update conference to program (#2)

Co-authored-by: ubc-tuehoang <[email protected]>

.env.default

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ HOTCRP_CONTACT_NAME=Chairs
 HOTCRP_PAPER_SITE=
 
 
-
 # Mandatory: Server address of the SMTP server to use.
 #SMTP_SERVER=
 

etc/helptopics.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [
     {
         "name": "chair", "title": "Chair’s guide", "order": 0,
-        "description": "<0>How to run a conference using HotCRP."
+        "description": "<0>How to run a program using HotCRP."
     },
     {
         "name": "chair/presubmission", "order": 0,

etc/mailtemplates.json

@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
 		"subject": "[%CONFSHORTNAME%] Withdrawn submission #%NUMBER% %TITLEHINT%",
 		"body": [
 			"Greetings,\n\n",
-			"%CONFSHORTNAME% submission #%NUMBER%, which you reviewed or were assigned to review, has been withdrawn from consideration for the conference.\n\n",
+			"%CONFSHORTNAME% submission #%NUMBER%, which you reviewed or were assigned to review, has been withdrawn from consideration for the program.\n\n",
 			"%IF(ADMINUPDATE)%An administrator withdrew the submission.%ELSE%Authors can withdraw submissions during the review process.%ENDIF%%IF(REASON)% They provided this reason: %REASON%%ENDIF%\n\n",
 			"* Title: %TITLE%\n",
 			"* Author(s): %OPT(AUTHORS)%\n",
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@
 		"subject": "[%CONFSHORTNAME%] Accepted submission #%NUMBER% %TITLEHINT%",
 		"body": [
 			"Dear author(s),\n\n",
-			"The %CONFNAME% program committee is delighted to inform you that your submission #%NUMBER% has been accepted to appear in the conference.\n\n",
+			"The %CONFNAME% program committee is delighted to inform you that your submission #%NUMBER% has been accepted to appear in the program.\n\n",
 			"* Title: %TITLE%\n",
 			"* Author(s): %OPT(AUTHORS)%\n",
 			"* Site: %URL(paper, p=%NUMBER%, %AUTHORVIEWCAPABILITY%)%\n\n",
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@
 		"subject": "[%CONFSHORTNAME%] Rejected submission #%NUMBER% %TITLEHINT%",
 		"body": [
 			"Dear author(s),\n\n",
-			"The %CONFNAME% program committee is sorry to inform you that your submission #%NUMBER% was rejected, and will not appear in the conference.\n\n",
+			"The %CONFNAME% program committee is sorry to inform you that your submission #%NUMBER% was rejected, and will not appear in the program.\n\n",
 			"* Title: %TITLE%\n",
 			"* Author(s): %OPT(AUTHORS)%\n",
 			"* Site: %URL(paper, p=%NUMBER%, %AUTHORVIEWCAPABILITY%)%\n\n",

etc/msgs.json

@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@
         ]
     },
 
-    ["resp_instrux", "The authors’ response should address reviewer concerns and correct misunderstandings. Make it short and to the point; the conference deadline has passed."],
-    ["resp_instrux", "The authors’ response should address reviewer concerns and correct misunderstandings. Make it short and to the point; the conference deadline has passed. Try to stay within {wordlimit} words.", ["{wordlimit}>0"]],
+    ["resp_instrux", "The authors’ response should address reviewer concerns and correct misunderstandings. Make it short and to the point; the program deadline has passed."],
+    ["resp_instrux", "The authors’ response should address reviewer concerns and correct misunderstandings. Make it short and to the point; the program deadline has passed. Try to stay within {wordlimit} words.", ["{wordlimit}>0"]],
 
     {"in": "conflictdef", "out": "This includes past advisors and students, people with the same affiliation, and any recent (~2 years) coauthors and collaborators.", "template": true},
 

etc/settinggroups.json

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 [
     {
         "name": "basics", "order": 0, "title": "Basics",
-        "description": "<0>Conference name, site contact, and email."
+        "description": "<0>Program name, site contact, and email."
     },
     {   "name": "info", "alias": "basics"   },
     {
         "name": "basics/names", "order": 10,
         "print_function": "Basics_SettingParser::print_names",
-        "title": "Conference information",
+        "title": "Program information",
         "settings": [
             "conference_abbreviation",
             "conference_name",

etc/settinginfo.json

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 [
     {
         "name": "conference_abbreviation", "storage": "opt.shortName",
-        "title": "Conference abbreviation",
+        "title": "Program abbreviation",
         "type": "simplestring", "size": 20, "autogrow": true,
         "parser_class": "Basics_SettingParser"
     },
     {
         "name": "conference_name", "storage": "opt.longName",
-        "title": "Conference name", "placeholder": "(same as abbreviation)",
+        "title": "Program name", "placeholder": "(same as abbreviation)",
         "type": "simplestring", "size": 70,
         "parser_class": "Basics_SettingParser"
     },
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
     },
     {
         "name": "conference_url", "storage": "opt.conferenceSite",
-        "title": "Conference URL",
+        "title": "Program URL",
         "type": "url", "required": false, "size": 70, "placeholder": "N/A"
     },
     {

etc/submissionfieldlibrary.json

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
         "type": "topics",
         "sample_view": {
             "name": "Topic selector",
-            "description": "Use topic selector fields to collect different kinds of topic entries, such as to distinguish a paper’s primary and secondary topics. Topic selectors use the conference’s global list of topics."
+            "description": "Use topic selector fields to collect different kinds of topic entries, such as to distinguish a paper’s primary and secondary topics. Topic selectors use the program’s global list of topics."
         }
     },
     {

lib/createdb.sh

@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ if ! $quiet && ! $batch && ! [ -n "$options_file" -a -f "$options_file" ]; then
     echo "* You are responsible for supporting this installation." 1>&2
     echo "*" 1>&2
     echo "* Supported installations are available at https://hotcrp.com/" 1>&2
-    echo "* for a per-submission fee (ACM- and USENIX-sponsored conferences" 1>&2
+    echo "* for a per-submission fee (ACM- and USENIX-sponsored programs" 1>&2
     echo "* can take advantage of site-wide agreements)." 1>&2
     echo 1>&2
     while true; do
@@ -205,9 +205,9 @@ fi
 
 if ! $batch; then
     if $dbuser_existing; then
-        echo "Creating the database for your conference."
+        echo "Creating the database for your program."
     else
-        echo "Creating the database and database user for your conference."
+        echo "Creating the database and database user for your program."
     fi
     if test -z "$granthosts"; then
         echo "* Access for the database user is allowed only from the local host."

package.json

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "eslint": "^8.21.0"
   },
   "name": "hotcrp",
-  "description": "HotCRP Conference Review Software",
+  "description": "HotCRP Program Review Software",
   "version": "3.0.0",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",

src/help/h_chairsguide.php

@@ -116,10 +116,7 @@ static function print_assignments(HelpRenderer $hth, $gj) {
 
         } else if ($gj->itemid === 5) {
             echo "<li><p><strong>", $hth->setting_link("Prepare tracks (optional).", "track"),
-  "</strong> Tracks give chairs fine-grained control over PC
-  members’ access rights for individual papers. Example situations calling for
-  tracks include external review committees, PC-paper review committees, and
-  multi-track conferences.</li>\n";
+  "</strong> Tracks give chairs fine-grained control over PC members’ access rights for individual papers. Example situations calling for tracks include external review committees, PC-paper review committees, and multi-track programs.</li>\n";
 
         } else if ($gj->itemid === 6) {
             echo "<li><p><strong>", $hth->hotlink("Collect review preferences from the PC.", "reviewprefs"), "</strong>
@@ -165,20 +162,12 @@ static function print_assignments(HelpRenderer $hth, $gj) {
 
     static function print_chair_conflicts(HelpRenderer $hth) {
         echo $hth->subhead("Chair conflicts");
-        echo "<p>Chairs and system administrators can access any information stored in the
-conference system, including reviewer identities for conflicted papers.
-It is easiest to simply accept such conflicts as a fact of life. Chairs
-who can’t handle conflicts fairly shouldn’t be chairs. However, HotCRP
-does offer other mechanisms for conflicted reviews.</p>
+        echo "<p>Chairs and system administrators can access any information stored in the program system, including reviewer identities for conflicted papers. It is easiest to simply accept such conflicts as a fact of life. Chairs who can’t handle conflicts fairly shouldn’t be chairs. However, HotCRP does offer other mechanisms for conflicted reviews.</p>
 
 <p>First, each paper can be assigned a <em>paper administrator</em>: a PC member
 who manages that paper’s reviewing and discussion. Use the left-hand side of a ",
 $hth->hotlink("submission’s assignment page", "assign"), " to enter its administrator. (You may need to
-“Override conflicts” to access the assignment page.)
-Paper administrators have full privilege to assign and view reviews for their
-papers, and can, for example, use the autoassignment tool, but they cannot change
-conference settings. When a paper
-has an administrator, chair conflicts cannot be overridden.</p>
+“Override conflicts” to access the assignment page.) Paper administrators have full privilege to assign and view reviews for their papers, and can, for example, use the autoassignment tool, but they cannot change program settings. When a paper has an administrator, chair conflicts cannot be overridden.</p>
 
 <p>Paper administrators make life easy for PC reviewers and greatly restrict
 conflicted chairs’ access. Usually this suffices.
@@ -219,7 +208,7 @@ static function print_premeeting(HelpRenderer $hth, $gj) {
             echo "<li><p>Set <strong>", $hth->setting_link("PC can see review contents", "review_visibility_pc"),
   "</strong> to “Yes” (optional). This opens up the reviews to the program committee,
   allowing everyone to see scores and read reviews for non-conflicted papers.
-  (During most conferences’ review periods, a PC member can see a paper’s reviews
+  (During most programs’ review periods, a PC member can see a paper’s reviews
   only after completing their own review for that paper.)</p></li>\n";
 
         } else if ($gj->itemid === 3) {
@@ -291,9 +280,8 @@ static function print_atmeeting(HelpRenderer $hth, $gj) {
   " to expose decisions to PC members if desired.</p></li>\n";
 
         } else if ($gj->itemid === 4) {
-            echo "<li><p><strong>Shepherding (optional).</strong> If your conference uses
-  shepherding for accepted papers, you can assign shepherds either ",
-  $hth->hotlink("paper by paper", "paper"), " or ", $hth->hotlink("automatically", "autoassign", "t=accepted"), ".</p></li>\n";
+            echo "<li><p><strong>Shepherding (optional).</strong> If your program uses shepherding for accepted applications, you can assign shepherds either ",
+  $hth->hotlink("application by application", "paper"), " or ", $hth->hotlink("automatically", "autoassign", "t=accepted"), ".</p></li>\n";
         }
     }
 

src/help/h_developer.php

@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ function print_usage() {
     }
 
     function print_settings() {
-        echo "<p>The chair-only <code>api/settings</code> endpoint accesses
-conference settings in ",
+        echo "<p>The chair-only <code>api/settings</code> endpoint accesses program settings in ",
     $this->hth->hotlink("JSON format", "help", ["t" => "jsonsettings"]) . ".
 To modify settings, use the POST method and provide a JSON request body.
 Examples:</p>
@@ -91,8 +90,7 @@ function print_settings() {
     }
 
     function print_submissions() {
-        echo "<p>The <code>api/paper</code> endpoint accesses conference
-submissions. GET calls return paper information; use
+        echo "<p>The <code>api/paper</code> endpoint accesses program submissions. GET calls return paper information; use
 <code>api/PAPERID/paper</code> to return one paper, and
 <code>api/paper?q=SEARCH&amp;t=SEARCHTYPE</code> to return all papers matching
 <code>SEARCH</code>.</p>";

src/help/h_jsonsettings.php

@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@ function __construct(HelpRenderer $hth) {
     function print() {
         echo "<p>With ",
             $this->hth->setting_group_link("Settings &gt; Advanced", "json"),
-            ", administrators can configure site operation by modifying a JSON
-specification. Advanced users can copy settings from one conference to
-another and configure aspects of the site not accessible via the normal
-settings UI.</p>";
+            ", administrators can configure site operation by modifying a JSON specification. Advanced users can copy settings from one program to another and configure aspects of the site not accessible via the normal settings UI.</p>";
 
 
         echo $this->hth->subhead("View settings");
@@ -117,11 +114,9 @@ class=\"settings-jpath\">decision</code> is an array with one entry per
 }</code></pre></li>
 
 
-<li><p><strong>Copying settings between conferences.</strong> Beware of IDs
-when copying settings between conferences. Unless you are careful, the IDs
-used in one conference may differ from the IDs in another. Consider removing
-the IDs from a conference’s JSON settings before uploading those settings to
-another conference.</p></li>
+<li><p><strong>Copying settings between programs.</strong> Beware of IDs
+when copying settings between programs. Unless you are careful, the IDs
+used in one program may differ from the IDs in another. Consider removing the IDs from a program’s JSON settings before uploading those settings to another program.</p></li>
 
 
 <li><p><strong>Other common components</strong> in object lists include

src/help/h_revround.php

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 class RevRound_HelpTopic {
     static function print(HelpRenderer $hth) {
-        echo "<p>Many conferences divide their review assignments into named <em>rounds</em>,
+        echo "<p>Many programs divide their review assignments into named <em>rounds</em>,
 such as “R1” or “lastround”.
 (We suggest very short names like “R1”.)
 Different review rounds can have different deadlines and can even have different fields on their review forms.

src/help/h_search.php

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static function print(HelpRenderer $hth) {
 " and use “With <b>any</b> of the words” and “<b>Without</b> the words.”</p>
 
 <p>You can search several categories, depending on your role in the
-conference. Options include:</p>
+program. Options include:</p>
 <ul>
 <li><b>", PaperSearch::limit_description($hth->conf, "s"), "</b> &mdash; all submissions ready for review.</li>
 <li><b>", PaperSearch::limit_description($hth->conf, "a"), "</b> &mdash; submissions for which you’re a contact.</li>
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static function print(HelpRenderer $hth) {
 </ul>
 
 <p>Search won’t show you information you aren’t supposed to see.  For example,
-authors can only search their own submissions, and if the conference used
+authors can only search their own submissions, and if the program used
 anonymous submission, then only the PC chairs can search by author.</p>
 
 <p>By default, search examines titles, abstracts, and authors. ",

src/help/h_votetags.php

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 class VoteTags_HelpTopic {
     static function print(HelpRenderer $hth) {
         $votetag = $hth->example_tag(TagInfo::TF_ALLOTMENT) ?? "vote";
-        echo "<p>Some conferences have PC members vote for papers. In
+        echo "<p>Some programs have PC members vote for papers. In
 <em>allotment voting</em>, each PC member is assigned a vote allotment to
 distribute among unconflicted papers; a PC member might assign one vote to one
 submission and five to another. In <em>approval voting</em>, each PC member

src/multiconference.php

@@ -169,9 +169,9 @@ static private function make_qrequest() {
     /** @return string */
     static private function nonexistence_error() {
         if (PHP_SAPI === "cli") {
-            return "Conference not specified. Use `-n CONFID` to specify a conference.";
+            return "Program not specified. Use `-n CONFID` to specify a program.";
         } else {
-            return "Conference not specified.";
+            return "Program not specified.";
         }
     }
 

src/pages/p_adminhome.php

@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ static function print(Contact $user) {
         }
         // Conference names
         if ($conf->opt("shortNameDefaulted")) {
-            $ml[] = new MessageItem(null, "<5><a href=\"" . $conf->hoturl("settings", "group=basics") . "\">Set the conference abbreviation</a> to a short name for your conference, such as “OSDI ’14”", MessageSet::WARNING_NOTE);
+            $ml[] = new MessageItem(null, "<5><a href=\"" . $conf->hoturl("settings", "group=basics") . "\">Set the program abbreviation</a> to a short name for your program, such as “OSDI ’14”", MessageSet::WARNING_NOTE);
         } else if (simplify_whitespace($conf->short_name) != $conf->short_name) {
-            $ml[] = new MessageItem(null, "<5>The <a href=\"" . $conf->hoturl("settings", "group=basics") . "\">conference abbreviation</a> setting has a funny value. To fix it, remove leading and trailing spaces, use only space characters (no tabs or newlines), and make sure words are separated by single spaces (never two or more)", MessageSet::WARNING);
+            $ml[] = new MessageItem(null, "<5>The <a href=\"" . $conf->hoturl("settings", "group=basics") . "\">program abbreviation</a> setting has a funny value. To fix it, remove leading and trailing spaces, use only space characters (no tabs or newlines), and make sure words are separated by single spaces (never two or more)", MessageSet::WARNING);
         }
         // Site contact
         $site_contact = $conf->site_contact();
         if (!$site_contact->email || $site_contact->email == "[email protected]") {
-            $ml[] = new MessageItem(null, "<5><a href=\"" . $conf->hoturl("settings", "group=basics") . "\">Set the conference contact’s name and email</a> so submitters can reach someone if things go wrong", MessageSet::URGENT_NOTE);
+            $ml[] = new MessageItem(null, "<5><a href=\"" . $conf->hoturl("settings", "group=basics") . "\">Set the program contact’s name and email</a> so submitters can reach someone if things go wrong", MessageSet::URGENT_NOTE);
         }
         // Configuration updates
         if ($conf->opt("oAuthTypes")) {

src/pages/p_home.php

@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ function print_welcome() {
         echo '<div class="homegrp">Welcome to the ', htmlspecialchars($this->conf->full_name()), " submissions site.";
         if (($site = $this->conf->opt("conferenceSite"))
             && $site !== $this->conf->opt("paperSite"))
-            echo " For general conference information, see ", Ht::link(htmlspecialchars($site), htmlspecialchars($site)), ".";
+            echo " For general program information, see ", Ht::link(htmlspecialchars($site), htmlspecialchars($site)), ".";
         echo '</div>';
     }
 

src/pages/p_mail.php

@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ function print_template() {
                     Ht::button("Change template", ["id" => "template-changer", "class" => "ui js-mail-set-template"]), '</div>';
         } else {
             echo '<div class="mr-2">', Ht::button("Load template", ["class" => "ui js-mail-set-template"]), '</div>',
-                '<div class="small">Templates are mail texts tailored for common conference tasks.</div>';
+                '<div class="small">Templates are mail texts tailored for common program tasks.</div>';
         }
         echo '</div>';
     }

src/pages/p_mergeaccounts.php

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ private function handle_merge() {
             return false;
         }
         if (!$this->user->contactId && !$other->contactId) {
-            $this->conf->warning_msg("<0>Neither of those accounts has any data associated with this conference");
+            $this->conf->warning_msg("<0>Neither of those accounts has any data associated with this program");
             return false;
         }
         if ($other->contactId && $other->contactId === $this->user->contactId) {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ private function print() {
             'You may have multiple accounts registered; perhaps you were asked to review
 papers using different email addresses. This form will allow you to transfer information
 between accounts, including authorship, reviews, and PC status. (Note that the
-transfer will only affect information currently stored in this conference.)</p></div>';
+transfer will only affect information currently stored in this program.)</p></div>';
 
         echo Ht::form($this->conf->hoturl("=mergeaccounts")),
             '<div class="', $this->ms->control_class("email", "f-i"), '">',