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Clément Canonne
@ccanonne.github.io

Detailed video submission instructions are now linked from the CfP: acm-stoc.org/stoc2027/sto... #STOC2027 Direct link [PDF]: acm-stoc.org/stoc2027/sto...

Clément Canonne@ccanonne.github.io

The #STOC2027 CfP has been updated (in light of the recent #arXiv policy change): acm-stoc.org/stoc2027/sto... (see "Public submissions") In addition, a document by the PC Chair explaining the rationale behind the policies is available: acm-stoc.org/stoc2027/sto... [PDF]

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Clément Canonne
@ccanonne.github.io

Yes. Or a whiteboard talk! "The video does not need to be a super-polished presentation. Authors should prioritize technical substance and clear explanation over presentation quality."

William Umboh
@swumboh.bsky.social

I suppose that would be weeded out as “Reviewers are however permitted to reject a paper with a poor talk solely due to the quality of the talk with no consideration of the technical merits of the paper.”?

Clément Canonne
@ccanonne.github.io

Yes, allowed to do it. Whether strategically it's a good move... The PC "may use the video to better understand the result, particularly in cases where there is suspicion that the paper is AI-generated and the authors do not understand it well enough to present it properly at the conference," so...

Sophie Huiberts
@sophie.huiberts.me

I am grumpy that they are setting all this up, but meanwhile last years STOC videos are still not posted anywhere. Taking a policing attitude to the concept of video instead of a communicative one