Post #1407251

2026-04-14 13:10 UTC

No remote talks at PLDI this year! &quot;However, as accepted papers are published in the PACMPL PLDI journal issue, presenting at PLDI&#39;26 is not a requirement for paper publication. To maximize the in-person experience and limit costs, we will only support remote talks for last-minute emergencies, on a best-effort basis.&quot; I think this is allowed by the rules laid out in the procedures of PACMPL document. I also think it&#39;s a first for a PACMPL conference to not allow remote talks? But most importantly, it&#39;s a pity. There are many good reasons why people cannot or so not want to travel to Colorado outside of &quot;last minute emergencies&quot;.

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@MonniauxD@social.sciences.re 2026-04-14 13:52

@yforster@types.pl it is possible to present the PLDI paper in other SIGPLAN conferences, right?

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@atsuzaki@types.pl 2026-04-14 15:56

@yforster@types.pl the primary debate itself aside, i just like, really dislike the tone of how these decisions are communicated, like it's worded as if we are undergrads who are trying to get out of doing work so it has to be no buts no exceptions.

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@jonmsterling@mathstodon.xyz 2026-04-14 17:30

@yforster@types.pl I don't have any skin in this game, but I loathe giving remote talks. If I can just get my paper published, I'm happy to neither show up in person (paying $100000000000000 for the hotel and flights) nor give an online talk that is 100% going to have frustrating A/V issues.

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@alarith@hci.social 2026-04-14 17:40

@yforster@types.pl Similar development over here in the HCI community, e.g., with PACMHCI papers published at the CSCW or MobileHCI conferences. A pity that we seem to have just given up on remote formats altogether. But it's good they don't force you to come like some other conferences (DIS, NordiCHI).

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