[Bmi] Discussion of BMI Program 2012

[Juyang Weng]

The following is for some questions I have received:

-- I wish that BMI will be different from some conferences which aim at 
a high rejection rate, but actually rejects papers that give 
unconventional views, methods and results.   As some of us on this BMI 
list are discussing about, I think that group intelligence fails in many 
peer review cases.   I agree with Vojo that each reviewer has a 
different objective function.  This means that he tends to reject a 
paper that does not agree with his mindset.  How can BMI put procedures 
into place to take care of that?

-- I assume that a BMI instructor will assign a TA he likes.  It is 
possible for a TA to take a course if he can take a heavy load. I assume 
that grading should not be heavier than a normal summer 3 credit course.

-- Number of subject tests:  By subject tests, we mean in one of the 
home disciplines.   Non-course participants are able to take an exam in 
another time window, as listed in the preliminary program.   As one 
typically needs two summers to get a BMI 6DC, he does not need to rush 
for the tests.

-John

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Juyang (John) Weng, Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
MSU Cognitive Science Program and MSU Neuroscience Program
3115 Engineering Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824 USA
Tel: 517-353-4388
Fax: 517-432-1061
Email: weng at cse.msu.edu
URL: http://www.cse.msu.edu/~weng/
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