Open Conference Systems

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Open Conference Systems
Original author(s) Kevin Jamieson, Henry Kang, and John Willinsky
Developer(s) Public Knowledge Project
Initial release June 12, 2002 (2002-06-12) (1.0)[1]
Stable release

2.3.6  (May 28, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-05-28))

[±]
Preview release None [±]
Written in PHP
Operating system Cross-platform
Available in Multi-lingual
Type Content management system
License(s) GNU General Public License v2.0
Website pkp.sfu.ca/?q=ocs

Open Conference Systems or OCS is free open-source content management software for building and deploying a web presence for a scholarly conference. The software is developed and released under the Public Knowledge Project (PKP), which "is dedicated to improving the scholarly and public quality of research."[2]

Product history

Features

The main features of Open Conference Systems include[3]:

Hardware/software requirements

Installation requirements for Open Conference Systems include:

  • PHP 4.2.x or greater (Microsoft IIS requires PHP 5.x)
  • MySQL 3.23.23 or greater or PostgreSQL 7.1 or greater
  • Apache server 1.3.2x or greater, 2.0.4x or greater (or Microsoft IIS 6)

For more information, consult the download page.

Videos, screenshots, and other media

  • Screenshots of Open Conference Systems can be found on the Softpedia.
  • A demo of Open Conference Systems is available via here. Login is "admin" and the password is "testdrive", without the quotes.
  • Documentation for Open Conference Systems can be found on the PKP site or in the FAQ.

Entities using Open Conference Systems

Further reading

External links

References