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Alex, That DIY setup for conference organizing sounds very familiar. One thing we did in the past was to use tabeltop.js ( https://github.com/jsoma/tabletop) to pull the data out of the google sheet and display it in a much nicer format. That might be one quick way to have more control over display. Chad On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 10:49 AM Alex Armstrong <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello, > > (Cross-posted on the ICOCL list as well.) > > I'm looking for a tool that can help my academic library consortium manage > a small (just over 100 attendees, typically) onsite conference. > > We have customised our website's CMS to accommodate most user facing > aspects, such as presenting program information. > > But our behind-the-scenes workflows are ductaped out of JotForm (our > forms/surveys tool), Google Sheets, MailChimp, and CSV files. Those who > propose sessions do so by filling in a form in JotForm. A team of eight > reviews the submissions in a Google Sheet. We send out email notifications > to proposers using MailChimp. Finally, we export the accepted proposals in > CSV format and import them into the CMS to create the online schedule. > > Of all these pieces, the reviewing proposals component is the weakest > piece. It's not a lot of fun reviewing 50-odd proposals in a spreadsheet, > especially for some of the less techie members of the team. This is what > we’re looking to optimize. > > So, I’m looking for something to help us. Web applications, workflows, > whatever you've got. > > Alex > > -- > Alex Armstrong > Web Developer & Digital Strategist, AMICAL Consortium > [log in to unmask] >