[sigcomm] SIGCOMM education : 2011 workshop and CoNEXT2011 shadow TPC

[Olivier Bonaventure]

Hello,

As you probably know, we have restarted new educational activities
within SIGCOMM. The first activity was the launch of the education
website on http://education.sigcom.org that allows networking educators
to share information about networking courses.

Another educational initiative is the SIGCOMM 2011 Education workshop.
This workshop will be an excellent opportunity to discuss and provide
recommendations on how to best provide networking education. We
encourage all members of the community to have a look at the position
papers posted on the education web site and submit their own position
papers. See http://education.sigcomm.org/Workshop2011

Furthermore, in parallel with the CoNext 2011 conference, we organise a
shadow TPC for recent PhD graduates. Reviewing and selecting papers by
participating in Technical Program Committee (TPC) are important aspects
of a researcher's work. These are not formal parts of a PhD curriculum,
and most young researchers are only trained on the spot. Opportunities
to participate in TPCs for highly selective conference are very scarce
in an early career. As a result, for many young researchers, the paper
selection process at major conferences is almost opaque and this lack of
understanding can even be, in some cases, the cause of great
frustration. Meanwhile, the community strives to maintain a high quality
review process. The CoNEXT 2011 shadow TPC is an educational experience
for young PhD graduates, post docs and junior researchers. Participants
will write real reviews for real papers submitted to CoNEXT 2011, which
are then discussed in a Shadow TPC meeting organized in Toronto on
Friday August 19th, 2011.

Young researchers who are willing to participate to the CoNEXT 2011
shadow TPC are invited to register by April 25th, 2011. Additional
information is available at :

http://education.sigcomm.org/News/Conext2011ShadowTPC



Olivier Bonaventure
SIGCOMM Education director