OND 2016: Instructions for Reviewers

For this year's Conference, we will be using EasyChair conference management software. Please follow the steps below to submit your reviews. 

Note: There may be a delay in creating your Easychair account. If you are experiencing technical difficulties, please contact us. 

Creating an EasyChair account

  1. If you have not done so already, create an EasyChair account by going to the OND 2016 EasyChair website and clicking on "create an account". You will be required to provide your name and e-mail address. Please use your uWaterloo e-mail address. 
  2. You will receive an e-mail confirming your request for an account. Click on the link on the e-mail.
  3. The link will lead you to an account set-up page. You will be asked to provide a user name, your name, organization, phone number, address, and password. Click on "Create my account". 
  4. You will be able to login to the OND 2016 EasyChair website using your new user name and password. The main page contains conference information, contact information, and important dates. 

Confirming your Intention to Review Proposals

  1. You will receive a separate e-mail from EasyChair for every conference proposal that you have been assigned to review, and will be required to confirm your intention to review each proposal.
  2. Log into your account.
    • Please note EasyChair might recognize you as an “author” and/or “sub-reviewer”. You may have to change your role to “sub-reviewer” on the system to access your proposals for review.
    • To change your role,
      • click on “OND 2016” tab at the top of the page
      • select “Change role”
      • select sub-reviewer role.
  3. You will find your review requests under the Alert menu.
  4. Click on the icon under “View” for each review request. You will see the conference proposal information. Click on “Answer Request” on the top right hand corner of the page.
  5. Click on “I agree to review this submission” and confirm your intention to review the submission by writing a quick confirmation in the message box (e.g., “yes”). You can also select not to send a message. Hit “Select and/or Send Message”.

Submitting your Reviews

  1. In the top right hand corner of the page, click on “Submit review”
  2. You will now be able to evaluate the proposal using different criteria, include written comments, as well as provide an overall evaluation of the proposal.
  3. Click on "Submit review" once you have finished the review. 
  4. To change a review once you have submitted it:
    • At the top of the page, click on the “Review Requests” tab
    • Select the submission number you wish to revise
    • In the top right corner, click “Update Review”
    • Click “Submit Revised Review” 

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