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Festivus: A Capsule History
• Originally conceived by Papa Costanza in an obscure TV show– “Airing of Grievances” an important part
• Made main-stream by a very hip conference– “Conference is for people with papers; Festivus is for
the rest of us”• Aim: Presentations by a panel of plaintiffs—to air
the most pressing purely technical or techno-sociological grievances about the planning and scheduling community—followed by an open discussion
• Held in 2005; 2007
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Festivus@ICAPS
• Aim: Presentations by a panel of plaintiffs—to air the most pressing purely technical or techno-sociological grievances about the planning and scheduling community—followed by an open discussion
• Held in 2005; 2007
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Do we really need another Festivus?
Didn’t we exhaust all our complaints?
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“Too many” complaints
1. Too many competitions!
2. Too many winners determined by the theoretically suspect Borda Counts.
3. Too many parallel sessions
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But I also have innovative solutions
1. Too many competitions!
2. Too many winners determined by the theoretically suspect Borda Counts
3. Too many parallel sessions
• Just do classical track
• Allow at most two planners (in the only track)
• Put Ronen’s papers into a separate mini-conference
Probabilistic track can be won by ignoring probabilitiesLearning track can be won by ignoring learningTemporal track can be won by ignoring time
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Festivus Down-Under
• Presentations by a panel of plaintiffs—to air the most pressing purely technical or techno-sociological grievances about the planning and scheduling community—followed by an open discussion
• Design decisions:– New plaintiffs– Affirmative action for the young
• Originally meant for young in hair• ..eventually extended to young at heart
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Schedule• 7 brave/plaintive souls: 5min talk+ 5min audience grilling
(35+35=70min)– Carmel Domshlak – Robert Goldman– Steve Smith– Malik Ghallab– Brian Williams– Derek Long– Craig Knoblock
• Closing discussion (~20min)• Off to shiver on Your Sydney 2000
Shlomo keeps the time
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Caveats & Exhortations• NOT a panel
–Every speaker talks about their own issue (so if you don’t like the current issue, wait for 5min and it will change!)
• NOT a spectator sport..– Audience participation is essential (more than
60% time reserved for questions—and answers—from the floor)
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