To ensure the submissions to the conference have been properly prepared in content and form for processing, the Author must satisfy a number of steps as configured by the Conference Manager in Scheduled Conference Setup Step 2 and Website Management Step 1. These requirements include:

• Selecting which track to submit the abstract or presentation to;
• Agreeing to (checking off) items of agreement in a submission checklist (this list can be modified by the Conference Manager, and can be removed completely);
• Agreeing to a copyright notice (the Author may have to physically check their agreement, if enabled by the Conference Manager in Website Management Step 1);
• Entering any additional comments to the Director (optional).

Once this step is complete, the submission will appear in the Author's active submission queue. If the Author does not complete the entire submission process, it will appear as "Incomplete".