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| - | * **Jan 30: Papers assigned to reviewers by area chairs** | + | * Done: <del>**Jan 30: Papers assigned to reviewers by area chairs**</ |
| Area chairs find four (4) qualified reviewers from the entire pool of reviewers for each of the papers assigned to them. Please ensure that the load is balanced equally across reviewers. The expected review load for a reviewer is about five papers. | Area chairs find four (4) qualified reviewers from the entire pool of reviewers for each of the papers assigned to them. Please ensure that the load is balanced equally across reviewers. The expected review load for a reviewer is about five papers. | ||
| - | * **Feb 1: Area chairs initiate the review process** | + | * Done: <del>**Feb 1: Area chairs initiate the review process**</ |
| During the next three weeks, the area chairs check periodically on the status of their papers and, if necessary, send reminders to reviewers. They also ensure that the quality of the reviews is adequate, in particular for poor papers. Area chairs may refer reviewers to the review guidelines, if necessary. | During the next three weeks, the area chairs check periodically on the status of their papers and, if necessary, send reminders to reviewers. They also ensure that the quality of the reviews is adequate, in particular for poor papers. Area chairs may refer reviewers to the review guidelines, if necessary. | ||
| - | * **Feb 28: Reviews due, discussion begins** | + | * Done: <del>**Feb 28: Reviews due**</ |
| - | Due to the discussion period and the rebuttal | + | Due to the response |
| - | Many times reviewers will have divergent opinions about a paper. In that case, the area chair initiates an online discussion with the reviewers through the confmaster system. It is not necssary to reach consensus, but an animated discussion generally improves the quality of the reviews. The area chair montiors | + | Many times reviewers will have divergent opinions about a paper. In that case, the area chair attempts to resolve some of the divergence, but the primary |
| - | * **Mar 7: Discussion ends, reviews | + | * <del>**Mar 7: Reviews |
| - | The area chairs ensure that reviews are updated in accordance with the outcome of the discussion. | + | The area chairs ensure that reviews are appropriate and reasonable. |
| - | * **Mar 7: Author | + | * <del>**Mar 7: Author |
| - | The authors have one week to respond to the reviews by pointing out oversights, inaccuracies, | + | The authors have one week to respond to the reviews by pointing out oversights, inaccuracies, |
| - | * **Mar 14: Author | + | * <del>**Mar 14: Author |
| - | At this point, the authors have submitted their rebuttals. The reviewers update their reviews to reflect the comments made by the authors. As a result, another round of discussions might be necessary to determine if the rating | + | At this point, the authors have submitted their responses. The reviewers update their reviews to reflect the comments made by the authors, |
| - | * **Mar 21: Responses from reviewers due** | + | * <del>**Mar 28: Responses from reviewers due**</ |
| - | Area chairs ensure that all reviews have been updated in response to the rebuttals | + | Area chairs ensure that all reviews have been updated in response to the comments |
| * **Apr 7/8: Area chair meeting at UC Berkeley** | * **Apr 7/8: Area chair meeting at UC Berkeley** | ||
| This is probably the most important part of the review process. The area chair meeting is a very intense and fun meeting in which the final acceptance decisions will be made. We will have to discuss a lot of papers, so please come prepared. For every paper you will be asked to give a 30 second summary. If a paper is a borderline paper, you should prepare a more extensive summary, including quotes from the reviews. A good familiarity with the papers themselves, the reviews, the rebuttals, and the responses to the rebuttals is essential for this process to work. | This is probably the most important part of the review process. The area chair meeting is a very intense and fun meeting in which the final acceptance decisions will be made. We will have to discuss a lot of papers, so please come prepared. For every paper you will be asked to give a 30 second summary. If a paper is a borderline paper, you should prepare a more extensive summary, including quotes from the reviews. A good familiarity with the papers themselves, the reviews, the rebuttals, and the responses to the rebuttals is essential for this process to work. | ||