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meetings.</div><div style=" font-weight:normal; padding-top:15px; color:#555; ">It integrates the handling of abstracts and papers, from the submission and review process to the creation and display of the conference agenda and proceedings.</div><div style=" font-weight:normal; padding-top:15px; color:#555; ">It handles registrations and payments, onsite check-in, the use of multiple languages, website content and many more functions that are useful for the management of academic events.</div><div style=" font-weight:normal; padding-top:15px; color:#555; ">Its <a href="https://conference-service.com/conference-management-software/mobile-app.html" target="blank_" style="color:#444; text-decoration:underline;">mobile app</a> is <em>automatically synced with the registered users and the agenda</em> generated by the web app. This means that changes to the list of participants and agenda are instantly ported to the mobile app.</div><div style=" font-weight:normal; padding-top:15px; color:#555; ">Its <a href="https://conference-service.com/conference-management-software/virtual-platform.html" target="blank_" style="color:#444; text-decoration:underline;">platform for virtual and hybrid events</a> integrates a detailed agenda, live sessions and their recordings, posters, pre-recorded videos and a new generation chat app that brings all participants together.</div></div></div><div id="main" class="home_page"><div style="display:flex; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: nowrap; justify-content:flex-start; "><div id="left_col"><div class="" style=" padding:0; margin: 80px 20px 0px 20px; font-size: 15px !important; "><div style=" color:#555; font-weight:600; font-size:1.1em; padding:14px 0 6px 0; ">About COMS</div><div style=" font-weight:normal; padding-top:15px; color:#555; "><a href="https://www.conference-service.com/" target="_blank" style="color:#444; text-decoration:underline;">COMS</a> is a web application designed to streamline the organisation of scientific, medical and academic meetings.</div><div style=" font-weight:normal; padding-top:15px; color:#555; ">It integrates the handling of abstracts and papers, from the submission and review process to the creation and display of the conference agenda and proceedings.</div><div style=" font-weight:normal; padding-top:15px; color:#555; ">It handles registrations and payments, onsite check-in, the use of multiple languages, website content and many more functions that are useful for the management of academic events.</div><div style=" font-weight:normal; padding-top:15px; color:#555; ">Its <a href="https://conference-service.com/conference-management-software/mobile-app.html" target="blank_" style="color:#444; text-decoration:underline;">mobile app</a> is <em>automatically synced with the registered users and the agenda</em> generated by the web app. This means that changes to the list of participants and agenda are instantly ported to the mobile app.</div><div style=" font-weight:normal; padding-top:15px; color:#555; ">Its <a href="https://conference-service.com/conference-management-software/virtual-platform.html" target="blank_" style="color:#444; text-decoration:underline;">platform for virtual and hybrid events</a> integrates a detailed agenda, live sessions and their recordings, posters, pre-recorded videos and a new generation chat app that brings all participants together.</div></div></div><div id="middle_col"><div id="trail" style="margin:0px; padding:0;"><div id="" class="breadcrumb"><a class="trail" href="index.html">Home</a></div></div><article><h1 style="font-size:2.4em; text-align:center;margin-bottom:40px;">COMS documentation</h1><div class="alert alert-info" style=""><ul><li>This documentation can be used to help configure and manage a COMS site.</li><li>Administrator privileges are required in order to access all the relevant functions.</li><li>The documentation can be viewed in one single file, suitable for printing, as   <span> <a 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COMS </a></div></div> </div></div><div class="feature_box"><div class="feature_hdr"><div class=""><a class="nvb1_" href="./payments/index.html">Registration & payments </a></div></div><div class="feature_content"><div class="menu_item"><div class="bullet">禄</div> <div class="nvb_ link_first_page"><a class="nvb2_" href="./payments/stripe_integration.html">Integration with Stripe </a></div></div> <div class="menu_item"><div class="bullet">禄</div> <div class="nvb_ link_first_page"><a class="nvb2_" href="./payments/paypal_integration.html">Integration with PayPal </a></div></div> <div class="menu_item"><div class="bullet">禄</div> <div class="nvb_ link_first_page"><a class="nvb2_" href="./payments/payment_forms.html">Setup of the payment form/s </a></div></div> <div class="menu_item"><div class="bullet">禄</div> <div class="nvb_ link_first_page"><a class="nvb2_" href="./payments/pay_permissions.html">Permissions to access a payment form </a></div></div> <div class="menu_item"><div 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