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> Each one must be a serious contribution I'm sorry to inform you that this is untrue. Elite conferences are full of work that is _scientifically_ awful and do
by randomsearch 5y ago
> Each one must be a serious contribution
I'm sorry to inform you that this is untrue. Elite conferences are full of work that is _scientifically_ awful and does not contribute anything to _science_.
- op00to 5y agoHello, this is the wild comment police. Please provide evidence that Elite conferences are “full of work that is scientifically awful”. Full meaning significantly most of the work is of no value? License, registration, and proof of your statement please.
- choeger 5y agoThat's not true in general. Case in point: https://icfp21.sigplan.org/track/icfp-2021-papers#event-overview https://icfp21.sigplan.org/track/icfp-2021-papers#event-over... the key is that "elite" in science means "small", amongst other things. Any conference that accepts so many papers that not very attendant can visit every presentation is already not "elite" anymore.
- randomsearch 5y agoYou've chosen a good conference for a counter-example, I agree. But even within that conference, there are examples of exactly what I'm talking about. I'm not going to personally criticise individuals as it's a widespread and often systemic problem. Peter Thiel has summarised this better than I ever could.