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Funny you should say that, I just recently registered for a conference where the HTML form could not even be submitted until the "Institution" and "Role at inst

Funny you should say that, I just recently registered for a conference where the HTML form could not even be submitted until the "Institution" and "Role at institution" fields were filled in. I don’t know if unknown people who wrote "None" would be filtered out, but it shows the general expectations that the organizers have.

seanmcdirmid 9y ago
None works. Unaffiliated also works, or you can make something up (e.g. Ministry of Truth if you are Gilad Bracha). Submission management platforms are pretty generic, no one (in their right mind) rolls their own, so I wouldn't take the way they work as signals of intent.
- Mediterraneo10 9y ago
  For this one, the host university did roll their own, on the basis of some form-generating service that Google offers. Note that here I was speaking about a conference registration form, not a paper-submitting form.
  - seanmcdirmid 9y ago
    Then that's just what they need to print attendance badges. They aren't going to not take your money because you have no proper affiliation. Put something plithy in there and you are sure to make some new friends at the conference.
    - Mediterraneo10 9y ago
      > They aren't going to not take your money because you have no proper affiliation. There is no fee for the conference I mentioned, nor for most conferences in my field. I feel sorry for anyone in a field where they have to pay just to visit another university and present a paper. I will have no problem presenting a paper at that conference because, again, people vaguely know of my past affiliation. However, proposals for papers are screened by an editorial board just like journals before the person’s registration is accepted, and it may well be that someone without any affiliation would find themselves unwelcome.
      - seanmcdirmid 9y ago
        I would be surprised if your area's leadership was so petty, but I guess it's possible. Double blind works well in this case, nothing else will actually. Our conferences cost money because...well...ACM. Heck, even when we use university resources, the universities still charge us. You'd be surprised how much a biggish room goes for at ucla, for example.

seanmcdirmid 9y ago

None works. Unaffiliated also works, or you can make something up (e.g. Ministry of Truth if you are Gilad Bracha). Submission management platforms are pretty generic, no one (in their right mind) rolls their own, so I wouldn't take the way they work as signals of intent.

Mediterraneo10 9y ago
For this one, the host university did roll their own, on the basis of some form-generating service that Google offers. Note that here I was speaking about a conference registration form, not a paper-submitting form.
- seanmcdirmid 9y ago
  Then that's just what they need to print attendance badges. They aren't going to not take your money because you have no proper affiliation. Put something plithy in there and you are sure to make some new friends at the conference.
  - Mediterraneo10 9y ago
    > They aren't going to not take your money because you have no proper affiliation. There is no fee for the conference I mentioned, nor for most conferences in my field. I feel sorry for anyone in a field where they have to pay just to visit another university and present a paper. I will have no problem presenting a paper at that conference because, again, people vaguely know of my past affiliation. However, proposals for papers are screened by an editorial board just like journals before the person’s registration is accepted, and it may well be that someone without any affiliation would find themselves unwelcome.
    - seanmcdirmid 9y ago
      I would be surprised if your area's leadership was so petty, but I guess it's possible. Double blind works well in this case, nothing else will actually. Our conferences cost money because...well...ACM. Heck, even when we use university resources, the universities still charge us. You'd be surprised how much a biggish room goes for at ucla, for example.