From Wikipedia: A call for papers (CFP) is a method used in academic and other contexts for collecting book or journal articles or conference presentations. A CFP usually is sent to interested parties, describing the broad theme, the occasion for the CFP, formalities such as what kind of abstract (summary) has to be submitted to whom and a deadline.
A CFP is usually distributed using a mailing list or on specialized online services. Papers are usually submitted using an online abstract or paper management service.
I will need to think about this.
There are numerous conferences appearing all the time and a CFP is basically an invite to write a paper related to the topic of the conference. If accepted, your paper is published in the conference proceedings and you get to present approx 20 minutes on what you have written. I find these CFPs to be useful in mining the key technology areas & problems, and so that's why I have shared some with the class. Writing a paper for a conference is a first step, to get one ready for writing the praxis that will come later, and to stimulate your internal idea-generator.
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