Charon
has two major functions.
First, it
is used to establish the hierarchical structure of the conference.
Charon uses a major/sub category model. Within Charon and Tartarus,
major categories are called Divisions, and subcategories are called
Symposia. Each Symposium is scheduled into one or more sessions.
Additionally, Charon is used to customize Hermes through options
set within the conference template file that is distributed to
authors.
Second, Charon
is also used to import abstracts into the conference database.
Charon offers full flexibility to view, edit and reassign abstracts.
Also, Charon has features that assist in notifying authors of
the receipt of their abstract.
Like Hermes,
Charon uses a tabbed page interface to group related functions.
 Conference
Data - These functions allow the structure of the conference
to be defined. Divisions, symposia, and organizers are specified
and linked here. Also values are set for conference name, default
presentation lengths. Very important is the selection of the Master
printer. By knowing the font metrics of the printer to be used
for the final program output, Hermes can display a true WYSIWYG
display of the author's abstract as it will print.
Hermes
Help
- Here, you can customize the help messages found within Hermes.
Most importantly on this page you specify the submission instructions
that authors should use.
Hermes
Options
- Not every conference requires the same information to be collected.
Also the terms Division and Symposium may be unfamiliar to some
conference goers. This page allows you to enable/disable certain
options and relabel the various input fields.
Form
Data
- The is the main abstract import and editing screen. If offers
an at-a-glance view of an entire abstract. Changes made here can
be written back to the database at will. You'll note that many
entries offer audit-fields which show the author's original choices.
Abstract
Title
- The same editor used by authors to enter their abstract's title.
Abstract
Body
- The same editor used by authors to enter their abstract's body.
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