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OpenRostrum

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Spec score 7.4 #21 of 28 in Speaker Management Software

What it is

OpenRostrum is conference speaker, submission, and program management software covering outreach through a published agenda. Its searchable speaker directory supports segments, event assignments, and an eight-stage prospect pipeline with scores, notes, and history. Organizers can build multi-step calls for speakers with reusable fields, conditional questions, deadlines, draft rules, and configurable limits for speakers, chairs, and moderators. Proposals can be routed by track and marked approve, maybe, or deny; optional AI first-pass scoring includes a rationale, while humans can override it. A speaker portal handles bios, headshots, slides, task forms, and submission status. The agenda builder uses a day-by-room grid and flags double-booked speakers or rooms. Published outputs include schedule, speaker, session, gallery, and itinerary views, styled embeds, and filtered HTML, JSON, XML, and iCal feeds. .ics invitations can work with Gmail, Outlook, and Apple Calendar. Airtable sync, CSV export, ZIP downloads, and self-hosting are also listed.

Spec sheet

Purpose
OpenRostrum manages conference speakers, submissions, and programs from speaker outreach through published agenda.Read 8 Oct 2026 · openrostrum.com
Intended users
The site describes OpenRostrum as conference speaker, submission, and program management software.Read 8 Oct 2026 · openrostrum.com
Agenda
The agenda builder places accepted sessions on a day-by-room grid and flags double-booked speakers and rooms.Read 8 Oct 2026 · openrostrum.com
Airtable
The product comparison page lists Airtable sync as an OpenRostrum capability.Read 8 Oct 2026 · openrostrum.com
Calendar integration
Acceptance and schedule-change emails can include .ics invitations, which the site says work with Gmail, Outlook, and Apple Calendar.Read 8 Oct 2026 · openrostrum.com
Calls for speakers
Organizers can build multi-step CFP forms with reusable fields, conditional questions, deadlines, draft rules, and configurable speaker, chair, and moderator limits.Read 8 Oct 2026 · openrostrum.com
Data portability
The site says users can export CSV data, download uploaded files in a ZIP, and use JSON, XML, and iCal feeds.Read 8 Oct 2026 · openrostrum.com
License and hosting
OpenRostrum states that it is MIT licensed, can be self-hosted, and has no paid tier that unlocks features.Read 8 Oct 2026 · openrostrum.com
Publishing
Published content includes schedule, speaker, session, gallery, and itinerary views, plus styled embeds and filtered HTML, JSON, XML, and iCal feeds.Read 8 Oct 2026 · openrostrum.com
Review
Proposals can be routed by track and reviewed with approve, maybe, or deny decisions; optional AI first-pass scoring includes rationale, and humans can override results.Read 8 Oct 2026 · openrostrum.com
Speaker CRM
Its searchable speaker directory supports segments, event assignments, and an eight-stage prospect pipeline with scores, notes, and history.Read 8 Oct 2026 · openrostrum.com
Speaker portal
Speakers can manage bios, headshots, slides, task forms, and see the status of each submission in a self-service portal.Read 8 Oct 2026 · openrostrum.com

Plans and prices

OpenRostrum Free Free · MIT · all features on hosted and self-hosted editions Read 8 Oct 2026 · openrostrum.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Eight-stage speaker pipeline with scores and history
  • Configurable CFP forms and submission limits
  • Human-overridable AI proposal scoring
  • Agenda grid flags speaker and room conflicts
  • MIT licensed with hosted and self-hosted editions

Limits

  • Conference-focused rather than general event management
  • No paid tier is listed to unlock features

Who it suits

OpenRostrum suits conference teams managing speakers, submissions, reviews, scheduling, and published programs. It fits organizations wanting hosted or self-hosted deployment with MIT licensing and export options.

Verdict

OpenRostrum covers speaker CRM, proposal intake, review, scheduling, publishing, and speaker self-service in one system. Its configurable workflows, conflict flags, feeds, exports, and self-hosting options define the package.

Where Specifiction places it

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