ConfTool Pro

ConfTool Pro is a web-based system for organising academic conferences, workshops, congresses and seminars. It handles paper submission and review, programme scheduling and participant registration in one place. The developer is ConfTool GmbH in Germany.

What ConfTool Pro offers

• Submission and review — customisable forms and an invitation option for reviewers and programme committee members.
• Programme scheduling — builds the schedule from sessions, presentations and accepted contributions.
• Participant registration — flexible forms with conditions, dependencies and admission limits.
• Payments — payPal and Stripe, with optional modules for many other card gateways.
• Virtual event support — online messaging and links to external resources.
• Import and export — extended options for moving data in and out.

Who it works with

Organisers of academic and scientific events. A simpler standard version suits small, non-commercial meetings, while the Pro edition handles larger events with several contribution types or sub-events.

Key facts

• Based in: Germany
• Languages: More than 15
• Hosting: Servers in Germany, with a separate database per conference
• Privacy: Described as GDPR compliant, with data deleted after a project ends
• Delivery: Software as a service with support