Choose Which Program to Clone

December 1, 2025

To get started on a brand new conference or start a new cycle on an existing conference, it is easiest to use the OpenWater Duplicate Program feature.

If you are running another cycle of a program that has already run, you should duplicate the prior year’s program. However, if you are starting a brand new program, then you should either duplicate the “DP Submission Site to Clone” or “Standard Conference Template” programs shown here:

Clone Standard Conference Template if it follows the typical 4-round process.

Follow this guide on duplicating a program: https://help.getopenwater.com/en/articles/1299745-duplicate-or-clone-an-existing-program

Request New Public Website if Applicable

If this is the first time you are running this program through OpenWater, you can request via a support ticket to have a new domain and public website created.

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