### OpenConf 4.00 ###

- DB: merged paper.contactemail and paper.contactphone into new paper.altcontact; old fields dropped from new installations
- DB: dropped paper.otherauthors from new installations
- DB: changed paperid to mediumint(6) for new installations
- DB: changed author contact id to tinyint(2) for new installations
- DB: added paper.edittoken, paper.edittime
- DB: dropped reviewer.otherexpertise from new installations
- Added hooks: chair-export_reviews-fields, chair-export_reviews-data, committee-show-abstract, author-submission-inc, author-edit-preprocess, author-submission-validate, author-submit-fields, author-edit-fields, committee-signup-fields, committee-profile-validate, committee-profile-inc, chair-show_reviewer, committee-review-validate
- Removed hooks: author-[submit|edit]-general, author-[submit|edit]-authors, author-[submit|edit]-contact, author-[submit|edit]-topics, author-[submit|edit]-content, author-[submit|edit]-comments, author-[submit|edit]-confirm, author-[submit|edit]-validate
- Added config options for number of authors fields in sub form: OC_authorsMax, OC_authorsMinDisplay
- Removed config option OC_topicColumns
- Removed default value for datetime in log table to prevent error in some MySQL versions
- Moved $OC_formatAR to lib/mime.php and renamed $mimetypes to $OC_mimeTypeAR
- Added lib/mime.php as require_once in include.php
- Added mime types for .docx, .pptx, .xlsx
- Removed extraneous require_once include.php from modules
- Added openconf-ie.css, with conditional in header.php
- Changed .ocform style use, and added form/fieldset styles to openconf.css
- Added oc_checkWordNum() and oc_checkCharNum() to openconf.js
- Added include-forms.inc, author/submit_inc.php, review/committee.inc
- Changed displayReview to use include-forms
- Added config option for displaying topics alphabetically: OC_topicDisplayAlpha
- Changed review_inc.php to review.inc
- Added constants OCC_FORM_INC_FILE, OCC_SUBMISSION_INC_FILE, OCC_REVIEW_INC_FILE, OCC_REVIEWER_INC_FILE
- Added config option to notify when committee member updates profile: OC_notifyReviewerProfileUpdate
- Updated countries and time zones lib
- Added $safe param to varValue()
- Added config option for OC_headerImage
- Added include.php:oc_sendNoCacheHeaders() and updated relevant files to use it
- Changed HTML [i|b] tags to [em|strong] in prep for HTML5, and defined CSS styles
- Changed HTML center tags
- Added config option OC_requiredField (experimental) to designate what to display next to required field names
- Added experimental multilingual interface for authors and home page; includes addition of lib/locale/, config options (OC_localeDefault, OC_locales), and include.php functions (oc_, oc_n)

Chair:

- Removed bulk change caution message at bottom of list_scores.php
- Changed advanced configuration settings to alphabetical order
- Added Export Reviews feature
- Modified export_papers to select all paper and contact author fields in DB query
- Added ability to remail all failed messages in email queue for a specific log entry
- Added ability to add/remove reviewers to/from program committee
- Changed Export Data labels to Export [Submissions|Committee Members]
- Changed configuration page layout, cleaned up code, added options
- Changed show_paper and export_papers to use submission.inc
- Changed show_reviewer and export_reviewer to use committee.inc
- Added ability to check all boxes in export_papers
- Changed export.inc code in function oc_export(), and revised to use proper header field names, and expand out array values
- Changed export_*.php to use oc_export
- Changed email variables to array so description can be included on email page
- Added submission type to list_papers.php and list_scores.php if module active
- Added language options to configuration settings

Committee:

- Changed sign up to not display topic and other areas fields if only one topic defined
- Changed review.php to use include-forms
- Changed review_inc.php to review.inc and revised
- Added @ as an allowed username character
- Dropped Other Expertise field from committee profile
- Changed [signup|update].php to use committee.inc, include-forms.inc, committee-validate.inc
- Deprecated Guidelines menu - only displayed if review/guidelines.php present
- Added config options OC_reviewerSignUpNotice and OC_programSignUpNotice; removed review/signup_*.html
- Added config option OC_committeeFooter; removed review/reviewer_info.html
- Changed location of committee-review-fields hook to below vs. above submission info
- Added submission type to committee page if module active

Author:

- Fixed author-submit-content hook location to above file
- Changed submission form styling
- Changed [submit|edit].php to use submission.inc, include-forms.inc, submission-validate.inc
- Changed edit.php to use a token instead of requesting password after initial auth, and added cancel option
- Changed upload.php file upload field name to "file"
- Changed Check Status to only display reviewer comments if acceptance status is not pending
- Changed code to support multilingual strings

Modules:

- Updated oc_program, oc_multifile, oc_discussion, oc_aws, filetype, oc_bid, oc_revupload, oc_rebuttal, oc_subtype


### OpenConf 3.50 ###

- Added hooks: author-file-validate, assign-review, committee-signup-add, committee-signup-update, save_file
- Added OC_status_open
- Added config option to queue chair emails (OC_queueEmails - enabled by default)
- Changed Sign In button alignment for [chair|review]/signin.php
- Added include.php: oc_saveFile()
- Removed include.php: showError()
- Removed straight (legacy) md5 password support
- Removed legacy multitrack and superchair code
- Removed config option OC_allowPaperTransfers
- Changed order of oc_mail() function parameters $enc and $hdr
- Fixed email subject line encoding for quoted-printable
- Fixed email double-spacing appearing in Outlook
- Added mime types: gif, jpg, png, xml
- Updated countries lib; changed to use short name and corrected case
- Updated zones lib
- Added $contact param to include.php:err()

Chair:

- Added submission date to submission export options
- Added notification to main Chair page when new release available
- Added email queueing for messages sent through Chair Email page
- Added browsing of queued email log, accessible through general email log
- Added email re-send feature through queued email log
- Added note to email page re. individual email selection
- Added submission/committee export formats (Tab, Excel, XML)
- Changed chair/export_* to use chair/export.inc for output

Review:

- Changed review/signup.php to check topics are set, validity of topic selection, and general code cleanup; added committee-signup-add hook
- Changed review/update.php due to showError() deprecation, and added committee-signup-update hook
- Fixed sample review form
- Fixed priv check for non-existent OC_advocateSeeAssignedReviews

Authors:

- Changed main page "submission is closed" message to "Please check back", and to only display if no other Author options listed
- Added acceptance status check option (includes reviewer comments to author)

Modules:

- Added oc_adv_assign, oc_revupload
- Updated captcha, filetype, oc_bid, oc_discussion, oc_program
- Changed references of PHP_SELF...QUERY_STRING to OCC_SELF


### OpenConf 3.42 ###

- Security fix
- Added hooks: author-submit-author
- Changed handling of magic_quotes

Chair:

- Changed export_papers.php handling of author fields

Author:

- Changed submit/edit.php author fields rowspan to a variable


### OpenConf 3.41 ###

- Security fix


### OpenConf 3.40 ###

- Added hooks: author-submit-preprocess
- Added zip mime type
- Added config option to limit number of words in abstract (OC_abstractLength)
- Added config option for notifying author via email when a file is uploaded (OC_emailAuthorOnUpload)
- Added config options for including/requiring file upload field on submission form (OC_includeSubmissionUploadField, OC_requireSubmissionUploadField)

Chair:

- Changed email.php to preview selected recipient when individual(s) chosen
- Added Include File Upload Field and Require File Upload Field (on submission form) options to set_config.php

Author:

- Added abstract word limit feature on submission
- Added optional notification to author when file uploaded (upload.php)
- Added optional file upload field on submission form
- Changed upload.php single-format type display to select

Modules: (see module's README.html for changes)

- Updated oc_discussion, oc_multifile, oc_program


### OpenConf 3.30 ###

- Added hooks: author-contact-fields, author-contact-validate, set-config-fileupload, author-upload-formtop, author-upload-formbottom, author-upload-preprocess, author-viewfile-preprocess, author-viewfile-validate, author-viewfile-formtop, committee-menu-preprocess, committee-paper-predisplay, chair-set_format-preprocess, chair-set_format-formtop, chair-list_files, chair-list_files-preprocess, withdraw_paper-preprocess, chair-list_papers-preprocess
- Added include.php: oc_createDir(), oc_deleteDir(), oc_formatNumber(), oc_printFileCells()
- Changed oc_mail to include additional $hdr='' parameter
- Added author/contact.php form 
- Changed unauthenticated pages' Email Chair menu/links to use contact.php
- Added config options for reviewers/advocates to view authors (OC_reviewerSeeAuthors, OC_advocateSeeAuthors)
- Updated OC_edit_open description
- Changed include.php:generateSelectOptions() to support (multiple) selected values
- Removed for attribute of label tag in include.php:generateBoxNRadioOptions() to avoid problems in a multi-form page
- Changed safeHTMLstr to drop the UTF-8 param in htmlspecialchars as it can result in empty string if invalid characters present
- Changed module uninstall.php order to unload module schema after module specific uninstall
- Changed name="action" input fields to name="subaction" to avoid module action conflict

Chair:

- Added Use Advocates (OC_paperAdvocates) option to set_config.php
- Added Advocate column to Submission Scores page (list_scores.php)
- Added bulk decision feature to Submission Scores page (list_scores.php)
- Changed style of primary links on main Chair page to highlight them
- Fixed display order of options on set_status.php
- Removed file link from show_scores.php
- Changed show_paper.php logic
- Fixed set_topics Internet Explorer add rows JavaScript bug

Review:

- Added display of authors in abstract.php subject to new config setings OC_*SeeAuthors
- Added abstract.php title/author links to online databases (CiteSeer, Google Scholar, Scirus) subject to OC_*SeeAuthors
- Changed order of abstract column display on reviewer main and list_papers pages
- Removed file link from review and advocate pages (link remains on main reviewer page)

Author:

- Changed upload field notice to display plain text only (vs. allowing HTML)

Modules: (see module's README.html for changes)

- Added oc_multifile
- Updated captcha, oc_subtype, oc_acceptance, oc_bid, oc_program, oc_proceedings


### OpenConf 3.21 (unreleased) ###

- Added hook: display-paper
- Added include.php: oc_displayFile(), oc_deleteFile(), oc_isFile(), oc_fileMtime(), oc_fileSize(), oc_renameFile()
- Changed code to use new oc_*file* functions where appropriate
- Changed default acceptance type Accept color to #afa for better readability
- Changed include.php:dbConnect() to use mysql_set_charset() if available
- Added reviewer's name to session array

Chair:

- Added reviewer export feature
- Added Help menu linked to support page
- Added acceptance filter to list_scores.php

Modules: (see module's README.html for changes)

- Updated oc_proceedings, oc_program, oc_bid, oc_discussion


### OpenConf 3.20 ###

- DB: Added type and extra columns to log table
- Added hook: committee-review-extra
- Dropped OC_maxTopics config setting
- Order of status table entries changed in DB.sql
- Changed header so event name is not linked if OC_confURL is empty
- Added logging of emails sent and open/close status changes
- Changed SQL NOW() to PHP date() in include-submissions.inc and review.php to account for timezone
- Added config option to keep reviewers from seeing each other's info (OC_reviewerSeeOtherReviewers)
- Added config option to include a file upload link on the submission confirmation page (OC_includeSubmissionUploadLink)
- Added include.php:$OC_timeStamp, $OC_maxRunTime, oc_checkTimeout()
- Updated lib/zones

Chair:

- Changed list_reviews.php to not display Recommendation if question not in review_inc.php
- Fixed notice when undefined special index used in email.php
- Added ability to upgrade OC_ modules through standard upgrade process
- Added option to select individual email recipients
- Added log link next to Email and Open/Close Status allowing review of log entries
- Changed set_topics to provide dynamic number of rows
- Moved OC_multipleSubmissionTopics option setting from config to topics page
- Added OC_topicColumns option to topics page
- Fixed incorrect CSS div name in set_config_adv.php
- Added and changed order of configuration options in set_config.php
- Changed automated review assignment to handle script timeout
- Changed automated review assignment to remove advocate options based on OC_paperAdvocates setting

Review:

- Fixed notice when updating profile and no topic selected
- Added label tags around topics
- Fixed hookAR references in review.php
- Added delimiter and nobreak options for review form questions in review.php
- Changed review confirmation message to use short vs. question in review.php
- Added type text for review form questions in review.php and include.php:displayReview()
- Changed location of require_once "review_inc.php"; in review.php
- Added variable in review_inc.php to specify which question(s) are to be used in checking whether a review has been completed in review.php

Author:

- Fixed number of author country fields validated in submit/edit.php
- Added upload.php id GET param to display default submission ID value

Modules: (see module's README.html for changes)

- Updated oc_discussion, filetype, oc_rebuttal, oc_bid


### OpenConf 3.10 ###

- Added hooks: chair-assign-review, chair-clear-advocate, chair-clear-review, chair-unassign-review, author-upload-validate
- Fixed OC_version notice during install
- Fixed non-global OC_configAR reference in ocsql_query()
- Changed install-db.php ocsql_query() calls back to mysql_query()
- Added label tags around format options in set_config.php
- Added exit after header() in openconf.php
- Removed checks atop install-db.php due to empty config file notices (still checked later in code)
- Moved delete/withdraw/restore submission functions from list_papers.php to include-submissions.php
- Fixed missing DROP TABLE IF EXISTS $sqlOpts option in module.php

Chair:

- Added review & advocate recommendation clear data feature
- Added config option (OC_mailCopyLast) to forward to the OC_confirmmail address a copy of the last bulk email sent (i.e., when using Chair's Email feature)

Review:

- Removed "technical" from review/guidelines.php
- Changed signup organization field note text

Author:

- Changed submit/edit organization field note text, and Technical Area field name to Topic Area
- Added submission withdraw feature
- Fixed edit submission topic error when submissions closed
- Added additional error check for file uploaded error in upload.php
- Removed extraneous variable ($fid) set in upload.php

Modules: (see module's README.html for changes)

- Updated oc_program
- Added fileinfo


### OpenConf 3.00 ###

- Minimum supported requirement changed to PHP5.2 and MySQL5
- DB: Added tables: module, config, status, template, log, withdrawn
- DB: encoding/collation now specified in DB.sql
- DB: Fixed paperadvocate primary key to just be paperid
- DB: Changed paper.accepted and paperadvocate.adv_recommendation type to VARCHAR(30)
- Standardized on UTF-8; new oc_strto(upper|lower) functions in include.php; other str*/uc* functions, mail headers & PCREs not yet compensated for
- Images added: sortasc.gif, sortdesc.gif
- Added modules and (initial) hooks support
- Changed status and (most) config options to be stored in DB
- Changed config options to be stored in $OC_configAR[]; old var names kept for now; 
- Remaining config.php values changed to constants
- Changed config.php location to a constant set in include.php
- Changed status options to be stored in $OC_statusAR[] with 0/1 value; old var names/vals kept for now
- Deprecated config-status.php
- Deprecated db.php; content now in config.php
- Added new include.php functions
- Added OC_paperAdvocates option, allowing references to advocates to be hidden
- Changed some error messages to clarify them
- Changed code to clean up PHP notices (in progress)
- Changed _SERVER['PHP_SELF'] value in include.php to sanitize it
- Added content-type HTTP header() to header.php
- Changed install order to configure DB then set up chair acct
- Changed mysql_query calls to go through ocsql_query for logging purposes
- Changed password hashing mechanism to be stronger; sign in still checks md5 for backward compatibility
- Changed email templates from files to DB
- Changed direct mail() calls to instead use oc_mail()
- Added base64 and quoted-printable (default) encodings to oc_mail in support of UTF-8
- Changed OC_cfp_open to OC_submissions_open
- Added openconf.js, and included it in header.php
- Added data/ directory
- Changed papers/ directory to reside under data/
- Minimum session.gc_maxlifetime set to 3600
- Added countries.php and countries-update.php for use in country pick lists
- Added styles to openconf.css: .rowselect:hover, .ocform
- Added common use images directory and moved openconf/*.gif and review/*.gif
- Added zones.php and zones-update.php for use in time zone pick list
- Changed all review display to include.php:displayReview()
- Added OC_headerFile and OC_footerFile to config options
- Added lib/ dir and moved DB.sql and mime.php to it
- Changed install to use lib/config-sample.php as template, and removed config.php from distro
- Changed ereg to preg
- Added reviewer ID to display of reviews
- Changed version number setting to config table entry
- Added OC_allowOrgConflict option, dropping getConflicts $sameorg param
- Changed assign_auto_* to remove org conflict option (subsumed by OC_allowOrgConflict)
- Fixed extraneous conflict check in review/show_reviews.php
- Changed "paper" in interface to more generic "submission"
- Removed the final paper upload code (previously deprecated)
- Removed the CGI file upload code
- Changed OC_reupload_open to OC_upload_open
- Added OC_view_file_open
- Changed default emailWrap to 70 characters
- Added wordwrap for non-UTF8 messages sent via oc_mail()

Chair:

- Added check for proper variable name syntax in set_config.php
- Changed email.php, list_papers.php to not display student info if trackStudent=0
- Changed set_options.php to set_status.php
- Changed paper acceptance to handle customized values
- Changed display of automated assignments to CSS and JS popups vs. title attr; widened columns; changed # to No.
- Added unassign link to list_scores.php next to Weight* definition
- Added notification to Chair home page if topics not yet set
- Added advanced configuration option; enabled by OCC_ADVANCED_CONFIGURATION in config.php
- Changed config page to group related settings; additional settings added
- Changes List Authors to limit listing by acceptance
- Added ability to withdraw papers from List Papers page
- Added time zone config option, with TZ default set to UTC
- Changed export_papers.php logic to facilitate extra field handling
- Changed db_reset.php to use TRUNCATE vs. DELETE FROM so auto_increment is also reset
- Added dividers between list_conflicts.php sections
- Added ability for chair to edit submission and upload file at any time
- Added separate open/close controls for upload and view files

Review:

- Changed sample review submission button text
- Changed signup.php form action from REQUEST_URI to PHP_SELF
- Added sanitization of all POST data in signup.php
- Changed table design in reviewer.php and fixed missing tr tag
- Changed advocate recommendation to match Chair values; Unsure changed to Undecided; advocate legend reduced
- Added notification of review recovery to session expired notice
- Changed signup/update country field to drop-down menu
- Changed review questions to an array
- Changed review.php save review, breaking it out into its own function
- Changed review.php to strip_tags() of emailed question array values
- Fixed incorrect paper download link in advocate.php
- Added reviewer ID to update profile page and next to "signed in as" username

Author:

- Added config option to limit topic selection to one (OC_multipleSubmissionTopics)
- Changed signup/update country field to drop-down menu with option to enter 2-letter ISO code
- Added label tags to (most) fields
- Changed submission form to remove file upload


### OpenConf 2.10 ###

- Removed "width: 100%" from .menufiller style; IE7 caused 2nd line
- Removed table type from DB.sql; default will be used instead

Chair:

- Removed extraneous </i> from chair/set_options.php
- Fixed location of require_once('../include.php') in set_config.php so OC_installComplete is picked up
- Fixed (removed) pidbg/ridbg code from list_conflicts.php
- Fixed $advcountAccept typo (all lower) in list_scores.php

Review:

- Fixed incorrectly closed span tag in review/signup.php

Author:

- Fixed upload.php if author enters paper ID with leading 0s


### OpenConf 2.00 ###

Chair:

- Fixed missing ; in db_backup.php for DROPs
- Fixed unclosed hidden tag in list_reviewers.php form

Author:

- Fixed double call to safeHTMLstr() in submit.php


### OpenConf 2.00rc2 ###

Review:

- Fixed review.php for incorrect inclusion of Categorization and Diff from Prior fields in reviewer email copy introduced in 20beta2
- Changed reviewer.php to add () around FROM table names prior to LEFT JOIN for MySQL 5.x compatibility


### OpenConf 2.00rc1c ###

- Changed include.php:getConflicts() to not include papers for which a reviewer is assigned (if reviewer id included)

Review:

- Fixed show_abstracts.php to set $pid prior to retrieving conflicts
- Changed reviewer.php to include reviewer id when calling getConflicts()


### OpenConf 2.00rc1b ###

Author:

- Added note in submit.php that contact author alternate email or telephone is required

Chair:

- Fixed assign_auto_reviewers.php to also delete paper sessions
- Fixed assign_auto_[reviewers/advocates].php to maintain full review/advocate info, not just assignment, when Keep Existing Assignments is set to Yes


### OpenConf 2.00rc1a ###

- Fixed replaceConstantValue() to handle var's beginning with numbers, such as database password


### OpenConf 2.00rc1 ###

- Added getPaperReviewersEmail() function to include.php
- Changed permissions (back) to write all for papers dir, config & template files
- Fixed require footer.php call in include.php:printFooter()
- Fixed header() calls with missing SID when cookies not used
- Changed "i forgot it" to "forgot username/password/ID"

Chair:

- Changed summary.php to optimize reviewers/advocates count queries, and update footnotes
- Added count of papers with at least one reviewer assigned to summary.php
- Changed email.php so List Addresses matches Send Email addresses, including duplicates
- Added multitrack paper download capability w/link from multitrack review scores
- Fixed weight value in list_scores.php to not include reviews without a recommendation
- Changed set_config.php to allow comma-delimited list for $OC_confirmMail
- Added OpenConf version number to OpenConf (first) blue bar
- Added Export Papers functionality for CSV file generation of limited set of fields (also multitrack)
- Fixed incorrect display of settings in set_options.php when form submitted

Review:

- Added email reviewers mailto link to advocate.php
- Added email reviewers mailto link to show_reviews.php; displayed if assigned as reviewer
- Added view abstract column next to paper column on main review page and view papers
- Fixed displayReviews() to show correct reviewer link if user signed in as both chair & advocate
- Fixed review recovery mechanism when cookies not used
- Added "Review/Recommendation Form" after "Title" in reviewer.php column headers
- Renamed title of Comments field in advocate recommendation form to Committee Comments

Author:

- Fixed check for submission type in author/upload.php


### OpenConf 2.00beta2 ###

- Fixed number_format call in config.php
- Email validation now (mostly) RFC(2)822 compliant and extended to handle 6-char TLD
- Added safeSQLstr around email fields in SQL calls
- Changed eregi in [chair,review]/reset.php
- Changed dbConnect to add $printHeaderFunction param & submit header params to err()
- Changed default accepted formats to PDF only
- Added Set Topics & Open Submissions to install steps
- Added param options to warn() to printHeader()
- Added title attributes to img tags missing them
- Added session_write_close() prior to header() calls where session data updated
- Changed <li> tags to &#8226; in include.php:displayReview(), show_review.php, show_reviewer.php, show_paper.php

Chair:

- Added check for $OC_allowPaperTransfers atop transfer_paper.php
- Added option to keep existing assignments when auto assigning advocates; defaults to No
- Added option to keep existing assignments when auto assigning reviewers; defaults to No
- Changed location of code for including paper's advocate as reviewer in auto review assignment to eval (vs. assignment) stage
- Changed auto review assignment to always display PC members and include "PC-" before name
- Added paper download column to list_papers.php
- Added option to override current assignment in assign advocates manually
- Added option to notify advocate of new assignment(s) in assign advocates manually
- Added option to notify reviewers of new assignment(s) in assign reviewers manually
- Changed email template/query for reviewer w/missing review to include reviews with no recommendation
- Fixed typo in reviewers_noreview template
- Added email template for reviewers missing comments to author

Review:

- Fixed review/signin.php to display header in case of a db err; see dbconnect change
- Fixed permission errors in review/paper.php
- Added email links to reviewer names when displaying reviews to a paper's advocate
- Changed review submission so reviews may be marked completed only if a recommendation is made
- Removed nobr tags around topic names in sign up
- Added topics to reviewer profile update
- Changed displayed form values that used stripslashes() to safeHTMLstr()
- Changed review.php to include isset() for submitted variables
- Changed review.php emailed review to use short topic name or first 30 chars of full topic name
- Added error checking and notice in case review.php cannot email copy of review
- Changed spacing of review email sent via review.php

Author:

- Added View Paper (author/paper.php); link on main page while re-upload is open


### OpenConf 2.00beta1 ###

- DB: Changed order of paper.accepted enum to ('T','F') in support of list_scores.php sorts
- DB: Changed display size of paper ID & reviewer ID from SMALLINT(3) to SMALLINT(4)
- DB: Added conflict table
- Changed 'Logged in as' to 'Signed in as'
- Changed validEmail routine to accept 4-char TLD
- Changed Final Paper Upload to an unlisted option (set $OC_finalPaperDirOption=1)
- Added options in config.php whether to allow Chair username or password recovery
- Added sendEmail() f'n to include.php to better handle email notifications; changed mail() calls
- Added options in config.php ($OC_notifyAuthor* & $OC_notifyReviewer*) for what type of email notification to send out
- Added option in config.php ($OC_notifyIncludeIP) whether to include IP address in email notifications
- Changed email subject lines to begin with [$OC_confName]
- Assorted code formatting cleanup
- Added link to INSTALL file in install.php
- Changed $OC_mailHeaders default in config.php to include conf name in From: line
- Changed db.php definitions to constants
- Added replaceConstantValue() f'n to include.php
- Added table prefix option in db.php; code updated throughout, including install-db.php
- Added $OC_topicColumns to specify whether topics should be displayed in 1 or 2 columns for author submit/edit and reviewer signup
- Changed chair & reviewer non-signup topic-related pages to use short topic name if available; added useTopic()
- Added hooks for multitrack event management
- Changed the way sessions are handled to faciliate multitrack event management
- Changed default location for papers directory
- Added config option as to whether Chair is permitted to change password [$OC_chairChangePassword]
- Added &nbsp; to each displayReviews() field displayed
- Changed include.php:printHeader() to require header.php, where the following were moved: HTML head, body tag, conference name
- Changed include.php:printFooter() to require footer.php, where the close body/html tages were moved
- Added config.php option ($OC_subBackupEmail) to email out a submission's SQL statements for backup prior to confirmation to user
- Consolidated install-config.php into set_config.php
- Added License agreement to install
- Changed default Content-type charset to be iso-8859-1 to match MySQL's default

Chair:

- Added database backup (db_backup.php)
- Added database reset (db_reset.php)
- Added recommendation column to list_reviews.php
- Added advocate id next to paper title in assign_advocates.php
- Added email notification options ($OC_notify*) to set_config.php
- Added count of advocate recommendations for Pending papers in list_scores.php
- Changed location of Paper Scores Legend on page
- Added sorts by PC decision and advocate recommendation to Paper Scores
- Changed link to List All Papers by Score in Review Scores to maintain sort order
- Changed List Reviews review status to distinguish started vs. non
- Added ability to sort Papers/Topics by paper; changed menu "List Papers by Topics" to "& Topics"
- Changed email.php to skip empty reviewer comments when emailing authors
- Added Authors - Student Papers as recipient group in email.php
- Changed auto_assign_[advocates,reviewers] to first check for registered reviewers
- Added advocate & reviewers w/org info to show_paper.php
- Added advocating & reviewing info to show_reviewer.php
- Added At-a-Glance Statistics
- Changed list_paper_dir.php to sort file names numeric
- Changed Submission and Sign-in confirmation message to note vs. warn class
- Changed set_format.php to also rename paper file if file with new name does not already exist
- Changed email.php to display $OC_mailHeaders in preview mode
- Changed ordering of options displayed in set_config.php to move all fields that should be modified from default to the top
- Changed preg_replace of values, splitting between numeric & string
- Added transfer_tracks.php
- Added set_conflicts.php and list_conflicts.php
- Added include.php:getConflicts() and changed assign_* to use it; optional for manual assignments
- Changed Chair home page menu ordering
- Added range column to Paper Scores
- Changed position of Unassign buttons in list_reviewer/advocates.php
- Changed sub-sort order for list_reviews.php
- Fixed conflict catching routine to ignore empty org fields
- Changed list_papers.php SQL call so papers (somehow) w/o authors get listed
- Added multitrack option for chair to view other track's Paper/Review Scores pages
- Fixed assign_auto_* to check for conflicts when doing random assignments
- Added option for assign_auto_reviewers.php to include PC members
- Changed default option for allow reviewers from same org to No in assign_auto_*
- Fixed emails sent to advocate/reviewer with no recommendation/review so only 1 message is sent

Review:

- Changed signup to accept period (.) and dash (-) in username
- Changed signup to check whether email already registered
- Changed Areas of Interest note wording on sign up to select at least one area of interest (vs. 3-8)
- Updated guidelines.php text and added beginSession() so username displayed
- Removed Guidelines link from page; still left in menu
- Added ability for reviewer & advocates to see reviews & papers with various config.php-defined permissions (list_papers.php, show_reviews.php added) [reviewer.php, paper.php modified]
- Added error checking whether able to send review copy email in review.php

Author:

- Changed upload.php to check for chair password first before making db call to check paper password
- Added move_uploaded_file error checking in upload.php
- Changed submission & uploads to also set paper.lastupdate date
- Changed paper submission button to hide & display Processing... message when clicked
- Changed Technical Areas note wording on edit/submit to select at least one area (vs. 1-8)
- Changed upload.php to update format after uploaded paper is moved to papers dir
- Changed upload.php to remove check of whether file already exists before overwrite
- Added hooks for intermediary upload.cgi script submission to allow larger file uploads for some hosts


### OpenConf 1.22 ###

Chair:

- Changed chair session handling in set_config.php to be based on added config.php:$OC_sessionName
- Fixed set_config.php to properly handle update of textarea fields with newlines

Review:

- Fixed non-verified HTML input string displayed to browser when listing papers

Author:

- Fixed mailto link displayed when file fails to upload in upload.php


### OpenConf 1.21 ###

Chair:

- Fixed header() call after initial output in set_config.php


### OpenConf 1.20 ###

- Fixed stylesheet spacing (padding) for menu line
- Changed mysql_create_db to mysql_query call in install-db.php for PHP/MySQL4 builds
- Changed install-db.php to maintain checkbox settings in case of error
- Added conference unique session names

Chair:

- Fixed incorrect auto assignment of unmatched paper reviewers to rid 0
- Fixed incorrect auto assignment of unmatched paper advocates to aid 0
- Fixed Paper Scores to display papers with no advocate recommendation or reviews
- Changed default display order of Paper Scores to be descending by score
- Changed default sort order listing for show_scores.php and list_topics.php to score descending
- Added * to list_scores.php weight column to indicate inclusion of recommendation scores from incomplete reviews
- Fixed list_papers.php to also delete paper file (if present) when deleting paper
- Fixed checkbox & background color display in list advocates/reviews

Review:

- Added email validation check in email_username.php

Author:

- Fixed link to Program Chair in submission and edit confirmation pages
- Changed submission/edit error checking, display, and added additional checks: contact author value, contact author email and name, contact author alternate email or phone, student value, whether paper already submitted (sub only)
- Cleaned up some of the code for submit.php and edit.php
- Changed how contact author is displayed in confirmation message
- Added email validation check in email_papers.php and reset.php


### OpenConf 1.10 ###

- Removed $OC_pdfOnly option (config.php, chair/install-config.php, chair/set_config.php, author/upload.php, author/submit.php)
- Consolidated $OC_paperFldNote to one line in config.php
- Changed $OC_confirmmail default value in config.php
- Removed "(preferred)" after PDF type ($OC_formatAR)
- Removed PDF blurb from $OC_paperFldNote
- Added safeHTMLstr function to include.php
- Fixed non-verified HTML input strings displayed to browser
- Changed direct htmlentities() calls to safeHTMLstr()
- Changed config-status.php default options to all be closed
- Changed $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] to $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] in include.php
- Updated INSTALL file

Chair:

- Changed email.php to prevent composing email when no email addresses available
- Changed email.php to list email address sorted/unique
- Added set_format.php, allowing chair to set paper format (useful when paper is separately uploaded)
- Changed install-config.php to allow configuration of additional settings
- Changed set_config.php from View Config to Change Config, allowing mod of additional settings (a la install-config.php)
- Added "i forgot it" options to Chair's signin.php for username (chair/email_username.php) and password (chair/reset.php)
- Changed show_paper to display Yes/No vs. T/F for Student

Author:

- Modified submit.php and upload.php to list paper format option based on $OC_extar (vs. $OC_formatAR)


### OpenConf 1.04 ###

Author:

- Fixed incorrect title/topic validation in author/edit.php when CFP is closed 


### OpenConf 1.03 ###

Chair:

- Fixed display of final paper in chair/list_paper_dir.php & review/paper.php


### OpenConf 1.02 ###

Chair:

- Fixed incorrect variables ($OC_paperDir -> $dir) in chair/list_paper_dir.php


### OpenConf 1.01 ###

Chair:

- Fixed incorrect link to reviewer when displaying committee members by topic


### OpenConf 1.0 ###

Chair:

- Fixed use of upper case in Chair username
- Fixed List Paper Directory to only include regular files
- Fixed improper display of review completion status in show_scores
- Added option to view accepted (or all) paper topics & country/topic count
- Rearranged Papers sub-menu
- Added a width attribute to list_papers checkbox/id columns
- Added indication of student papers to list_papers

Review:

- Fixed improper display of review completion status in advocates

Author:

- Fixed formatting in author sub/edit confirmation emails
- Added note next to Paper: Browse... field indicating when it's PDF only


### OpenConf 1.0RC2 ###

Chair:

- Fixed email.php where authorcomments not included when emailing accepted/rejected paper authors
- Corrected email.php replacing die's with err's
- Removed href link from review/reviewer_info.html


### OpenConf 1.0RC1 ###

Chair:

- Corrected extraneous single-quote in chair/unassign_review.php line 31


### OpenConf 1.0beta2 ###

- Updated footer
- Added a warn function to include.php

Chair:

- Added error handlers to auto_assign_* for when no rev/adv signed up, no papers submitted, or no rev/adv-topic match exists


### OpenConf 1.0beta1 ###

- Added installation script; updated INSTALL file
- Now requires PHP 4.3+ (which for security reasons you should have anyway)
- Chair/Reviewer session timeouts now set in config.php and may be disabled
- Added recovery mechanism for rev/adv submit of review/recommendation when session timed out
- Author & Reviewer names now broken out between first/given and last/family name
- config-chair.php renamed config-status.php, and some const moved to config.php; $OC_chairCfgFile renamed to $OC_statusCfgFile
- Prefixed all global constant names in config.php and config-chair.php w/OC_
- Changed default display value for maxFileSize to php.ini upload_max_filesize val
- Commented out session_register()'s as no longer recommended for PHP 4.1+
- Removed SID references in non header href's as not required for PHP 4.2+
- Added Paper size next to paper links
- Fixed signout to skip signin check before destroying session variables
- Changed Chair error messages to not tell the Chair to contact the Chair :)
- mail() headers now defined by constant in config.php
- Changed remaining $HTTP_VAR to $_GET['HTTP_VAR'] or $_POST['HTTP_VAR']
- Changed remaining $VAR[idx] to $VAR['idx'] for non-numeric idx
- Program & Review Committees sign-in/up broken out
- Added paper.php:header(Pragma: public) to resolve IE https download problem
- Changed mysql_escape_string(stripslashes()) to include.php f'n safeSQLstr()
- Changed include/require's to require_once
- header/footer.html absorbed into include.php
- header.php CSS now in openconf.css, and TITLE/body now includes OC_confName
- Fixed word 'preferred' in config.php $OC_formatAR
- Changed notices atop paper submission page and with paper upload field to const in config.php
- Interface changed, menus added
- Chair/Reviewer Sign Out now takes you back to OpenConf Home
- Removed keycode.php; functionality now directly in signup.php
- Added auto focus to first field in sign-in/upload forms
- Added tabindex to sign-in/upload forms
- Email validity now done by include.php:validEmail()
- Extracted reviews display from show_score.php and advocate.php into f'n include.php:displayReview()
- Added [author|reviewer].[email|organization] as indices in db
- Changed paperid and reviewerid db fields to SMALLINT to accomodate larger conferences
- Added paper.pcnotes db field
- Added reviewer.url db field

Chair:

- Added Email capability, including ability to list emails
- Removed list_reviewers_email.php
- Chair's home page menus modified
- Chair's pwd can be used in lieu of author/committee (config.php setting)
- Auto Assignment of Advocates & Reviewers
- List Reviewers by Topic
- List Papers by Topic
- Show Paper Count by Country / Topic
- List Directory: Papers, Final Papers
- Review Scores / Accept-Reject paper page now includes advocate and reviewer comments, and a PC notes field
- List Paper Scores now includes accept/reject/pending count, ability to sort by score/pid, advocate recommendation, and show_scores link from Decision column
- List Reviews by paper/reviewer consolidated into a single function; unassign_review updated
- List Review/Advocates id's broken into sep. columns with sort across columns
- List Recommendation Count removed
- Assign Reviews/Advocates now shows reviewers/advocates count and reviews count; sort also added
- Assign Advocates now has option to assign as reviewer at same time
- Assign Reviews now shows whether reviewer is in PC
- Width of paper title select tags limited (Assign Rev/Adv, Delete Papers)
- Set HP Options updated to reflect split in Rev/PC Committee sign-in/up
- Changed Assign Advocates to limit advocates per paper to 1; paperadvocate tbl index chgd
- List/Unassign Advocates includes option to remove as reviewer
- Sorts changed to click on column header vs. [ sort ]
- Show paper now has author's email address hyperlinked
- Delete papers integrated with List Papers
- Settings:
	- open/close committee sign in

Review:

- Corrected span class name (err) in review/signup.php for pwds reset notice
- Added spacing between topic columns in review/signup.php, and <nobr> for topics
- Reviewer now has the option to have copy of review emailed to them
- Added suggestion to print/copy review before submitting it
- Changed author/reviewer comment fields to parse through htmlentities prior to display
- Added URL field to Reviewer sign up form and reviewer info display
- Added use of completed field to track when a review has been completed

Advocate:

- At-a-glance view of Accepted/Rejected/Unsure papers

Authors:

- Additional notification when paper not uploaded

	
### OpenConf 0.4a ###

- Now requires at least PHP 4.1.0
- Changed sessions to time out 1 hour after last use vs. login
- Fixed bug in author/upload.php where paper format not updating
- Migrated all $PHP_SELF to $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']


### OpenConf 0.4 ###

- Sample reviewer form now dynamically generated
- Program Chair email now set in config.php
- Config.php options added: Track student papers, Only accept PDF papers
- Paper directory is now protected from browsing (for Apache)
- Paper retrieval is now through paper.php
- Began prefixing OpenConf global vars with OC_

Chair:

- Settings:
	- open/close CFP, Edit Submissions, Re-Upload Paper, Upload Paper
	- open/close committee sign up
	- change committee sign-up keycodes
	- Change Password
	- Set Topics
	- View install config settings
- Unassign reviews
- Unassign advocates

Reviewer:

- Select multiple sessions when reviewing a paper

Advocate:

- Added recommendation and comments

Authors:

- Submissions now require a password
- Edit submissions
- Re-Upload Paper
- Upload Final Paper
- Submission form won't come up unless at least one topic has been set by chair


### OpenConf 0.3 ###

Chair:

- Delete Paper
- Recommendation Count
- Paper Scores
- Review Scores
- Accept/Reject papers (under Review Scores)

Reviewer:

- Email username


### OpenConf 0.2 ###

Committee:

- Sign In
- Password Reset
- Review Papers
- Update Profile
- Sign Out
- PC View Reviews

Chair:

- List Authors
- Assign Reviews
- List Reviews (paper/reviewer)
- Show Review
- Assign Advocates
- List Advocates (paper/advocate)


### OpenConf 0.1 ###

Author:

- Paper submission

Committee:

- Committee Sign up

Chair:

- List Papers
- Show Paper
- List Reviewers
- Show Reviewer
- List Email (program/review)
- Country Count
- Topic Count