We will try to give you some additional insight in academic conferences.
Therefore this semester's seminar will be held in a conference style:
First you are presented several interesting research topics from which you have to choose one. You will then work in groups of three and write up an extended abstract (2-5 pages).
This extended abstract needs to be submitted (as at a real conference) to a conference tool.
It will give the program committee (Prof. Dr. Posegga [Program Chair], Martin Johns, Hannah Lee, Daniel Schreckling, Jan Seedorf, Henrich C. Pöhls) an overview and the chance to check the progress
of your work (your goals, your methods, your sources, etc.).
The extended abstract is then reviewed in a blinded review process. Blinded means your paper is reviewed by an unknown reviewer, but the reviewer knows that you are the paper's author. You will all participate in the review process as reviewers.
During the review process you must read the extended abstract very thoroughly to rate it and to provide the authors and the program committee with valueable comments and helpful hints. Again, comments to the program committee as well as the rating will not be given to the authors.
The final score will decide which paper will receive the best paper award. Only the comments to the authors are then made available to the authors.
But the work is not done yet, you will present your work on the "conference day". Each of you presents a part of your group's work in your group's presentation (45 minutes).
Normally you would have to work in the comments and suggestions in your camera ready version, which normally needs to be submitted before the presentation. In this seminar the camera-ready version will be the final version of the seminar work that has to be handed in at the end of this semester.
Eventhough it sounds like more work to all parties (participants & program committee members),
we hope this conference-style seminar will be a good preparation and a lot of fun, too.
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