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Hosted on multiple Amazon Web Services availability zones.">We administer the software from our servers ⓘ</div> </li> <li class="oc-icon-list__item"> <div class="oc-icon-list__icon text-accent-warm-darker"><svg class="oc-icon" aria-hidden="true" role="img"><use xlink:href="../img/sprite.svg#build"></use></svg></div> <div class="oc-icon-list__content">We backup your data hourly on- and off-site</div> </li> <li class="oc-icon-list__item"> <div class="oc-icon-list__icon text-gray-70"><svg class="oc-icon" aria-hidden="true" role="img"><use xlink:href="../img/sprite.svg#settings"></use></svg></div> <div class="oc-icon-list__content">You configure and manage OpenConf</div> </li> <li class="oc-icon-list__item"> <div class="oc-icon-list__icon text-secondary-darker"><svg class="oc-icon" aria-hidden="true" role="img"><use xlink:href="../img/sprite.svg#support"></use></svg></div> <div class="oc-icon-list__content">Technical support included for account contacts</div> </li> <li class="oc-icon-list__item"> <div class="oc-icon-list__icon text-green"><svg class="oc-icon" aria-hidden="true" role="img"><use xlink:href="../img/sprite.svg#content_copy"></use></svg></div> <div class="oc-icon-list__content">Pay per submission</div> </li> <li class="oc-icon-list__item"> <div class="oc-icon-list__icon text-accent-warm"><svg class="oc-icon" aria-hidden="true" role="img"><use xlink:href="../img/sprite.svg#star"></use></svg></div> <div class="oc-icon-list__content">Professional Edition included</div> </li> </ul> <p class="margin-bottom-5 margin-top-3 text-center"><a href="hosting.php" class="oc-button">Order Hosting</a></p> <h3 class="padding-left-0 text-base-darker">Pricing <span class="text-gray-50 font-body-sm">– as low as US$2 per submission</span></h3> <div class="margin-left-3"> <p><span class="text-italic">Base Price:</span> US$600, includes</p> <ul class="oc-list margin-left-3"> <li>100 submissions</li> <li>10GB storage</li> <li>secure (TLS/SSL) connection</li> <li><span class="oc-tooltip" title="You may choose a longer hosting period and the additional months will be pro-rated">1 year of service and support ⓘ</span></li> </ul> <p class="text-italic">Additional Submissions:</p> <ul class="oc-list margin-left-3"> <li>$200 per 100 (at sign-up)</li> <li>$5 each (after sign-up)</li> </ul> <p class="text-italic">Additional Storage:</p> <ul class="oc-list margin-left-3"> <li>$100 per 10GB (at sign-up)</li> <li>$150 per 10GB (after sign-up)</li> </ul> <p class="text-italic"><span class="oc-tooltip" title="Each instance has its own Admin and may have separate user accounts, set of topics, custom forms, etc. Additional instances are intended for an event with multiple (separately managed) tracks or co-hosted symposia and workshops only.">Additional Instances: ⓘ</span></p> <ul class="oc-list margin-left-3"> <li>$300 per instance (at sign-up)</li> <li>$450 per instance (after sign-up)</li> </ul> <p class="text-italic"><span class="oc-tooltip" title="With the archival option, once the hosting end date is reached, a static version of your event's proceedings or program web pages will continue to be publicly available for a minimum of the selected archival period.">Data Archival: ⓘ</span></p> <ul class="oc-list margin-left-3"> <li>$150 per 10GB for year 1</li> <li>$50 per year per 10GB for years 2-5</li> </ul> <p class="font-body-2xs">Base price and additional options prices are per year. Should you receive more submissions or use up more storage than you originally signed up for, additional fees at the above <i>after sign-up</i> rates prorated for the total hosting period will be incurred and due upon invoice.</p> </div> </div> <div class="tablet:grid-col border-top-2px border-primary-light tablet:border-0 tablet:padding-left-6"> <h2 class="text-center">License OpenConf</h2> <ul class="oc-icon-list"> <li class="oc-icon-list__item"> <div class="oc-icon-list__icon text-blue"><svg class="oc-icon" aria-hidden="true" role="img"><use xlink:href="../img/sprite-com.svg#server"></use></svg></div> <div class="oc-icon-list__content">You install and administer the software on your <a href="/documentation/requirements.php" title="click for server requirements">server</a></div> </li> <li class="oc-icon-list__item"> <div class="oc-icon-list__icon text-accent-warm-darker"><svg class="oc-icon" aria-hidden="true" role="img"><use xlink:href="../img/sprite.svg#build"></use></svg></div> <div class="oc-icon-list__content">You handle backups</div> </li> <li class="oc-icon-list__item"> <div class="oc-icon-list__icon text-gray-70"><svg class="oc-icon" aria-hidden="true" role="img"><use xlink:href="../img/sprite.svg#settings"></use></svg></div> <div class="oc-icon-list__content">You configure and manage OpenConf</div> </li> <li class="oc-icon-list__item"> <div class="oc-icon-list__icon text-secondary-darker"><svg class="oc-icon" aria-hidden="true" role="img"><use xlink:href="../img/sprite.svg#support"></use></svg></div> <div class="oc-icon-list__content">Technical support included for license contacts</div> </li> <li class="oc-icon-list__item"> <div class="oc-icon-list__icon text-green"><svg class="oc-icon" aria-hidden="true" role="img"><use xlink:href="../img/sprite.svg#content_copy"></use></svg></div> <div class="oc-icon-list__content oc-tooltip" title="OpenConf does not limit the number of submissions, however the database structure does. The default limit is 999,999 submissions, which may be increased.">Unlimited submissions ⓘ</div> </li> <li class="oc-icon-list__item"> <div class="oc-icon-list__icon text-accent-warm"><svg class="oc-icon" aria-hidden="true" role="img"><use xlink:href="../img/sprite.svg#star"></use></svg></div> <div class="oc-icon-list__content"><a href="/editions/" title="click for listing of extra features included with each edition">Plus or Professional Edition</a> available</div> </li> </ul> <p class="margin-bottom-5 margin-top-3 text-center"><a href="license.php" class="oc-button">Order License</a></p> <h3 class="padding-left-0 text-base-darker">Pricing <span class="text-gray-50 font-body-sm">– as low as US$400 per license</span></h3> <div class="margin-left-3"> <p class="text-italic">Professional Edition:</p> <ul class="oc-list margin-left-3"> <li>Standard License: US$900</li> <li><span class="oc-tooltip" title="Allows the removal of OpenConf and Zakon Group identifying information from web pages">Branding-Free Option ⓘ</span>: +$500</li> <li><span class="oc-tooltip" title="For events more than one year out">Additional Year of Support ⓘ</span>: +$600</li> </ul> <p class="text-italic">Plus Edition:</p> <ul class="oc-list margin-left-3"> <li>Standard License: US$400</li> <li><span class="oc-tooltip" title="Allows the removal of OpenConf and Zakon Group identifying information from web pages">Branding-Free Option ⓘ</span>: +$300</li> <li><span class="oc-tooltip" title="For events more than one year out">Additional Year of Support ⓘ</span>: +$250</li> </ul> <p class="text-italic">Each OpenConf License:</p> <ul class="oc-list margin-left-3"> <li>includes 1 year of support and submissions</li> <li>permits one installation of the software</li> <li>allows continued access to data, program, and proceedings after the license period ends</li> </ul> <p class="font-body-2xs">When downloading the software, it will be licensed to the requested entity and year. Recurring usage (e.g., annual events) and multiple installations each require a separate license. Purchase a license before installing the software anew.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bg-primary-lighter width-full"> <div class="grid-container oc-page-body maxw-tablet-lg margin-auto padding-y-6 tablet:font-serif-lg mobile:font-serif-md text-gray-70"> <h3 class="oc-sr-only">Testimonials</h3> <div class="margin-bottom-1">"<em>Thank you for your help with our conference in Dubai. It was a great success. OpenConf provided us with a cost-effective solution to our submission and review issues, and I was especially pleased with how quickly your support team responded to our requests for help.</em>"</div> <div class="text-right margin-bottom-5">— Craig T., Alexandria, Virginia</div> <div class="margin-bottom-1">"<em>We needed a flexible and reliable tool and OpenConf was exactly that. Adding also much lower cost than the quotes we received from other conference management sites also helped reduce our budget pressure. 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