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Dylan Braithwaite (Nov 23 2023 at 12:57):I heard recently that it was going to be held in Oxford. Was this just bad intel?
John Baez (Nov 23 2023 at 13:29):I made a stupid mistake, now fixed. I meant ACT2025!
John Baez (Nov 23 2023 at 13:31):ACT2024 will indeed be held in Oxford - the local organizer is Sam Staton.
John Baez (Jun 01 2024 at 19:36):The plan seems to have solidified: James Fairbanks will hold ACT2025 and the adjoint school at the University of Florida May 19 - May 30, 2025, with the adjoint school being the first week and the conference the second week.
Matteo Capucci (he/him) (Jun 03 2024 at 06:55):Great news! Also, that's... even earlier than this year! Are we going to anticipate ACT one month each year? :sweat_smile:
Amar Hadzihasanovic (Jun 03 2024 at 08:28):It follows the lunar calendar
John Baez (Jun 03 2024 at 08:29):The reason may be that Florida becomes too hot by June.
Matteo Capucci (he/him) (Jun 03 2024 at 15:57):Fair enough! I hope it's not going to be a problem with teaching, that's finals week in Strathclyde
John Baez (Jun 03 2024 at 16:19):If it's a problem for a large number of people, the time to say it is right now - or ideally one week ago.
Matteo Capucci (he/him) (Jun 04 2024 at 15:35):We/you might want to ask for feedback on the dates at the community session at the conference then
Kevin Carlson (Jun 04 2024 at 21:01):It does seem kind of bad to keep shifting the time of year without any real chance for community input, though it may well be the case that the algorithm was "pick the one option that somebody is willing to host."
John Baez (Jun 05 2024 at 08:33):I told the rest of the steering board about these date issues, and that got people to discuss some other problems with the chosen dates.
To get ACT to take place at the same time each year, we may need enough people have senior positions doing ACT that more than one person volunteers each year to host the conference. We aren't there yet! But I encourage you all to consider hosting the conference in 2026.
Jacob Zelko (Sep 10 2024 at 15:16):With ACT 2025, when do calls for proposals usually open up out of curiosity?
John Baez (Sep 10 2024 at 15:26):Proposals for what, exactly?
Jacob Zelko (Sep 10 2024 at 16:41):Oh I misspoke, call for papers (like from 2024)
Amar Hadzihasanovic (Sep 10 2024 at 17:00):We're thinking a first CfP could come early in December.
Mike Stay (Sep 10 2024 at 18:39):What's the order of magnitude of ACT attendance? 10s? 100s?
Bryce Clarke (Sep 10 2024 at 18:45):Usually between 100-200 people.
Jacob Zelko (Sep 10 2024 at 19:30):Ah! Thank you so much @Amar Hadzihasanovic !
Bryce Clarke (Sep 25 2024 at 08:04):@James Fairbanks Could someone please confirm the dates for the conference? I remember hearing at the ACT conference this year that they had changed.
John Baez (Sep 25 2024 at 18:21):Is this earlier report still true?
John Baez said:
The plan seems to have solidified: James Fairbanks will hold ACT2025 and the adjoint school at the University of Florida May 19 - May 30, 2025, with the adjoint school being the first week and the conference the second week.
James Fairbanks (Sep 25 2024 at 18:26):We shifted a week to accommodate the big lens meeting in Japan.
Adjoint School May 26-30
ACT conference June 2 - 6
John Baez (Sep 25 2024 at 19:07):Great! Someone should put up a rudimentary webpage announcing this now. I'll announce it all over the place.