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09/08/2004 Archived Entry: "CCCC"
CCCC
It was bound to happen, but I'm still in a state of denial.
For the first time ever, I have had a proposal rejected for CCCC. Why?
Was it my have no mercy mockery of Thomas's rejection streak at the last CCCC?
Was it my breaking the Dilger/Rice tradition of doing panels together?
Was it my overall smart-ass attitude regarding my perfect record?
Was it the lack of insight from the committee regarding our wonderful panel idea of writing the city?
For my own sake, I have to choose the last option. I'm sure I'll still go, but I feel like the writer of a Penthouse Forum article:
"I never thought this would happen to me..."
Laugh away those of you who call me arrogant. Just deserts are being served. Maybe we'll just do our panel in the hallway. You can't stop the revolution!
Replies: 9 comments
Well, I was part of a panel that got turned down, too. I did have one minor speaking role on a SIG accepted though, so I'll probably go. I didn't go last year, so...
I think this is the second or maybe third time I've been rejected, and it's always when I'm trying to do something that isn't quite "technology," and it also always when I submit as part of a panel. Stick with my strengths and stick to myself, I guess.
I also have to wonder if the competition wasn't especially steep this year. "A trip to San Francisco? Hell yeah, I'll submit something for that," or something to that effect.
I'll buy one of the T-Shirts if you set up shop.
Posted by Steve Krause @ 09/10/2004 01:30 PM EST
If that is true, then he needs to do some serious ragging on me for the show I put on in SA.
Posted by jeff @ 09/10/2004 09:49 AM EST
Yeah, and I hear that Dr. Rickert has broken his jinx.
Posted by cbd @ 09/10/2004 08:49 AM EST
Not quite 0-fer, Brad. Dave, JennyB, and I put together a panel that got accepted...
cgb
Posted by collin @ 09/09/2004 11:03 PM EST
BTW, I just got my official rejection. Does this mean the Convergences crew is 0-fer?
Posted by cbd @ 09/09/2004 11:57 AM EST
Well, I got accepted, and I don't remember submitting anything. A few people signed me up. Which is cool. Tell you what, Jeff. If you want to lower yourself to pretend you're Rich Rice, and go in my stead, enjoy the $175 conference hotel room.
R
Posted by Rich @ 09/09/2004 11:15 AM EST
Well, I've been rejected the last couple of years after a string of going for 3 years or so. It is annoying. I *really* wish they'd rethink Cs both conceptually and in terms of process. There's got to be a better way. I didn't go last year even though my desire to go back to TX was great and I probably won't go this year. It's just too much money and I am too poor to shell out cash and not give a paper.
Posted by B @ 09/08/2004 09:37 PM EST
Four years ago this week, I was in Denver previewing the site for the 2001 CCCC as Program Chair, not realizing that would be the week the acceptances/rejections would hit the fan. I didn't have a laptop with me, so I went to Kinko's in the late evening, and found 80 emails from folks who had submitted proposals, most of them rejected.
Obviously, I have no idea what this year's proposal mix was like, but I can tell you one thing I learned. We allocate number of sessions to the various general topics based on the number of submissions in a category. But it was apparent to me, some categories had more strong proposals than other categories. The result was some very good proposals didn't make it because higher rated proposals filled the allocated slots.
The Program Chair has some latitude to make adjustments after this first round of notifications. If your panel feels your proposal was as strong or stronger than past accepted proposals, you might ask for a review (and join that host of emails that Jay Wootten is fielding right now).
None of this assuages the feelings of having your work rejected. On top of everything else, in my year, the computer program generated over 150 false rejections, including to people who had not even submitted. One young scholar wrote me: "This profession has enough rejection already without adding unnecessary rejection." All I could do was agree and apologize.
Posted by John @ 09/08/2004 08:35 PM EST
Well, it's obvious which of these is the correct choice.
Posted by cbd @ 09/08/2004 02:40 PM EST