Grand challenge being able to send a PAPER is our main motivation and source of motivation, otherwise there is not much incentive to participate in the competition. Keda Lu, USTC, China. I agree, my response can be cited. -----原始邮件----- 发件人:"Philipp Mueller" 发送时间:2024-06-04 17:21:16 (星期二) 收件人: multimediate-challenge@hcics.simtech.uni-stuttgart.de 主题: [Multimediate Challenge] Important Updates on Solution Paper Submission Dear MultiMediate’24 participants, to our surprise, we received news from the ACM Multimedia grand challenge chairs that this year, there will not be the possibility for challenge participants to submit solution papers to the conference. We asked the grand challenge chairs already on March 27 for the details on the submission process but only got a reply last week. In our understanding, being able to publish a solution paper at ACM Multimedia is one of the primary motivations of participating in the challenge (and it was the default policy during the last 3 years). Together with other grand challenge organizers, we are currently trying to convince the grand challenge chairs to reconsider their decision. We would be very interested in your take on this as challenge participants. So, please write us to what extent the inability to submit a solution paper would impact your participation in our challenge. Also, please indicate whether it is okay for you to cite from your response (including your name and affiliation) when writing to the grand challenge chairs. Best, Philipp –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Dr. Philipp Müller Senior Researcher Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz GmbH (DFKI) Stuhlsatzenhausweg 3, Campus D3 1 66119 Saarbrücken Germany +49 681 85775 7752 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz GmbH Firmensitz: Trippstadter Straße 122, D-67663 Kaiserslautern Geschäftsführung: Prof. Dr. Antonio Krüger (Vorsitzender) Helmut Ditzer Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: Dr. Ferri Abolhassan Amtsgericht Kaiserslautern, HRB 2313 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Website: https://www.dfki.de

Dear MultiMediate’24 organizers, The decision by the ACM Multimedia grand challenge chairs to not allow submission of solution papers this year is disheartening. The opportunity to publish a solution paper at ACM Multimedia has been a significant motivation for participation in the challenge in previous years. As a participant, this change greatly impacts my involvement. Please consider our feedback when discussing this matter with the grand challenge chairs. You have my permission to cite my response, including my name and affiliation, when communicating with them. *Thanks and Regards* *Surbhi Madan (2019CSZ0011)* *Research Scholar (CSE),* * IIT Ropar, Punjab (India)* *+91-9882549256 * On Tue, Jun 4, 2024 at 2:51 PM Philipp Mueller wrote:

Dear MultiMediate’24 participants,

to our surprise, we received news from the ACM Multimedia grand challenge chairs that this year, there will not be the possibility for challenge participants to submit solution papers to the conference. We asked the grand challenge chairs already on March 27 for the details on the submission process but only got a reply last week. In our understanding, being able to publish a solution paper at ACM Multimedia is one of the primary motivations of participating in the challenge (and it was the default policy during the last 3 years). Together with other grand challenge organizers, we are currently trying to convince the grand challenge chairs to reconsider their decision. We would be very interested in your take on this as challenge participants. So, please write us to what extent the inability to submit a solution paper would impact your participation in our challenge. Also, please indicate whether it is okay for you to cite from your response (including your name and affiliation) when writing to the grand challenge chairs.

Best, Philipp

–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Dr. Philipp Müller Senior Researcher

Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz GmbH (DFKI) Stuhlsatzenhausweg 3, Campus D3 1 66119 Saarbrücken Germany +49 681 85775 7752 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz GmbH Firmensitz: Trippstadter Straße 122, D-67663 Kaiserslautern Geschäftsführung: Prof. Dr. Antonio Krüger (Vorsitzender) Helmut Ditzer

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Dear MultiMediate’24 organizers, Hearing this news, we feel lost . Publishing solution papers on ACM Multimedia has always been an important reason for our participation and diligent preparation. If this is indeed the case, we will lose a lot of motivation and it will affect us to achieve good research results in this competition. My response can be cited. Yangchen Yu, Hefei University of Technology, China ---- Replied Message ---- | From | Philipp Mueller | | Date | 6/4/2024 17:21 | | To | | | Subject | [Multimediate Challenge] Important Updates on Solution Paper Submission | Dear MultiMediate’24 participants, to our surprise, we received news from the ACM Multimedia grand challenge chairs that this year, there will not be the possibility for challenge participants to submit solution papers to the conference. We asked the grand challenge chairs already on March 27 for the details on the submission process but only got a reply last week. In our understanding, being able to publish a solution paper at ACM Multimedia is one of the primary motivations of participating in the challenge (and it was the default policy during the last 3 years). Together with other grand challenge organizers, we are currently trying to convince the grand challenge chairs to reconsider their decision. We would be very interested in your take on this as challenge participants. So, please write us to what extent the inability to submit a solution paper would impact your participation in our challenge. Also, please indicate whether it is okay for you to cite from your response (including your name and affiliation) when writing to the grand challenge chairs. Best, Philipp –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Dr. Philipp Müller Senior Researcher Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz GmbH (DFKI) Stuhlsatzenhausweg 3, Campus D3 1 66119 Saarbrücken Germany +49 681 85775 7752 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz GmbH Firmensitz: Trippstadter Straße 122, D-67663 Kaiserslautern Geschäftsführung: Prof. Dr. Antonio Krüger (Vorsitzender) Helmut Ditzer Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: Dr. Ferri Abolhassan Amtsgericht Kaiserslautern, HRB 2313 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Website: https://www.dfki.de