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Never Miss a Deadline: Automated CFP Tracker with Runner H + Google Suite

What I Built
I built an AI-powered CFP (Call for Papers) Tracker using Runner H. It automatically creates and manages a system to track conference submission deadlines for researchers and academics.

⚡ Problem it solves:
Manually tracking CFP deadlines is tedious and prone to errors. Researchers often miss submission deadlines because dates are scattered across emails, websites, and spreadsheets. My solution automates:
✅ Creating + populating a Google Sheet tracker
✅ Highlighting approaching deadlines
✅ Creating Google Calendar reminders
✅ Drafting email alerts
✅ Summarizing all upcoming CFPs in a Google Doc

Demo
👉 [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1REifPAnPD5_nY9qke6323uVw8F8tpiN_?usp=sharing]

How I Used Runner H
📌 I wrote a detailed Runner H prompt to:

Create a Google Sheet titled CFP Tracker with columns: Conference Name, Link, Deadline, Location, Topic, Status.

Add example data for NeurIPS, ACL, and CVPR.

Automatically highlight deadlines within 30 days.

Create Google Calendar events for each upcoming deadline.

Generate a Google Doc with a summary of deadlines.

Draft Gmail messages notifying of the upcoming deadlines.

Return a final summary with links to the Sheet, Doc, and details of the actions performed.

👉 Others can replicate by simply running the same prompt on Runner H + connecting Google tools (Sheets, Calendar, Gmail, Docs).

Use Case & Impact
🎯 Who benefits:

Academics, PhD students, researchers

Conference organizers who want internal deadline tracking

Teams managing multiple paper submissions

🚀 Impact:
This agent saves hours of manual admin work, ensures no deadline is missed, and creates a centralized system that can be easily shared or updated.

✅ Thanks to Runner H and DEV for this opportunity!

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