We are glad to announce new features and improvements on Indico v0.98b2, such as:

• HTTP Export API: Indico allows you to programmatically access the content of its database by exposing various information like category contents, events, room and room bookings through a web service. You can also access protected information using an access control service. Learn more here.
  
• E-payment extra fee: Conference organisers can setup extra fees for credit card payments. For instance, one can choose to charge extra 4 CHF with VISA, MasterCard, etc. Check it out in your conference, Registration > E-payment > CERN E-payment. 
• Electronic agreement: when requesting a webcast or recording for your event, there is no need for authors to sign a paper agreement anymore. Now this is done electronically throug Indico. Learn more here.
• Contact info: Category managers owning protected categories can set contact details to be used in case of an Access Error. In such a case, a user that cannot access (and he should) will know who to contact.
• Automatic profile update: Your personal data is automatically updated with the information from CERN database. If you want to keep a different Indico profile you can now edit it and avoid the synchrozation.
• Map of rooms: The map of rooms has become the home page of the room booking system.
• Importer: Indico Timetable has a new feature Import. This tool can be used to fetch information from CDS and attach it to your event timetable. Learn more here.
  

• Room blocking: If you are a room manager and you need to prevent bookings during a given period for a set of rooms, this is your feature. Block a room for any period of time and nobody but you will be able to create bookings. Learn more here.