| March 8th at 16:30 UTC - March 9th at 08:00 UTC |
First Teleconference With Area Chairs |
Teleconference between Area Chairs and Program Chairs to discuss the review process and reviewing criteria |
| March 10 |
Paper Assignment to Area Chairs |
Papers are assigned to Area Chairs based on declared conflicts, relevance (subject area match), and TPMS scores while maintaining a global load balance |
| March 11 - 17 |
Reviewer Suggestions |
Area Chairs suggest 9 to 15 reviewers to each of their assigned papers |
| March 15, 16:30 UTC and March 16, 08:00 UTC |
Review tutorial for Reviewers |
Teleconference between reviewers and Program Chairs to discuss the review process and reviewing criteria |
| March 19 - 25 |
Paper Bidding |
Reviewers bid for the papers suggested to them (options: Eager to review, Willing, In a Pinch, Not Willing) |
| March 29 - April 20 |
Paper-Reviewer Assignment |
Papers are assigned to Reviewers based on declared conflicts, Reviewer's bid, relevance, TPMS scores, and Area Chair's suggestion while maintaining a global load balance |
| March 29 - April 20 |
Paper Review Period |
Reviewers perform paper review |
| March 29 - 31 |
Reviewer Confirmation |
Reviewers need to confirm willingness to review for each paper |
| April 1 |
Paper-Reviewer Re-assignment |
A small number of papers is re-assigned based on reviewer's response |
| April 21 - May 7 |
Meta-Review |
Area Chairs, perform meta-review on assigned papers, score review quality, and provide initial recommendation |
| May 14 |
Release of Early Notification |
Based on Area Chair's recommendation, Program Chairs decide on early acceptance/rejection and notify authors. Area Chairs have to follow the guidelines set by the Program Chairs to make their recommendations. Those papers without early recommendation enter the rebuttal phase |
| May 14 - 21 |
Rebuttal and Phase |
Authors invited to submit rebuttal have one week to address reviewers' comments. |
| May 22 - June 4 |
Scoring of Rebuttal Papers |
Two additional Area Chairs will be assigned to each paper. Area Chairs perform final meta-review on rebuttal papers and provide final recommendation |
| TBD - Week 23-24 |
Final Teleconference |
Area Chairs and Program Chairs discuss the overall program and the paper selection process |
| June 11 |
Final Notification |
Based on Area Chairs' recommendation, Program Chairs will make final decision about the paper acceptance and final announcement is made |
