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font-size: 25px; margin-right:5px;"></i>CMT is a conference management system; we host thousands of conferences.<br><br> When you register for CMT you are not registering for a specific conference; you are registering to use CMT for any conferences in which you may be interested. </p></div> <h2 id="overview">OVERVIEW</h2> <p>This will show how to create an account in CMT.</p> <div class="IMPORTANT"> <h5>Important</h5> <p><span style="color: red"><strong>DO NOT CREATE A NEW CMT ACCOUNT IF YOU ALREADY HAVE ONE.</strong></span><br> <em><strong>Changing</strong></em> a CMT account email is the best option.</p> </div> <h2 id="things-to-know">THINGS TO KNOW</h2> <ul> <li><p>Accounts get removed from CMT after a four years of inactivity.</p> </li> <li><p>If a CMT account has been removed, it cannot be emailed from within CMT.</p> </li> <li><p>It is important the email entered for your new CMT account is <strong>not misspelled</strong> as verification will be sent to the exact email that is entered.</p> </li> <li><p>If you lose access to your email itself but still <strong>remember your CMT password</strong>, you can <a href="https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/docs/help/chair/change-account-email.html">change your email</a> easily.</p> </li> <li><p>If a password is forgotten, it can <a href="https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/docs/help/general/request-new-password.html">always be reset</a> (provided you still have access to the email itself).</p> </li> <li><p>If you do not have access to the email itself anymore, follow the <a href="https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/docs/help/scenarios/account-consolidation-workaround.html#scenario-1-workaround">instructions in this guide</a>.</p> </li> <li><p>Having a <a href="https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/docs/help/faq/mfaq-all.html#why-cant-i-log-in-or-create-an-account">current browser</a> will mitigate most account-registration/login/profile-modification issues.</p> </li> <li><p>Here are some <a href="https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/docs/help/cheat-sheets/email-caveats.html">email caveats</a> to know after your account has been created.</p> </li> </ul> <div class="NOTE"> <h5>Note</h5> <p>An out-of-date browser may give you issues creating an account. Please make sure all of your browsers are up to date.<br> Typing '<strong>edge://settings/help</strong>' into Microsoft Edge will let you know if your browser is current, and it will automatically update if it is not.</p> </div> <h2 id="navigate-to-site">NAVIGATE TO SITE</h2> <ul> <li>Navigate to site: <a href="https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/User/Login">https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/User/Login</a> Click “Register”.</li> </ul> <p><img src="images/account-creation/cmt-login-page.png" alt="Account Creation"></p> <h2 id="create-new-account-page">CREATE NEW ACCOUNT PAGE</h2> <ul> <li>Enter your information in the 'Create New Account' page.<br> Fields with an <*> asterisk are required.</li> </ul> <div class="NOTE"> <h5>Note</h5> <p><strong>Google Scholar ID, Semantic Scholar ID and DBLP IDs are not required, however Chairs may require some users to have one or more.</strong></p> </div> <p><img src="images/account-creation/login-information.png" alt="Account Creation"></p> <ul> <li>Enter the captcha characters, check the 'Agree to Terms of Use' checkbox and click ‘Register.’</li> </ul> <p><img src="images/account-creation/captcha-tou.png" alt="Account Creation"></p> <div class="NOTE"> <h5>Note</h5> <p>For Google Scholar ID, Semantic Scholar ID and DBLP ID, please refer to the<br> '<a href="https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/docs/help/general/external-profile.html">HOW-TO: External Profile IDs'</a> document.</p> </div> <h2 id="welcome-to-cmt-page">WELCOME TO CMT PAGE</h2> <p>The “Welcome to CMT” page appears notifying you that an email was sent to you with a verification (activiation) link.</p> <p><img src="images/account-creation/welcome-to-cmt-verify-activation-page.png" alt="Account Creation"></p> <h2 id="verification-email">VERIFICATION EMAIL</h2> <div class="IMPORTANT"> <h5>Important</h5> <ol> <li>If no verification email is received, please check the spam/junk folder.<br> There are some universities/workplaces which have strict firewalls and CMT emails do not get through. We suggest contacting the IT dept and asking them to whitelist ‘@msr-cmt.org’.</li> <li><strong>Most importantly - make sure your browser is up-to-date.</strong> Typing '<strong>edge://settings/help</strong>' into Microsoft Edge will let you know if your browser is current, and it will automatically update if it is not.</li> <li>For web-based emails like <strong>GMAIL</strong>, please clear the cache.</li> <li>Make sure the email used for your account was <em><strong>not misspelled</strong></em> in any way.</li> <li>If there is still no verification email with the link, contact <a href="mailto:support@msr-cmt.org">CMT Support</a> directly.</li> </ol> </div> <p>The email will look like this:</p> <p><img src="images/account-creation/verification-email-received.png" alt="Account Creation"></p> <ul> <li>The <strong>verification link</strong> is a <strong>one-time</strong> link. Once you click on it and get the message that the account has been verified, just log into your CMT account.</li> </ul> <div class="IMPORTANT"> <h5>Important</h5> <p><strong>DO NOT CLICK THAT LINK AGAIN OR YOU WILL GET A MESSAGE SAYING</strong> <em><strong>'YOUR ACCOUNT COULD NOT BE VERIFIED.'</strong></em></p> </div> <p><img src="images/account-creation/account-verification-page.png" alt="Account Creation"></p> <h2 id="verification-error">VERIFICATION ERROR</h2> <p>If you click the link in the email and see <em><strong>'Sorry your account could not be verified,'</strong></em> it likely means <strong>it already has been verified</strong> and all that is needed is just to log into CMT.</p> <ul> <li>Click the Login tab</li> </ul> <p><img src="images/account-creation/sorry-verification.png" alt="Account Creation"></p> <h2 id="how-to-log-into-cmt">HOW TO LOG INTO CMT</h2> <ol> <li><strong>Use this link to log in</strong>, not any bookmark or emailed link: <strong><a href="https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com">https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com</a></strong></li> <li>Make sure your browsers are current</li> <li>Enter your email and passsword, then click 'Log In'</li> </ol> <p><img src="images/account-creation/login-fields.png" alt="Account Creation"></p> <p>If you have any issues at all logging into CMT, please look at the <strong><a href="https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/docs/help/faq/login-errors.html">Login Errors FAQ</a></strong>.</p> <p>Additional <strong><a href="https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/docs/help/faq/login-errors.html#tips-for-login-errors">Login Tips</a></strong> are at the end of the FAQ.</p> <div class="NOTE"> <h5>Note</h5> <p>You can use the field below the 'Log In' button to search for help articles.</p> </div> <h2 id="related">RELATED:</h2> <h3 id="account-deletion"><strong><a href="https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/docs/help/general/account-deletion.html">Account Deletion</a></strong></h3> <h3 id="external-profile"><strong><a href="https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/docs/help/general/external-profile.html">External Profile</a></strong></h3> </article> </div> <div class="hidden-sm col-md-2" role="complementary"> <div class="sideaffix"> <div class="contribution"> <ul class="nav"> </ul> </div> <nav class="bs-docs-sidebar hidden-print hidden-xs hidden-sm affix" id="affix"> <!-- <p><a class="back-to-top" href="#top">Back to top</a><p> --> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> <footer> <div class="grad-bottom"></div> <div class="footer"> <div class="container"> <span> <span class="visible-desktop"> © Microsoft Corporation <span style="padding-left: 20px;"> <a href="/About" target="_blank">About CMT</a> | <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/terms-of-use" target="_blank">Terms of Use</a> | <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=521839" target="_blank">Privacy & Cookies</a> | <a href="https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/CMTSRM/" target="_blank">Request Free CMT Site</a> | <a href="mailto:support@msr-cmt.org">Email CMT Support</a> </span> </span> <div class="pull-right"> <a href="#top">Back to top</a> </div> </span> </div> </div> </footer> <footer> </footer> </div> <script type="text/javascript" src="../../styles/docfx.vendor.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="../../styles/docfx.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="../../styles/main.js"></script> </body> </html>