tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2889894315257595136.post1064480373001945184..comments2016-10-23T12:45:43.719+01:00Comments on MIR Research: ISMIR Steering Committee and Free BeerEliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06133166115774380054noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2889894315257595136.post-7471401269822906972007-03-26T19:09:00.000+01:002007-03-26T19:09:00.000+01:00Elias, let me just say that, having been involved ...Elias, let me just say that, having been involved in organizing two of the ISMIRs (2000 and 2005), and having worked directly with many of the SC members, I think the local organizing committee has a lot more freedom than it says in the rulebook. There are rules, and then there is what actually happens. And the two don't necessarily overlap. And let me just say that in 2005 I don't think we actually ended up paying for all the SC's costs.<BR/><BR/>There are historical reasons for everything your are reading, and if you want I can tell you about them sometime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com