Greetings.
On 2026-09-03 22:07, Ori Amir wrote:
I re-read the instructions and found a few things we were missing. So, I made the following minor changes to meet 2027's requirements:
- Section 2 Invited speakers: I put “(tentative)” after invited as the template instructs – “invited” suggests they did not accept yet but better be explicit and avoid desk rejection. Right?
I changed "invited (tentative) comedy writer" to "provisionally invited comedy writer", since it's the invitation, not the job title, which is yet unsettled.
- Section 3 Prior events: Past CHum editions stated as virtual-only; in-person attendance = 0; virtual attendance estimated 30–50 (no exact headcount) – as the instructions require mentioning estimated number of [in person] attendees. Note, we estimated COLING was ~50 in last year's proposal. 2027 still proposed as full-day hybrid, with virtual-only explicitly mentioned as a fallback.
Great; thanks!
- Section 3: added two new paragraphs based on our last year’s submission: labeled Technical requirements and Hybrid/virtual plan (they are required based on the instructions but not the template)
OK! I did some minor copy-editing, mostly to make it clear that the technical needs are only if we're accepted as a hybrid event, and to account for the probability that the videos will be posted by the conference organizers (or whoever they contract for this -- e.g., Underline) rather than us.
- Section 7 PC: added START only (no ARR, no OpenReview). Instructions say it needs to be mentioned somewhere in the last two pages.
Thanks for catching this. I made some minor edits to say that START is our preference but that we could accommodate ARR/OpenReview if necessary.
Please check that all is in order. Once we are happy with the proposal, one of us can submit it (happy to be that person; just let me know!)
I'm happy with it in its current state, so unless Kiki or Julia have any further changes, I think you can submit it now at https://softconf.com/p/acl-workshops2027/.
Regards, Tristan