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SC
Scientific Committee Notes
Contents
Internal notes
Invitations
- Symposium chairs may suggest scientific committee members they deem would contribute to the goals of the symposium, and may invite them after checking with the RDWG W3C staff contact (currently Shadi Abou-Zahra).
- Only invite/allow people who will actually contribute by reviewing submissions.
Listing
- If people who signed up for the SC do not do their reviews or otherwise contribute, we remove their names from the SC list.
Invitation e-mail
I am writing to invite you to contribute to the RDWG Symposium on [topic] as a member of the Scientific Committee.
Background: The Symposium is organized by the W3C WAI Research and Development Working Group (RDWG)[x]. RDWG Symposia bring together researchers, practitioners, and users with disabilities who are interested in a particular aspect of web accessibility to advance research in that area. Symposia are held online (that is, virtually=no travel) to maximize participation. Symposia proceedings are published online in an attributable form.
Please see draft information about the upcoming Symposium on [topic] at:
link to symposium page, or wiki page
As a member of the Scientific Committee, you would be required to:
{OR: Scientific Committee members are required to:}
- Review submissions and submit comments (per the paper selection criteria[x]) - usually this involves reviewing 2-3 papers of 1,000 words
- Discuss submissions - usually this involves one or more teleconferences
- Participate in the online symposium by phone - these are usually two-hours
Additionally, you are invited to:
- Contribute to the symposium programme - at minimum this involves reviewing a draft and commenting via e-mail
- Review and comment on the symposium report (a W3C Working Group Note) - this may be 6-12 pages
- Submit a paper yourself.
If you might be interested in joining the RDWG to participate in teleconference discussions planning the symposium beforehand and the report afterwards, see the RDWG Update e-mail[x].
Feel free to call me at [000] if you have any questions.
Regards,
[x] http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/Overview.html
[x] http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/wiki/Paper_Selection_Criteria
[x] http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/participation.html
[x] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/w3c-wai-ig/2011AprJun/0023.html