Register Now for the
Spring Manuscript Central User Conference!

When: May 4-6, 2008
Where: Boar's Head Inn, Charlottesville, VA
Cost: $150

The Boar's Head Inn is offereing a discounted rate of $159.00. You can contact the Boar's Head Inn directly to make your reservation (1.800.476.1988). Be sure to mention that you're with the Manuscript Central User Conference group. Please click here for alternative lodging options.

Registration: Click here to register now!

Who should attend?
The Manuscript Central User Conference is tailored to managing editors, administrators and publishers who spend a part of their day, every day, working in Manuscript Central. After an intensive two days of training and product review, you will be able to answer questions that users typically have regarding their duties and assist your user population in performing their specified tasks within Manuscript Central.

As a journal editor/admin or publisher, you'll be able to choose the track that's relevant to you. Prior to the conference you'll receive an email survey asking you to choose between individual Product/Industry Trends or Product Training sessions. We hope this will provide you with the most beneficial learning experience. You'll also gain insight and be invited to provide feedback on future Manuscript Central features and releases.

Agenda

Sunday, May 4th
12:00pm-2:00pm Registration
2:00pm-4:30pm Optional tours of King Family Vineyards or the Monticello (Buses leave at 1:30)
6:00pm-7:30pm Welcome Reception
 
Monday, May 5th
8:00am-9:00am Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00am-9:30 Conference Welcome
9:30am-10:15 Focus on v4.1/v4.01
10:15am-10:30am Break
10:30am-11:00am Product Roadmap & v4.2
11:00am-11:45am Product Development Workshop: Feedback from MC Users
11:45am-12:45pm Lunch
12:45pm-5:00pm

Innovation/Configuration Lab Open

View live demos of eForms, eCommerce and MC Optima
Ask Implementation and Configuration teams site specific questions
Get more information on the International Society of Technical & Managing Editors

 
12:45pm-1:25pm Break-Out Sessions  
Product/Industry Trends New Ways to Use MC
Product Training MCU Advanced User Session
1:30pm-2:15pm Break-Out Sessions
Product/Industry Trends Internationalization Update
Product Training Client Configuration Training
2:15pm-2:45pm Break
2:45pm-3:25pm Break-Out Sessions
Product/Industry Trends Plagiarism Initiative Update
Product Training Support Central Overview: Lifecycle of a Support Case
3:30pm-4:10 Break-Out Sessions
Product/Industry Trends Researcher ID & Data Standardization Update
Product Training E-mail Training
4:15pm-5:00pm Preview on Reporting
5:00pm-5:30pm Cocktails & Antipasti Reception
5:30pm-7:30pm Dinner
 
Tuesday, May 6th
8:00am-9:00am Continental Breakfast
9:00am-9:30am Plenary Session: The Future of Peer Review Systems
9:30am-10:15am Customer Best Practices on eForms
10:15am-10:30am Break
10:30am-11:25am Break-Out Sessions
Product/Industry Trends Customer Best Practices on Production Functionality
Product Training

Basic Production Training and Production Tracking: SML, DOI & DTD
11:30am-12:15pm Break-Out Sessions
Product/Industry Trends Customer Best Practices on Letter to the Editor Functionality
Product Training

Enhancing the Author Experience: Basic Author Instruction Training, eForms, eCommerce
12:15pm-1:15pm Lunch
1:15pm-2:45pm Customer Best Practices: Administrator Panel
2:45pm-3:00pm Q&A and Conference Wrap-Up


The Manuscript Central User Conference is limited to 200 attendees, so be sure to register early!