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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1 is the only acceptable acceptance ratio
… which is of course a bit of a polemic title, let me try to motivate: How can acceptance ratio…
Paper length
I believe paper length restrictions are a historic artefact, needed to keep printing and shipping of proceedings low. It can…
Best paper – Outstanding papers, Award Visibility
Highlighting achievements is a good thing. The conference can signal which papers it considers very good, and authors can take…
Community friendly timing
Conference timing can have impact on time with families, quality of life, etc. At ECRTS, Sophie Quinton brought in changes…
Rules alone cannot ensure fair procedures
Rules can be an important part of conference procedures. If made public, they contribute to transparency of conference procedures and…
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…
Selection of TPC chair
… is one of the most important decisions for that year of the conference, and beyond that. Criteria should include:
Rebuttals
I do appreciate the intention of rebuttals, improving the evaluation process, but am not convinced about the benefits vs. the…
Edward Lee – “The Toxic Culture of Rejection in Computer Science”
Edward Lee posted on the Sigbed Blog “The Toxic Culture of Rejection in Computer Science” on negativity in CS conference…