Technical Program Committee chairs hold major responsibility for the conference, they are responsible for running the evaluation process of a conference. The position requires technical knowledge, organizational and human skills. It is an important opportunity to direct the direction of the evaluation process for a conference.
TPCs have their own dynamics which often tend to the negative. A few observations and hints.
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Effective Communication TPC Chair to TPC
Implementing new procedures or goals can be challenging with the inertia of TPCs, here some observations and hints. So you…
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Support junior TPC members
Being on a TPC for the first time can be an overwhelming experience. So many new things to process, while…
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TPC Chair: Preparation is everything, monitor processes, stay on top of things
A TPC, without a force applied by the TPC chair, will reject any paper.Task of the TPC chair is to…
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Selection of TPC chair
… is one of the most important decisions for that year of the conference, and beyond that. Criteria should include:
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What is a good paper depends on the type of contribution
Evaluation criteria are mostly of a one-fits-all type. I believe they should be different, based on the type of contribution,…
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TPC composition
TPC composition is one of the most important aspects impacting overall conference quality. The TPC should have expertise to assess…
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TPC purpose, basic operation
The goal of the technical program committee is the selection of papers based on their technical merit and suitability for…