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Setting up your conference

Tracks & categories

Organize submissions into tracks, with colors and descriptions.

Tracks (called categories in some places) let authors file submissions under a topic — e.g. Research, Industry, Student — and let you route reviewing by topic.

Adding tracks

Open Categories and click Add category. Each track has:

  • A name.
  • A color (used as a chip across the dashboard).
  • An optional description — when AI is enabled, use Rewrite with AI to polish it.

The tracks editor with colored track chips

Tracks can be nested (a parent track with sub-tracks) if your event needs a hierarchy.

How tracks are used

  • Authors pick a track on the submission form (the track picker is added automatically).
  • The review stage can auto-assign reviewers by track, matching reviewers to the topics they cover.
  • Decisions, analytics, and exports can be filtered by track.

Tracks are optional. A small single-track event works fine with none — but even two tracks make reviewer assignment and reporting much easier.

Related: Call for papers · Reviewing