SIGMOD 2021 Call For Workshop Proposals
We invite proposals for workshops to be collocated with the SIGMOD/PODS 2021 conference. Workshops will run on June 20 and June 25, and can last for half a day or a full day.
Logistics and Organizational Support
The organizers of accepted workshops are required to announce the workshop and call for papers, solicit submissions, conduct the reviewing process, and decide on the final workshop program that must be published at least two weeks before the early registration deadline. In addition, each workshop must prepare its own proceedings. The publishing company is at the discretion of the workshop chairs, but all proceedings must be submitted for inclusion in the ACM Digital Library. Publication of calls for papers and participation as well as eventual workshop reports in SIGMOD Record are encouraged.
The logistics of the workshops will be handled by the SIGMOD 2021 organization. Specifically, the SIGMOD 2021 local organization chairs will work with workshop chairs individually to handle registration and the way the workshop will be offered. Depending on the final logistics of the SIGMOD 2021, further details will be communicated.
Submission Guidelines
- The following link details the contents expected of a proposal: http://sigmod.org/about-sigmod/sponsorship/conferences-symposia-and-workshops-held-in-cooperation-with-sigmod/
- In addition, the workshop proposals must include:
- Statistics for the 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 editions of each workshop (as applicable) and the expected statistics for 2021:
- number of submissions
- number of accepted papers
- number of registered delegates
- Interestingness and attractiveness of each workshop for the database community and possible overlap with workshops on the same topics in other conferences (even beyond our community).
- Detailed information about handling of Conflicts of Interest. More specifically, this information should include but not be limited to: double-blind reviewing or not; whether the workshop accepts submissions by the chairs and their colleagues; how these submissions will be handled; how any other types of COIs are handled (e.g., in the case of single-blind reviewing).
- Rationale about recruiting the PC of the workshop, for example, diversity considerations (academia/industry, geography, gender, seniority, etc). These criteria should also be taken into account for the choice of the PC Chairs of each workshop.
- Publicity and sponsorship plans.
- Short statement on strategy for carrying out the workshop online for a) a subset of the participants and b) for all participants (in preparation for possible travel restrictions).
- Statistics for the 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 editions of each workshop (as applicable) and the expected statistics for 2021:
Proposal evaluation criteria include the following: relevance to SIGMOD, scientific quality, perceived interest (e.g., previous submission counts), past performance (e.g., publication of the proceedings in the ACM DL), diversity considerations, long-term vision, and overlap with other proposals. Workshop proposals and further inquiries should be sent to the SIGMOD 2021 Workshop chairs:
- Jana Giceva (jana.giceva@in.tum.de)
- Aditya Parameswaran (adityagp@berkeley.edu)
- Ihab Ilyas (ilyas@uwaterloo.ca)
Important Dates
- Workshop proposal submission: Friday, October 30, 2020
- Workshop proposal notification: Friday, November 20, 2020.
All deadlines are at 5PM Pacific Daylight Time.
