Re: [Tccc] Different community, similar problems? (Henning Schulzrinne)

(PS - it should have been obvious, but to be explicit, I am speaking
here as an individual; please assume that UNLESS I identify myself as
TCCC chair)...

On 7/22/2010 1:28 PM, Joe Touch wrote:
> Hi, Sue (et al.),
>
> On 7/22/2010 1:07 AM, Sue Moon wrote:
> ...
>> Conference or journal, if we could make sure that reviews are done well,
>> why should it matter?
>
> In a word, tenure (replace with whatever review process you prefer).
>
> We're all reviewed in various ways. Asserting that "networking is
> different", vs. other fields (either within CS, across engineering, or
> throughout other disciplines) doesn't cut it.
>
> IMO, we need to determine whether there's something about our work that
> truly is unique and warrants <10% conference accept rates and long
> review timelines - and make that case on its own merit (not just "that's
> how it's always been"), or we should *adapt* to the common modes of
> scientific discourse.
>
> Joe
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