by Joseph W. Cutler, Harry Goldstein, Andrew K. Hirsch, Jaemin Hong, and Chandrakana Nandi on Mar 25, 2021 | Tags: conferences, covid-19, early-career researchers, virtual conferences
Five early-career researchers bring their perspective to the debate on conference formats after COVID. They discuss the needs of junior researchers and how different approaches address those needs.
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by Michael Hicks, Crista Lopes, Jens Palsberg, and Benjamin Pierce on Mar 16, 2021 | Tags: carbon footprint, carbon offset, climate change, conferences, virtual conferences
The SIGPLAN Climate Committee was active 2016-2020. Its members look back on the committee’s goals and achievements, and ahead at what is still to do.
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by Jens Palsberg, Emery Berger, Derek Dreyer, Michael Hicks, and Jan Vitek on Mar 9, 2021 | Tags: conferences, covid-19, virtual conferences
After COVID, what do we want our conferences to look like? We will examine some options and ask you to fill out a survey.
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by Jens Palsberg on Sep 15, 2020 | Tags: climate change, conferences, diversity, publication process, virtual conferences
Can virtual conferences be better than physical conferences? I will discuss what SIGPLAN is doing to make virtual conferences the best they can be, what SIGPLAN is doing on inclusion, and what ACM is planning for the future of publications and Gold Open Access
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