SIGMOD 2022 Call for Panel Proposals
Philadelphia, USA, June 12-17, 2022, https://2022.sigmod.org
We solicit proposals for panels at the 2022 ACM SIGMOD Conference to be held from June 12 to 17 in Philadelphia, PA, USA. At this time we anticipate a hybrid panel format with both local and online attendees. (Please check back regularly for updates.)
Panels should be provocative, informative, and entertaining; and they are expected to discuss new, exciting, or controversial issues of broad interest to the data management and data science & engineering communities. Proposal evaluation criteria include relevance to SIGMOD, qualification of the panelists, perceived interest in the topic, diversity and inclusion considerations, and long-term vision.
Panel proposals must include:
- Description of the panel topic (no more than 1.5 pages), addressing the following points:
- Why is this topic of broader interest, exciting, or controversial?
- What are possible controversies that might spark a discussion?
- What are the likely positions of the panelists on the controversial topics?
- What questions or prompts are given to the panelists to prepare their opening statements?
- What questions will the moderator use to get the discussion going?
- Name, affiliation, brief bio, and contact information for the panel chair/moderator
- Names, affiliations, brief bios, and rationale for inclusion in the panel for up to 6 panelists. The proposed panelists must have made a commitment to participate.
Proposals should be submitted to the panel chairs via email:
- Mirek Riedewald (m.riedewald@northeastern.edu), Northeastern University, USA
- Xiaofang Zhou (zxf@cse.ust.hk), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
Important dates
- Submission deadline: Feb 7, 2022
- Acceptance notification: Feb 27, 2022
- Camera-ready deadline: March 31, 2022
