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Author's Kit Info
Reflecting SNUG’s commitment to technical excellence, all conference papers are peer reviewed by the SNUG Team. If your proposal is accepted, a SNUG Team member will work with you to help you create and deliver an exceptional paper and conference presentation.
SNUG Acceptance Criteria
The SNUG Team has implemented a two-step acceptance process:
- Preliminary acceptance is based on the initial submission proposal.
- Final acceptance and the assignment of presentation spots at the conference are determined after the presentation is complete, reviewed and approved by the SNUG Team.
The SNUG Team reviews and accepts submissions based on criteria that include:
- Technical Relevance: Is the topic meaningful to other designers?
- Technical Applicability: Is the topic general enough to be helpful to other designers?
- Technical Completeness: Is the topic explored completely? Does it provide enough detail on the approach taken to analyze and address the challenge?
- Are the problems and solutions well described? Review lessons learned along the way (what was expected/unexpected, what went well/not so well).
- Is the conclusion well substantiated? Why is your solution a good one? What can other designers take away and use in their work?
- What are some ongoing areas of development or next steps that you (or a peer) could pursue?
- General Readability: Is the presentation well organized? Is the presentation grammatically correct and spelled correctly?
- Effective Summary of your effort and results.
Important Dates
Paper & Presentation or Presentation Only:
Call for Content Opens | December 12, 2024
Call for Content Closes | February 9, 2024 (deadline extended until February 16)
Preliminary Acceptance Notification | February 26, 2024
Draft Paper Due or Draft Presentation Due | March 19, 2024
Final Paper Due or Full Presentation Due | April 12, 2024
Presentation Slots Awarded | April 22, 2024
Draft Presentation Due (for those doing Papers) | May 14, 2024
Final Presentation Due (for all) | June 4, 2024
SNUG Europe | June 10-11, 2024
Presenting at SNUG
Your SNUG presentation should be a ‘discussion’ rather than a ‘reading’ of your technical paper. While you should cover the same key points in both your paper and session presentation, SNUG attendees will be most interested in hearing you describe your techniques and approach and support your conclusions.
Most SNUG presentations are 30 minutes in length, including 5-10 minutes for Q&A. Your SNUG team will communicate specific details and presentation times after final acceptances are made.
Templates
Copyright Statement
Please carefully read the following notice before submitting your written materials to the SNUG program.
By submitting materials to the SNUG program, you and your employer are giving Synopsys the following rights: to reproduce, publish and distribute the submitted materials on the SNUG web site and virtual platform for access by Synopsys employees, contractors, and licensees.
It is your responsibility to confirm your employer agrees to the use described above. You and your employer reserve the right to modify the submitted materials at any time. Synopsys shall reproduce any copyright or other legal notices you include in your submitted materials. Synopsys will not use your submitted materials for product marketing purposes without first obtaining your express written consent.
If you have any questions about this copyright statement, please contact the SNUG team before submitting your proposal.
Contact Information
If you have any questions, please contact the SNUG team.
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