[robocup-small] TDP/ETDP peer review process

[Juan Pablo Mendoza]

Hi Nicolai and all,

Teams that write ETDPs do not need to write TDPs anymore. This change and
additional details about deadlines and the process will be posted on the
website in the oncoming days.

Cheers,
JP

On Mon, Jan 26, 2015, 10:30 AM Nicolai Ommer <nicolai.ommer at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I really welcome this peer review process :)
> So, do I understand it correctly that the teams who write an ETDP do not
> need to write a TDP anymore? In this case, someone should also update the
> website.
> Also, what about the constraints like number of pages and deadline?
>
> Cheers,
> Nicolai Ommer
> Tigers Mannheim
>
> On Mon Jan 26 2015 at 4:51:43 PM Juan Pablo Mendoza <jpmendoza at ri.cmu.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear members of the SSL community,
>>
>> In an effort to improve the overall quality of SSL Team Description
>> Papers, every submitted TDP and ETDP this year will undergo a peer review
>> process. We hope that Improving the content of TDPs will accelerate the
>> evolution of SSL game play, enable new teams to reach a competitive level
>> more easily, and increase the amount of quality original research produced
>> by the SSL.
>>
>> Each team's participation as writers and reviewers will be part of the
>> qualification process. The review process itself is described below.
>>
>> Teams that are required to submit an ETDP need not submit a TDP.
>>
>>
>> ==========================
>> Peer review process:
>>
>> 1. The team will submit a TDP (or ETDP), focusing on the innovations and
>> key components that enable the team's success.  Content from previous TDPs
>> should only be included as necessary for clarity, and citations to previous
>> work and the team website should be included as appropriate instead.
>>
>> 2. The TC will assign reviewers from other candidate teams, who will
>> thoroughly review the paper, holding it up to the standards of the
>> scientific community.
>>
>> 3. Additionally, members of the SSL community will have access to the
>> paper, and will be allowed to ask questions or request content to be added
>> to the TDP.
>>
>> 4. The TC will gather feedback from the assigned reviewers and from the
>> community. Only teams with TDPs that meet the qualification criteria and
>> standards, as judged by the TC based on the reviews, will be
>> conditionally qualified.
>>
>> 5. Conditionally qualified teams will incorporate requested
>> modifications to the TDP, and submit a final version to the TC for
>> approval.
>>
>> 6. If the requested modifications and additions have been satisfactorily
>> incorporated, a conditionally qualified team becomes qualified, and thus
>> cleared for registration for RoboCup 2015.
>>
>> We welcome your feedback about this process,
>> Juan Pablo Mendoza
>> Technical Committee Member
>>
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