<h1>CoNEXT 2025 Shadow TPC</h1>
<h2>Why join a Shadow TPC?</h2>

<p>The CoNEXT 2025 Shadow TPC, organized by the SIGCOMM Board, provides an educational opportunity for junior researchers, including PhD students, postdocs and junior faculties, to get familiar with the academic review process from a reviewer's perspective and get better prepared for their research careers. Participants will have the chance to read papers at the submission stage, experience the peer-review process as a reviewer, and discuss academic work with fellow Shadow TPC members.</p>

<p>The peer review process of CoNEXT 2025 Shadow TPC will closely resemble that of the actual TPC, including paper bidding, two rounds of reviews and an online Shadow TPC meeting. However, the two TPCs will run independently and separately. Shadow TPC reviewers cannot request external reviews and will need to abide the same rules and restrictions application to the actual TPC members.</p>

<h2>How to become a Shadow PC member</h2>

<p>If you are interested in participating, please submit your application by completing this form (<a href="https://forms.gle/tkkEpE3gzRtBTmnp9" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/tkkEpE3gzRtBTmnp9</a>) by Dec. 5, 2024, AoE. Your application should contain a CV and a short motivation letter explaining why you would like to participate in the CoNEXT’25 Shadow TPC. Please indicate your name, position/year of study, areas of research experience, publications, and past reviewing experience (if any) in your application.</p>

<h2>Important Dates</h2>

<p>Application Deadline: December 5, 2024 AoE (UTC-12)</p>
<p>Notification: December 9, 2024</p>
<h4>Winter Submission:</h4>
<p>Paper Bidding: December 12 - December 19, 2024</p>
<p>Round 1 Review: December 19, 2024 - February 6, 2025</p>
<p>Round 2 Review: February 7 - March 20, 2025</p>
<p>Online STPC Meeting: April 3, 2025</p>

<h2>Contact</h2>
Qiao Xiang, Xiamen University (xiangq27_at_gmail_dot_com)
