Thank you!

I am very sorry to hear this 😓

Thank you!

Thank you!

Yes, you are right, we don’t know the official numbers yet. I was assuming that it is already 25%, but perhaps it is higher still.

Yes, I think so too. But I don’t think this is a good idea. 25-30% is already a rather low acceptance rate.

I am not sure. With the increasing number of submissions, to keep the number of accepted papers the same (due to space constraints), the acceptance rate needs to drop. This is how I read the email.

There are so many alternative solutions: half a poster space, an alternative official location, remote presentation with physical presentation in an alternative location, just a remote presentation etc.

I totally agree!

Due to physical resource constraints, we currently estimate that around 300–400 of the candidate papers recommended for acceptance by the ACs will need to be rejected. We seek the support of our 41 SACs in addressing this distributed optimization problem in a fair and professional manner.

Thank you Julia! 👏