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| Dates | Task | Description |
|---|---|---|
| TBD | First Teleconference | Teleconference between Area Chairs and Program Chairs to discuss the review process and reviewing criteria |
| March 20 | Paper Assignment to Area Chairs | Papers are assigned to Area Chairs based on declared conflicts, relevance (subject area match), and TPMS scores while maintaining a global load balance |
| March 23 - 30 | Reviewer Suggestions | Area Chairs suggest 9 to 15 reviewers to each of their assigned papers |
| April 2 - 7 | Paper Bidding | Reviewers bid for the papers suggested to them (options: Eager to review, Willing, In a Pinch, Not Willing) |
| April 8 | Paper-Reviewer Assignment | Papers are assigned to Reviewers based on declared conflicts, Reviewer's bid, relevance, TPMS scores, and Area Chair's suggestion while maintaining a global load balance |
| April 9 - 22 | Paper Review | Reviewers perform paper review |
| April 9 - May 12 | Meta-Review | Area Chairs monitor the review progress, perform meta-review on assigned papers, and provide initial recommendation |
| May 18 | Release of Early Notification | Based on Area Chair's recommendation, list of papers with early acceptance/rejection is announced. Area Chairs have to follow the guidelines set by the Program Chairs to make their recommendations. Those papers without early recommendation enter the rebuttal phase |
| May 18 - 25 | Rebuttal Phase | Authors invited to submit rebuttal have one week to address reviewers' comments. Rebuttals will be read only by assigned Area Chairs |
| May 26 - June 8 | Scoring of Rebuttal Papers | Two additional Area Chairs will be assigned to each paper. Area Chairs perform final meta-review on rebuttal papers and provide final recommendation |
| June 16 (Tentative) | Final Teleconference | Area Chairs and Program Chairs discuss rebuttal papers |
| June 23 | Final Notification | Based on Area Chairs' recommendation, Program Chairs will make final decision about the paper acceptance and final announcement is made |