The Conference Manager can create new users and assign them roles specific to a hosted conference, and optionally to a scheduled conference.
Creating Users within a Hosted Conference
It is possible to create new users regardless of whether there is a current scheduled conference. The Conference Manager can click the Create New User link under the Users heading, and fill out the subsequent form.
Mandatory fields include First Name; Last Name; User Name; Password/Repeat Password; and Email. The Conference Manager can opt to have the system generate a random password; can send the user a welcome email with their registration information; and can additionally require that the user change their password when first logging in.
Please note that with this method Conference Managers can only register users with no assigned role, or as Conference Managers themselves -- to create a user with a role specific to a scheduled Conference, follow the method below.
Creating Users within a Scheduled Conference
If a scheduled conference has been created by the Conference Manager, users can be created and given roles specific to that scheduled conference, ie. Director; Track Director; Author; Reviewer; and Reader. To do so, the Conference Manager can click the Roles link under the scheduled conference heading in question; click the Create New User link; and then fill out the subsequent form, making sure to choose any applicable roles.
The Conference Manager can also click the specific role title from underneath the scheduled conference heading in question, and create a new user who will be automatically enrolled with that role.