During the semester, we will conduct a mock conference program committee. During your Ph.D., most of you will publish papers at conferences using variants of a common review process. This mock PC is an opportunity for you to learn about the processes and politics of publishing in your new discipline. For the mock PC, you will be responsible for writing both reviews and meta-reviews of papers, taking on the roles of both reviewers and associate chairs.
Details of this will appear in the syllabus, with supporting materials for the students in this course.