Program – 5th Meet the Editors (2016)
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Mon Nov 7
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Tue Nov 8
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Wed Nov 9
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08:00 – 08:30
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08:30 – 09:00
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09:00 – 09:30
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09:30 – 10:00
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10:00 – 10:30
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coffee break
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10:30 – 11:00
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Roundtable
Greene, Saraga, Greenland, Mitra, Kim-Zajonz Moderator: Egues |
coffee break
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11:00 – 11:30
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11:30 – 12:00
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12:00 – 14:00
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lunch
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lunch
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lunch
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14:00 – 14:30
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Opening
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14:30 – 15:00
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Tutorial for authors and referees
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15:00 – 15:30
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15:30 – 16:00
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Closing
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16:00 – 16:30
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16:30 – 17:00
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coffee break
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coffee break
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17:00 – 17:30
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17:30 – 18:00
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Wednesday – Nov 9, 9:30
The most memorable scientific articles engage the reader in an ongoing effort to understand some process, while the mass of forgettable articles merely present work that has been done. The author’s disregard for the reader can take many forms, from a pompous title to the passive voice, from overlong, wordy sentences to heavy use of acronyms. I discuss eight ways to dull the sense of immediacy between author and reader, with special attention to the choice of tenses in different parts of the article, and compare this approach to the concept of mathematical elegance.
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