ProgramChair

5.2easy start · #34 of 34
in Event Scheduling Software

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ProgramChair is ranked #34 of 34 in event scheduling software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Self-hosted, Web.

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Self-hosted Not published Per registrant; rate set with each society Runs on your site and domain · Uses your outgoing mail · All features and stages included programchair.io · 5 Oct 2026

Hosted Not published Per registrant; rate set with each society Provider-hosted and maintained · Mail handled on provider infrastructure · All features and stages included programchair.io · 5 Oct 2026

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Free plan: No
Room scheduling: Yes

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The record

Purpose: ProgramChair manages academic conferences from submission and peer review through decisions, the program, and proceedings.
Submission forms: Organizers can configure submission and review forms with session types, topics, word limits, and scoring criteria.
Submissions: Authors can maintain an account across conferences, add co-authors, upload manuscripts, and edit proposals while submissions are open.
Peer review: Reviewers can be matched to proposals by topic or assigned through a proposed balanced allocation, and see anonymised papers.
Review management: Organizers can schedule reviewer reminders and sort submissions by score, score spread, or reviewer disagreement.
Program scheduling: The scheduler groups thematically similar work, distributes sessions across available slots, and flags author scheduling conflicts.
Email audit: Mailings are logged by recipient with delivery status and the message sent, and failed messages can be resent.
Data export: Organizers can download and restore a readable, single-file conference backup containing submissions, reviews, roster, and program.
Pricing: The software is free to use and charges are based on registrants; rates are set with each society, with no setup fee or annual minimum.
Audience: The product is aimed at academic societies, including organizations with volunteer boards, rotating program chairs, and no technical staff.
Support and availability: The site invites prospective societies to contact [email protected] and says it is taking on a small number of societies for 2027.
Product maturity: The maker describes the software as new and says two societies have committed their 2027 conference seasons to it.

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Event Scheduling Software in 2026#34 of 34

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Sources

programchair.io· checked 5 Oct 2026