We have learned today that there will be no Buza Prize Award at this year’s conference.
Since that frees up a late (6 pm) slot in the conference schedule, this – while meaning that we are sadly missing out on an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of one of our colleagues – presents us with the opportunity to accept additional contributions by moving the Poster Presentation session originally scheduled for Wednesday afternoon (4-5.30 pm) to the time-slot originally reserved for the Buza Prize lecture at 6 pm (and possibly combining it with a drinks reception).

Upon consultation with Anne and Toma, we would therefor propose to accept 3 additional long papers, 20 additional short papers and 2 additional panels (filling up 7 additional sessions from 4-5:30 pm on Wednesday), so the updated numbers would be:

Long Papers: 108 submissions accepted with a cut-off at 77,3 points (45,96%)
Short Papers: 125 accepted with cut-off at 73,3 (42,81)
Posters: 112 accepted with cut-off at 64,0 (71,79%)
Panels: 16 accepted with cut-off at 85,0 (37,21%)
Workshops: 25 accepted with cut-off at 79,7 (75,75%)
The overall acceptance rate (with workshops) is 50,86%; without workshops 49,72%

Please let us know if you have any objections to this by tomorrow at 10 am CET, because we want to send the acceptance confirmations tomorrow at noon at the latest.

Kind regards,

Walter
(on behalf of Anne and Toma)