviewer email copy introduced in 20beta2
• Changed reviewer.php to add () around FROM table names prior to LEFT JOIN for MySQL 5.x compatibility

### OpenConf 2.00rc1c ###

• Changed include.php:getConflicts() to not include papers for which a reviewer is assigned (if reviewer id included)

Review:

• Fixed show_abstracts.php to set $pid prior to retrieving conflicts
• Changed reviewer.php to include reviewer id when calling getConflicts()

### OpenConf 2.00rc1b ###

Author:
• Added note in submit.php that contact author alternate email or telephone is required

Chair:

• Fixed assign_auto_reviewers.php to also delete paper sessions
• Fixed assign_auto_[reviewers/advocates].php to maintain full review/advocate info, not just assignment, when Keep Existing Assignments is set to Yes

### OpenConf 2.00rc1a ###

• Fixed replaceConstantValue() to handle var's beginning with numbers, such as database password

### OpenConf 2.00rc1 ###

• Added getPaperReviewersEmail() function to include.php
• Changed permissions (back) to write all for papers dir, config & template files
• Fixed require footer.php call in include.php:printFooter()
• Fixed header() calls with missing SID when cookies not used
• Changed "i forgot it" to "forgot username/password/ID"

Chair:

• Changed summary.php to optimize reviewers/advocates count queries, and update footnotes
• Added count of papers with at least one reviewer assigned to summary.php
• Changed email.php so List Addresses matches Send Email addresses, including duplicates
• Added multitrack paper download capability w/link from multitrack review scores
• Fixed weight value in list_scores.php to not include reviews without a recommendation
• Changed set_config.php to allow comma-delimited list for $OC_confirmMail
• Added OpenConf version number to OpenConf (first) blue bar
• Added Export Papers functionality for CSV file generation of limited set of fields (also multitrack)
• Fixed incorrect display of settings in set_options.php when form submitted

Review:

• Added email reviewers mailto link to advocate.php
• Added email reviewers mailto link to show_reviews.php; displayed if assigned as reviewer
• Added view abstract column next to paper column on main review page and view papers
• Fixed displayReviews() to show correct reviewer link if user signed in as both chair & advocate
• Fixed review recovery mechanism when cookies not used
• Added "Review/Recommendation Form" after "Title" in reviewer.php column headers
• Renamed title of Comments field in advocate recommendation form to Committee Comments

Author:

• Fixed check for submission type in author/upload.php

### OpenConf 2.00beta2 ###

• Fixed number_format call in config.php
• Email validation now (mostly) RFC(2)822 compliant and extended to handle 6-char TLD
• Added safeSQLstr around email fields in SQL calls
• Changed eregi in [chair,review]/reset.php
• Changed dbConnect to add $printHeaderFunction param & submit header params to err()
• Changed default accepted formats to PDF only
• Added Set Topics & Open Submissions to install steps
• Added param options to warn() to printHeader()
• Added title attributes to img tags missing them
• Added session_write_close() prior to header() calls where session data updated
• Changed <li> tags to &#8226; in include.php:displayReview(), show_review.php, show_reviewer.php, show_paper.php

  Chair:

• Added check for $OC_allowPaperTransfers atop transfer_paper.php
• Added option to keep existing assignments when auto assigning advocates; defaults to No
• Added option to keep existing assignments when auto assigning reviewers; defaults to No
• Changed location of code for including paper's advocate as reviewer in auto review assignment to eval (vs. assignment) stage
• Changed auto review assignment to always display PC members and include "PC-" before name
• Added paper download column to list_papers.php
• Added option to override current assignment in assign advocates manually
• Added option to notify advocate of new assignment(s) in assign advocates manually
• Added option to notify reviewers of new assignment(s) in assign reviewers manually
• Changed email template/query for reviewer w/missing review to include reviews with no recommendation
• Fixed typo in reviewers_noreview template
• Added email template for reviewers missing comments to author

  Review:

• Fixed review/signin.php to display header in case of a db err; see dbconnect change
• Fixed permission errors in review/paper.php
• Added email links to reviewer names when displaying reviews to a paper's advocate
• Changed review submission so reviews may be marked completed only if a recommendation is made
• Removed nobr tags around topic names in sign up
• Added topics to reviewer profile update
• Changed displayed form values that used stripslashes() to safeHTMLstr()
• Changed review.php to include isset() for submitted variables
• Changed review.php emailed review to use short topic name or first 30 chars of full topic name
• Added error checking and notice in case review.php cannot email copy of review
• Changed spacing of review email sent via review.php

  Author:

• Added View Paper (author/paper.php); link on main page while re-upload is open

### OpenConf 2.00beta1 ###

• DB: Changed order of paper.accepted enum to ('T','F') in support of list_scores.php sorts
• DB: Changed display size of paper ID & reviewer ID from SMALLINT(3) to SMALLINT(4)
• DB: Added conflict table
• Changed 'Logged in as' to 'Signed in as'
• Changed validEmail routine to accept 4-char TLD
• Changed Final Paper Upload to an unlisted option (set $OC_finalPaperDirOption=1)
• Added options in config.php whether to allow Chair username or password recovery
• Added sendEmail() f'n to include.php to better handle email notifications; changed mail() calls
• Added options in config.php ($OC_notifyAuthor* & $OC_notifyReviewer*) for what type of email notification to send out
• Added option in config.php ($OC_notifyIncludeIP) whether to include IP address in email notifications
• Changed email subject lines to begin with [$OC_confName]
• Assorted code formatting cleanup
• Added link to INSTALL file in install.php
• Changed $OC_mailHeaders default in config.php to include conf name in From: line
• Changed db.php definitions to constants
• Added replaceConstantValue() f'n to include.php
• Added table prefix option in db.php; code updated throughout, including install-db.php
• Added $OC_topicColumns to specify whether topics should be displayed in 1 or 2 columns for author submit/edit and reviewer signup
• Changed chair & reviewer non-signup topic-related pages to use short topic name if available; added useTopic()
• Added hooks for multi-track event management
• Changed the way sessions are handled to faciliate multi-track event management
• Changed default location for papers directory
• Added config option as to whether Chair is permitted to change password [$OC_chairChangePassword]
• Added   to each displayReviews() field displayed
• Changed include.php:printHeader() to require header.php, where the following were moved: HTML head, body tag, conference name
• Changed include.php:printFooter() to require footer.php, where the close body/html tages were moved
• Added config.php option ($OC_subBackupEmail) to email out a submission's SQL statements for backup prior to confirmation to user
• Consolidated install-config.php into set_config.php
• Added License agreement to install
• Changed default Content-type charset to be iso-8859-1 to match MySQL's default

  Chair:

• Added database backup (db_backup.php)
• Added database reset (db_reset.php)
• Added recommendation column to list_reviews.php
• Added advocate id next to paper title in assign_advocates.php
• Added email notification options ($OC_notify*) to set_config.php
• Added count of advocate recommendations for Pending papers in list_scores.php
• Changed location of Paper Scores Legend on page
• Added sorts by PC decision and advocate recommendation to Paper Scores
• Changed link to List All Papers by Score in Review Scores to maintain sort order
• Changed List Reviews review status to distinguish started vs. non
• Added ability to sort Papers/Topics by paper; changed menu "List Papers by Topics" to "& Topics"
• Changed email.php to skip empty reviewer comments when emailing authors
• Added Authors - Student Papers as recipient group in email.php
• Changed auto_assign_[advocates,reviewers] to first check for registered reviewers
• Added advocate & reviewers w/org info to show_paper.php
• Added advocating & reviewing info to show_reviewer.php
• Added At-a-Glance Statistics
• Changed list_paper_dir.php to sort file names numeric
• Changed Submission and Sign-in confirmation message to note vs. warn class
• Changed set_format.php to also rename paper file if file with new name does not already exist
• Changed email.php to display $OC_mailHeaders in preview mode
• Changed ordering of options displayed in set_config.php to move all fields that should be modified from default to the top
• Changed preg_replace of values, splitting between numeric & string
• Added transfer_tracks.php
• Added set_conflicts.php and list_conflicts.php
• Added include.php:getConflicts() and changed assign_* to use it
• Changed Chair home page menu ordering
• Added range column to Paper Scores
• Changed position of Unassign buttons in list_reviewer/advocates.php
• Changed sub-sort order for list_reviews.php
• Fixed conflict catching routine to ignore empty org fields
• Changed list_papers.php SQL call so papers (somehow) w/o authors get listed
• Added multitrack option for chair to view other track's Paper/Review Scores pages
• Fixed assign_auto_* to check for conflicts when doing random assignments
• Added option for assign_auto_reviewers.php to include PC members
• Changed default option for allow reviewers from same org to No in assign_auto_*
• Fixed emails sent to advocate/reviewer with no recommendation/review so only 1 message is sent

  Review:

• Changed signup to accept period (.) and dash (-) in username
• Changed signup to check whether email already registered
• Changed Areas of Interest note wording on sign up to select at least one area of interest (vs. 3-8)
• Updated guidelines.php text and added beginSession() so username displayed
• Removed Guidelines link from page; still left in menu
• Added ability for reviewer & advocates to see reviews & papers with various config.php-defined permissions (list_papers.php, show_reviews.php added) [reviewer.php, paper.php modified]
• Added error checking whether able to send review copy email in review.php

  Author:

• Changed upload.php to check for chair password first before making db call to check paper password
• Added move_uploaded_file error checking in upload.php
• Changed submission & uploads to also set paper.lastupdate date
• Changed paper submission button to hide & display Processing... message when clicked
• Changed Technical Areas note wording on edit/submit to select at least one area (vs. 1-8)
• Changed upload.php to update format after uploaded paper is moved to papers dir
• Changed upload.php to remove check of whether file already exists before overwrite
• Added hooks for intermediary upload.cgi script submission to allow larger file uploads for some hosts

### OpenConf 1.22 ###

Chair:
• Changed chair session handling in set_config.php to be based on added config.php:$OC_sessionName
• Fixed set_config.php to properly handle update of textarea fields with newlines

  Review:

• Fixed non-verified HTML input string displayed to browser when listing papers

  Author:

• Fixed mailto link displayed when file fails to upload in upload.php

### OpenConf 1.21 ###

Chair:
• Fixed chair session handling in set_config.php so chair is not signed out in case OC_confName/OC_confNameFull changes
• Fixed header() call after initial output in set_config.php

### OpenConf 1.20 ###

• Fixed stylesheet spacing (padding) for menu line
• Changed mysql_create_db to mysql_query call in install-db.php for PHP/MySQL4 builds
• Changed install-db.php to maintain checkbox settings in case of error
• Added conference unique session names

  Chair:

• Fixed incorrect auto assignment of unmatched paper reviewers to rid 0
• Fixed incorrect auto assignment of unmatched paper advocates to aid 0
• Fixed Paper Scores to display papers with no advocate recommendation or reviews
• Changed default display order of Paper Scores to be descending by score
• Changed default sort order listing for show_scores.php and list_topics.php to score descending
• Added * to list_scores.php weight column to indicate inclusion of recommendation scores from incomplete reviews
• Fixed list_papers.php to also delete paper file (if present) when deleting paper
• Fixed checkbox & background color display in list advocates/reviews

  Review:

• Added email validation check in email_username.php

  Author:

• Fixed link to Program Chair in submission and edit confirmation pages
• Changed submission/edit error checking, display, and added additional checks: contact author value, contact author email and name, contact author alternate email or phone, student value, whether paper already submitted (sub only)
• Cleaned up some of the code for submit.php and edit.php
• Changed how contact author is displayed in confirmation message
• Added email validation check in email_papers.php and reset.php

### OpenConf 1.10 ###

• Removed $OC_pdfOnly option (config.php, chair/install-config.php, chair/set_config.php, author/upload.php, author/submit.php)
• Consolidated $OC_paperFldNote to one line in config.php
• Changed $OC_confirmmail default value in config.php
• Removed "(preferred)" after PDF type ($OC_formatAR)
• Removed PDF blurb from $OC_paperFldNote
• Added safeHTMLstr function to include.php
• Fixed non-verified HTML input strings displayed to browser
• Changed direct htmlentities() calls to safeHTMLstr()
• Changed config-status.php default options to all be closed
• Changed $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] to $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] in include.php
• Updated INSTALL file

Chair:

• Changed email.php to prevent composing email when no email addresses available
• Changed email.php to list email address sorted/unique
• Added set_format.php, allowing chair to set paper format (useful when paper is separately uploaded)
• Changed install-config.php to allow configuration of additional settings
• Changed set_config.php from View Config to Change Config, allowing mod of additional settings (a la install-config.php)
• Added "i forgot it" options to Chair's signin.php for username (chair/email_username.php) and password (chair/reset.php)
• Changed show_paper to display Yes/No vs. T/F for Student

Author:

• Modified submit.php and upload.php to list paper format option based on $OC_extar (vs. $OC_formatAR)

### OpenConf 1.04 ###

Author:
• Fixed incorrect title/topic validation in author/edit.php when CFP is closed

### OpenConf 1.03 ###

Chair:
• Fixed display of final paper in chair/list_paper_dir.php & review/paper.php

### OpenConf 1.02 ###

Chair:
• Fixed incorrect variables ($OC_paperDir -> $dir) in chair/list_paper_dir.php

### OpenConf 1.01 ###

Chair:
• Fixed incorrect link to reviewer when displaying committee members by topic

### OpenConf 1.0 ###

Chair:
• Fixed use of upper case in Chair username
• Fixed List Paper Directory to only include regular files
• Fixed improper display of review completion status in show_scores
• Added option to view accepted (or all) paper topics & country/topic count
• Rearranged Papers sub-menu
• Added a width attribute to list_papers checkbox/id columns
• Added indication of student papers to list_papers

Review:

• Fixed improper display of review completion status in advocates

Author:

• Fixed formatting in author sub/edit confirmation emails
• Added note next to Paper: Browse... field indicating when it's PDF only

### OpenConf 1.0RC2 ###

Chair:
• Fixed email.php where authorcomments not included when emailing accepted/rejec ted paper authors
• Corrected email.php replacing die's with err's
• Removed href link from review/reviewer_info.html

### OpenConf 1.0RC1 ###

Chair:
• Corrected extraneous single-quote in chair/unassign_review.php line 31

### OpenConf 1.0beta2 ###

• Updated footer
• Added a warn function to include.php

  Chair:

• Added error handlers to auto_assign_* for when no rev/adv signed up, no papers submitted, or no rev/adv-topic match exists

### OpenConf 1.0beta1 ###

• Added installation script; updated INSTALL file
• Now requires PHP 4.3+ (which for security reasons you should have anyway)
• Chair/Reviewer session timeouts now set in config.php and may be disabled
• Added recovery mechanism for rev/adv submit of review/recommendation when session timed out
• Author & Reviewer names now broken out between first/given and last/family name
• config-chair.php renamed config-status.php, and some const moved to config.php; $OC_chairCfgFile renamed to $OC_statusCfgFile
• Prefixed all global constant names in config.php and config-chair.php w/OC_
• Changed default display value for maxFileSize to php.ini upload_max_filesize val
• Commented out session_register()'s as no longer recommended for PHP 4.1+
• Removed SID references in non header href's as not required for PHP 4.2+
• Added Paper size next to paper links
• Fixed signout to skip signin check before destroying session variables
• Changed Chair error messages to not tell the Chair to contact the Chair :)
• mail() headers now defined by constant in config.php
• Changed remaining $HTTP_VAR to $_GET['HTTP_VAR'] or $_POST['HTTP_VAR']
• Changed remaining $VAR[idx] to $VAR['idx'] for non-numeric idx
• Program & Review Committees sign-in/up broken out
• Added paper.php:header(Pragma: public) to resolve IE https download problem
• Changed mysql_escape_string(stripslashes()) to include.php f'n safeSQLstr()
• Changed include/require's to require_once
• header/footer.html absorbed into include.php
• header.php CSS now in openconf.css, and TITLE/body now includes OC_confName
• Fixed word 'preferred' in config.php $OC_formatAR
• Changed notices atop paper submission page and with paper upload field to const in config.php
• Interface changed, menus added
• Chair/Reviewer Sign Out now takes you back to OpenConf Home
• Removed keycode.php; functionality now directly in signup.php
• Added auto focus to first field in sign-in/upload forms
• Added tabindex to sign-in/upload forms
• Email validity now done by include.php:validEmail()
• Extracted reviews display from show_score.php and advocate.php into f'n include.php:displayReview()
• Added [author|reviewer].[email|organization] as indices in db
• Changed paperid and reviewerid db fields to SMALLINT to accomodate larger conferences
• Added paper.pcnotes db field
• Added reviewer.url db field

  Chair:

• Added Email capability, including ability to list emails
• Removed list_reviewers_email.php
• Chair's home page menus modified
• Chair's pwd can be used in lieu of author/committee (config.php setting)
• Auto Assignment of Advocates & Reviewers
• List Reviewers by Topic
• List Papers by Topic
• Show Paper Count by Country / Topic
• List Directory: Papers, Final Papers
• Review Scores / Accept-Reject paper page now includes advocate and reviewer comments, and a PC notes field
• List Paper Scores now includes accept/reject/pending count, ability to sort by score/pid, advocate recommendation, and show_scores link from Decision column
• List Reviews by paper/reviewer consolidated into a single function; unassign_review updated
• List Review/Advocates id's broken into sep. columns with sort across columns
• List Recommendation Count removed
• Assign Reviews/Advocates now shows reviewers/advocates count and reviews count; sort also added
• Assign Advocates now has option to assign as reviewer at same time
• Assign Reviews now shows whether reviewer is in PC
• Width of paper title <select>'s limited (Assign Rev/Adv, Delete Papers)
• Set HP Options updated to reflect split in Rev/PC Committee sign-in/up
• Changed Assign Advocates to limit advocates per paper to 1; paperadvocate tbl index chgd
• List/Unassign Advocates includes option to remove as reviewer
• Sorts changed to click on column header vs. [ sort ]
• Show paper now has author's email address hyperlinked
• Delete papers integrated with List Papers
• Settings: - open/close committee sign in

  Review:

• Corrected span class name (err) in review/signup.php for pwds reset notice
• Added spacing between topic columns in review/signup.php, and <nobr> for topics
• Reviewer now has the option to have copy of review emailed to them
• Added suggestion to print/copy review before submitting it
• Changed author/reviewer comment fields to parse through htmlentities prior to display
• Added URL field to Reviewer sign up form and reviewer info display
• Added use of completed field to track when a review has been completed

  Advocate:

• At-a-glance view of Accepted/Rejected/Unsure papers

  Authors:

• Additional notification when paper not uploaded

• Now requires at least PHP 4.1.0
• Changed sessions to time out 1 hour after last use vs. login
• Fixed bug in author/upload.php where paper format not updating
• Migrated all $PHP_SELF to $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']

• Sample reviewer form now dynamically generated
• Program Chair email now set in config.php
• Config.php options added: Track student papers, Only accept PDF papers
• Paper directory is now protected from browsing (for Apache)
• Paper retrieval is now through paper.php
• Began prefixing OpenConf global vars with OC_

  Chair:

• Settings: - open/close CFP, Edit Submissions, Re-Upload Paper, Upload Paper - open/close committee sign up - change committee sign-up keycodes - Change Password - Set Topics - View install config settings
• Unassign reviews
• Unassign advocates

  Reviewer:

• Select multiple sessions when reviewing a paper

  Advocate:

• Added recommendation and comments

  Authors:

• Submissions now require a password
• Edit submissions
• Re-Upload Paper
• Upload Final Paper
• Submission form won't come up unless at least one topic has been set by chair

Chair:
• Delete Paper
• Recommendation Count
• Paper Scores
• Review Scores
• Accept/Reject papers (under Review Scores)

  Reviewer:

• Email username

Committee:
• Sign In
• Password Reset
• Review Papers
• Update Profile
• Sign Out
• PC View Reviews

  Chair:

• List Authors
• Assign Reviews
• List Reviews (paper/reviewer)
• Show Review
• Assign Advocates
• List Advocates (paper/advocate)

Author:
• Paper submission

  Committee:

• Committee Sign up

  Chair:

• List Papers
• Show Paper
• List Reviewers
• Show Reviewer
• List Email (program/review)
• Country Count
• Topic Count