Call for Demos and Posters
(Abstracts due Fri. Sep. 20 Mon. Sep. 23; optional summary documents due Fri Oct 25, but before workshop is better!)

Anyone planning to attend the Blocks and Beyond workshop (Fri. Oct. 18, 2019, in Memphis, TN) is invited to present a demo and/or poster in a "blocks playground" session at the workshop. This is a great way to interact with other attendees and get feedback from them on your work. (If you're not doing any work in this area but are attending because you're just curious to see what others are doing, that's fine, too.)

During one of these sessions, presenters simultaeously give demos and/or present posters while other attendees circulate around the room and engage the presenters in individual or small-group discussions. Participants in previous Blocks and Beyond workshops often indicate that the blocks playgrounds were their favorite sessions because of the discussions it generated.

• If you are not presenting a paper or position statement at the workshop, you are especially encouraged to present a demo/poster as a way to show whatever work you might be doing in the area of blocks programming. It's OK if the work is "in progress" or just at an idea stage. The important thing is to engage other attendees in a discussion about your work.
• If you are presenting a full paper or position statement, you are still encouraged to present a demo and/or poster. This could complement your other presentation (e.g., you could demo a system that you describe in a talk), or could involve a topic that's completely different from your talk.

If you have any questions about the demo/poster session, please email the workshop organizers at blocksbeyond2019@easychair.org.

Short Abstract (Required)

If you intend to present a demo and/or poster, then by Fri. Sep. 20 Mon. Sep. 23 you should submit a short abstract (at most a few paragraphs) describing your topic to the DemosPosters track of the workshop. (Click New Submission if you already have a workshop submission.) For this option, you do not need to submit any PDF. Such abstracts will not appear in the IEEE workshop proceedings but will be posted on the workshop website.

Summary Document (Optional)

We also offer the option to submit a longer demo/poster summary document that, if accepted via a review process, will appear in the proceedings. This can be submitted any time after the required short abstract, through Fri. Oct. 25. A summary document should be at least one full page and at most two full pages (in double-column IEEE article style). It should include a short abstract in addition to the main body text, and should also include appropriate citations and references.

• In order to maintain a low bar for presenting a demo/poster, a summary document is completely optional.
• Such a summary makes the most sense for (1) attendees who are not presenting a full paper or position statement or (2) accepted authors who wish to present a demo/poster on a topic different than their full paper or position statement. In all cases, a demo/poster summary document should describe work (possibly in progress) that has not been published elsewhere.
• To provide flexibility, demo/poster summary documents can be submitted up to Fri. Oct. 25, which is one week after the workshop. However, it's better to submit such a document before the workshop to get feedback on it at the workshop. Demo/poster summary documents should be submitted to DemosPosters track of the EasyChair workshop site. (Click New Submission if you already have a workshop submission.)
• Summary documents will be reviewed by the workshop organizers, who will determine acceptance and may require modifications before publication. Such documents will appear in the proceedings only if (1) they are accepted by the review process and (2) at least one of the authors actually participates in the playground session at the workshop. Publication will also require submitting a copyright form.