Most abstract review problems start before a reviewer reads a single submission. On the day after the deadline, a conference manager opens three spreadsheets and finds that 18 abstracts have no topic category. The program team is already chasing authors and patching data before the review has even begun. Reviewers will inherit those gaps unless the intake workflow stops them first.
A review committee should judge content quality, not repair inconsistent submissions. Organizers need one controlled workflow that validates data at intake, assigns ownership for exceptions, and keeps accepted records connected through to speaker management and session scheduling. With that structure in place, event teams can audit each decision without rebuilding the history from email threads.
