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Paper accepted, but I dropped the ball, but they also dropped the ball

Is this normal?

"Check submission emails" is what I put into my calendar for today. I put it on my calendar because it is my first paper, my first conference, and there are just so many little things. And every now and then, there is super important information hidden beneath a wall of text. No system, no reminders, everything is manual, and everything is just a big old mess (and this is in Computer Science)...

I started with the acceptance email and found something right away: something I entirely overlooked, neatly lodged right between the end of the acceptance notification and above the reviewer texts. It reads:

> "At least one of the paper's authors must register to the conference by the camera-ready deadline."

Guess what... DEADLINE'S PASSED! Paper is submitted, but I'm not registered!

Drenched in sweat, I write an email asking for advice, all the while hysterically iterating all the worst case scenarios in my head... am I automatically disqualified? Is my "academic career" in jeopardy?
Frantically, I scour my other emails. I find the relevant submission link email. It DOES NOT EVEN MENTION registering to the conference!

I keep looking... My heart going at 180... Finally, I see the magic words on the registration website:

> "We are working on building the registration system, and the link to the registration system will be provided and updated soon on this website (approximately in late Feb)"

What... just... happened?
gpt
I feel your pain... I've missed a couple of registration deadlines in the past. You just have to email the organizers and they will add you in manually, no stress. That being said, it's a lesson you learned in a (not so) painful way.