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Tentative deadlines:

October 30: Call for papers announced through Net and underground (in
various countries), with an official notification ASAP. Letter to ACM
requesting ACM cooperation  and listing of the conference in CACM goes 
out today (Oct 5, 1979). The larger Call-for-papers must wait for the 
completion of the committee.

(twenty weeks)

March 14: Papers due; 
	  I would favor 
		a draft paper (size specified in number of words, not pages).

   		blind refereeing, even though the authorship can often be deduced.

		each paper is read by three committee members, possibly farming them out
		 to conscientious colleagues; of course the membership is ultimately
		 responsible for the papers. The logistics of acceptance/rejection 
       		 are to be worked out by the committee (before March 14); 
		 therefore each author submits no. copies = size of committee. 


(ten weeks)

May 23: Accept/Reject;
	Ten weeks for the review process is within reason. This could be shrunk
	 if we need  some extra lead time on the call-for-papers. 

(seven weeks)

July 11: Final papers due; 
	Seven weeks for revision is generous. 

(six weeks)

August 24: Conference begins;
	This leaves six weeks for printing and binding. I have located
	 a printer (with an excellent reputation) who will promise a 
	 three-week turn around, printed  and bound.