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Track Chair Guidelines

  • Acknowledge papers immediately upon receipt.
  • Find reviewers.
  • Keep adequate records.
  • Enforce the submission and review schedule.
  • Make suggestions to either accept or reject a submitted paper.
  • As a track chair, you may also perform the responsibilities of reviewer.
  • Report final results to the Program Chair(s) and the Coordinator.
  • Provide feedback in a constructive manner to the principal author for each submission.
  • E-mail acceptance /rejection/modification decisions to authors in a timely manner.
  • Designate session chairs and discussants.
  • Enforce paper formatting guidelines.
  • Have paper reviewers enforce formatting guidelines.
  • Read each paper in your track.
  • With consideration to reviewer ratings and comments and consultation with all track reviewers, designate the best track papers and recommend it for the Best Faculty/Practitioner Award.

Last Updated: 05/19/2008

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