tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27705661.post9072044499235613384..comments2023-10-28T10:58:57.140+00:00Comments on Process Algebra Diary: ICALP 2013 (Part 1)Luca Acetohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01092671728833265127noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27705661.post-45719125418442934782013-07-20T11:23:59.827+00:002013-07-20T11:23:59.827+00:00Thanks for the information. It seems to me that 21...Thanks for the information. It seems to me that 217 ICALP participants plus the 102 workshop attendees is in line with previous years, albeit perhaps slightly lower than at the ICALP conferences after the 2008 edition in Reykjavik. I do not know how many of the workshop participants also attended the main conference. I will ask the organizers. <br /><br />Indeed, Manfred's loss is huge for ICALP and the EATCS. He was our historian and institutional memory. All that wealth of information has now been lost. <br /><br />I will write the report on ICALP 2013 for the October issue of the BEATCS. This is also the reason why I am trying to pen down some of my recollections in this series of blog posts before they disappear from my memory. Luca Acetohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092671728833265127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27705661.post-71973395306940346442013-07-19T23:33:56.308+00:002013-07-19T23:33:56.308+00:00FYI: From what I can see from EATCS Bulletin, ICAL...FYI: From what I can see from EATCS Bulletin, ICALP 2009-2012 all have around 280-300 participants, including workshop participants. Warwick had 276+locals (so total about 300), Zurich 290, Bordeaux 283, Rhodes 291.<br /><br />Unfortunately, since Manfred Kudlek passed away, it will be more difficult to collect this information in the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27705661.post-22819331413384149082013-07-15T15:26:24.853+00:002013-07-15T15:26:24.853+00:00Thank you very much for the followup. Indeed there...Thank you very much for the followup. Indeed there was a session on geometry, somehow I missed it when looking at the program before. 4 is actually a very healthy number given how many a typical STOC/FOCS would have. I am quite impressed by the scope of ICALP, all areas in algorithm that I can think of seem to be represented.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27705661.post-77519061309887650452013-07-15T08:38:46.908+00:002013-07-15T08:38:46.908+00:00Regarding CG, Fedor Fomin (the PC chair for Track ...Regarding CG, Fedor Fomin (the PC chair for Track A) told me that there were 19 CG papers submitted to ICALP Track A, of which four were selected for the conference programme. While around 20% is below the average ICALP acceptance rate, the sample is not big enough to draw any conclusions. <br /><br />Perhaps ICALP is not one of the most important conferences for the CG community, resulting in a relatively small number of submissions. Even though ICALP is a broad-spectrum TCS conference, IMO, it would be great to see more submissions to ICALP in CG. Luca Acetohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092671728833265127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27705661.post-64610997764965476712013-07-14T10:02:17.157+00:002013-07-14T10:02:17.157+00:00I am happy to hear that you found the event well o...I am happy to hear that you found the event well organized. I passed on your appreciative remark to the organizers. <br /><br />Regarding the mysteries, I would really like to see more students at ICALP. I will do my best to achieve a 1-1 ratio, but this might require some more travel support for students. I will do my best. <br /><br />You raise an interesting issue regarding computational geometry. I think that these days computational geometers send their work to SoCG and ESA. However, it would be good to see some papers from that field presented at ICALP Track A. The PC for Track A did include at least one computational geometer, but I do not know whether there were any submissions related to computational geometry. I will ask the PC chair for track A.Luca Acetohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092671728833265127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27705661.post-90678218711250425412013-07-14T02:39:59.716+00:002013-07-14T02:39:59.716+00:00This was my first conference in Europe and i must ...This was my first conference in Europe and i must say the organization was exceptional, compared with STOC/FOCS/SODA. Even though the attendance is low, the number of people attending talks is quite high. Two mysteries for me are: the number of students is rather low, i would have expected a 1-1 ratio between full registrations and students, and the complete absence of computational geometry. There are a lot of computational geometers in Europe but no one seems to submit or go to ICALP (looking at previous couple of years also confirms this).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27705661.post-76180452148995374782013-07-13T17:18:50.741+00:002013-07-13T17:18:50.741+00:00Chandra,
The attendance was roughly on a par wit...Chandra, <br /><br />The attendance was roughly on a par with the one in Warwick last year, and comparable to that in the last few years. The notable exception was ICALP 2008 in Reykjavik, which broke all records (as far as I know). <br /><br />It would be great to have a larger number of participants, but travel money is very limited these days. I hope that ICALP 2014 in Copenhagen will compete with ICALP 2008 in terms of number of participants. Luca Acetohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092671728833265127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27705661.post-49121977364265734542013-07-13T01:40:26.967+00:002013-07-13T01:40:26.967+00:00The attendance seems low, especially if one consid...The attendance seems low, especially if one considers the number of papers in the conference.Chandranoreply@blogger.com