Explain Shepherding To Submitters

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• reviewing
  • we're different
  • you've been assigned a shepherd
  • he has responsibilities
    • judge your submission
    • help you improve
  • expect to correspond
    • several rounds with your shepherd
    • possibly with other shepherds
• publication
  • takes place after the conference
  • conference committee selects papers
  • you will need to
    • edit guided by conference experience
    • convert to Microsoft Word format
• criteria
  • we're here to master the form together
  • traditional committees are just gatekeepers
  • we are less interested in content
    • originality
    • correctness
    • grandeur
  • prefer explanations of the ordinary in need of improvement