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3 Format

This year, we will host the event online. This allows us to experiment with a highly condensed format:

  • Keynote
    The State of BLIS + Ask Me Anything!
    Field Van Zee, UT-Austin

  • Panel discussion
    Perspectives on Moving a Research Project to Successful Open Source Software

    Moderator:

    Tim Mattson (Intel)

    Panelists:

    Abani Patra (Tufts University)
    Jed Brown (UC Boulder)
    Judy Hill (ORNL)
    Jeff Diamond (Oracle)

  • Contributed papers on BLAS, BLIS, linear algebra, or the application of BLIS-like techniques to other domains. These consist of three parts:

    • A pointer to a paper or video that can be as long as the author(s) want, to be posted at least 2 weeks ahead of time. This need not be original research.

    • A 3 minutes (strictly enforced) video as an advertisement for the paper/video, to be posted at least 2 weeks ahead of time.

    • A discussion of the paper during the actual event. That discussion starts with the speaker concluding the advertisement with ONE slide. "In conclusion ...," which assumes the audience has watched at least the advertisement.

Every participant of the retreat is expected to watch all 3 minute videos prior to the event. This will then draw some people into reading/watching the longer paper or video. During the event, each contribution will be discussed for at most 10 minutes. The author gets to use only one slide that starts with "In conclusion ..." If a paper generates more interest, we will organize a meetup to discuss it at a later time.