Computer Vision News - August 2019

“. . we focus on open access and open review” “In terms of the scientific quality, MIDL represents the top in the field, even as a young conference.” The Conference Chairs credited the high turn-out to their new organizational approach: “We do it in a way which is not so widely used in the medical imaging community in the sense that we focus on open access and open review” shares Tom. PhD students and younger generations of scientists have become accustomed to having access to papers immediately, even before publication. They have gotten used to different types of scientific publishing and presentation in which all machine-learning conferences are live-streamed and shared on social media. For this reason, MIDL 2019 MIDL2019 organizers took a new approach this year by sharing all videos publicly. The organizers also tried to make the conference more accessible in terms of ticketing and accommodations: “We had a big focus on making it affordable for students, for young, early-career researchers. We believe we did quite well in having affordable conference ticket prices, on-site accommodations, student dorms” Ben says. 33