tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068183698747623113.post8410385533594042596..comments2023-10-29T10:40:34.638-04:00Comments on A CS Professor's blog: Faster program committeesClaire Mathieuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10957755706440077623noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068183698747623113.post-27756635123319772122011-06-10T19:58:30.826-04:002011-06-10T19:58:30.826-04:00The location issue isn't that severe. Most lik...The location issue isn't that severe. Most likely the PC chair will be at a university, and the department conference room facilities can be used for discussions. <br /><br />The bigger problem is the reviewing. Most PC members outsource papers to experts to read, and this is a good thing, because ideally the paper gets routed to someone who actually knows what's going on. However, in your model, there really isn't time for that. The right person might be travelling or otherwise inaccessible, and there's little time to turn around and find someone else. <br /><br />But maybe adding a week between day 3 and day 4 will work. I should mention that at least one conference I know of (SGP: the symposium on geometry processing) has a 30 day turn around time, and the papers are a geometry+graphics hybrid.Sureshhttp://geomblog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068183698747623113.post-85134069625281387892011-06-08T19:02:18.393-04:002011-06-08T19:02:18.393-04:00J: I have used video conferencing a few times, and...J: I have used video conferencing a few times, and it doesn't work so well. The remote speaker is still in his usual work environment and still gets interrupted by the usual chores; he is multitasking and does not stay focused on the single topic of conference submissions evaluation. Overall I don't care much for it (although I recognize that it can be very convenient)<br /><br />P: yes, it's a definite tradeoff!Claire Mathieuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10957755706440077623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068183698747623113.post-70106373006360231072011-06-08T18:46:24.732-04:002011-06-08T18:46:24.732-04:00I am worried by the first con (little outside expe...I am worried by the first con (little outside expertise). One likely result is that most accepted papers would be on topics that PC members consider trendy.<br />I suppose it is already like that to some extent, but it would only get worse.Pascalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201150679841329835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4068183698747623113.post-62506566742910692262011-06-08T17:58:57.024-04:002011-06-08T17:58:57.024-04:00What about scheduling a few video conferences with...What about scheduling a few video conferences with all PC members, in lieu of spending time in an actual conference center? That could take care of your two last cons.Jérémiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01396853281777536809noreply@blogger.com