SUNConferences

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Submit a request for hosting a conference with SUNConferences
Send the request via e-mail to scholar@sun.ac.za, and provide the following information:


 * 1) Appoint a Conference Moderator (Manager), Conference Director, Contact Person
 * 2) Provide the name of the conference, as well as the date when it will be held
 * 3) Suggest a URL e.g. http://conferences.sun.ac.za/index.php/orssa/
 * 4) Provide University/departmental/societal affiliation information
 * 5) The SUNScholar Office will arrange for the necessary space to be created on the SU server, a URL will be assigned, and the Conference Moderator (Manager) and Conference Director will be registered. Usernames and passwords will be e-mailed to login to the conference system.

Setting up your conference
This is the role of the Conference Moderator. More than one person can be registered as Conference Moderator.


 * 1) Go to the page created for your conference, e.g. http://conferences.sun.ac.za/index.php/orssa/
 * 2) Login to the conference web.
 * 3) Click on USER HOME in the top navigation bar.
 * 4) Under GENERAL MANAGEMENT, click on WEBSITE MANAGEMENT.

Register a domain name

 * Adept Internet

Live streaming of your conference

 * Ustream
 * BigBlueButton
 * Skype

Listing your conference

 * SU Communication: Olivia Leo E-mail: leoo@sun.ac.za
 * SU Events
 * AllConferences.com
 * ThisConference
 * Conference Alerts
 * SA Conference Calendar
 * Public Knowledge Project metadata harvester
 * Google
 * Discipline specific mailing lists

Electronic posters at your conference

 * Example: Berlin 10

Conference Venues (Stellenbosch)

 * Wallenberg Research Centre, Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS)