The Call for Papers for XP2012 is currently open, and this year we’re doing things a little differently*. I’m one of the co-chairs responsible for programme design, and also involved in reviewing session proposals. (You might be interested in my post about XP2011, which I was also involved in organizing)
Most proposals are going through what will hopefully be a more transparent, agile and effective review process than we’ve had in the past. The idea is that everyone sends in a first draft proposal, and then receives feedback from reviewers who want to help them to improve and refine their ideas. When everyone has had a chance to act on this feedback, the review committee will select the proposals that will be put on the programme for the conference.
More information, dates and benefits of speaking are listed on the conference website. My next two posts contain more information about a couple of the session types we’re looking for: Tech Demos
and the Team Challenge.
*Academic papers have a separate review track, and proceed much as they have done previously. The demands of academic rigour and peer review mean we won’t change a formula that clearly works for this kind of submission. See the call for research papers.
