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Since it's a one-day conference, I'm assuming it's a little more relaxed than a powerhouse 3-day affair. But even then, I think the classroom format is a little more appropriate. … But I don't think it makes sense for the conference itself. …

But this may vary even within iterations of an individual conference. …

For a fixed period of time during the conference, all participants are invited to wander round the posters, reading and asking questions as they deem fit. …

Miniconferences and workshops are usually considered to be satellite events to a main conference. … Often, these are on specialized topics, and often what starts as a workshop becomes a spin off conference of its own. …

I also use Dropbox and a note-taking application to cobble together a conference environment. …

I'm not sure what it means for one conference to sponsor another. … In the particular case you mention, "SIGCOMM" is both the name of a conference and the name of a group within the ACM that sponsors that conference. …

From less esoteric to more (I've seen all these things happen): Make sure you know how to "send the image to a projector". Not all laptops do this automatically, and I'm surprised at how many people …

It's important to remember that a paper is supposed to make some kind of contribution. It's not merely a report on "things you did". So if you have some good results and some inconclusive results, wha …

There are a number of inter-related reasons for short (and shorter) conference paper lengths: The 10-12 page limit is typically so that reviewers don't have to review an inordinately long document. … In this sense, the 4 (or 2 page) conference version is merely a short advertisement. …

delivering a keynote The event is invitation-only (like a specialized workshop) Being invited to contribute is generally NOT considered an invited talk, unless you're being asked to do a keynote and the conference …

More images, and less text. A poster is a highly visual, two dimensional medium, and you should use the real estate as such. Since poster viewers will be skimming it while you explain something to an …

I used to take the point of view you refer to, but I don't believe in it any more. In my current way of thinking, slides for a talk are a dynamic accompaniment to the story that you're telling - they' …

I know of one conference though (in theoretical computer science) where the steering committee actively maintains a list of "qualified but has never served", and strongly encourages PC chairs to look over …

Don't be shy about advertising. As you and Dave suggest, place it at the end, but you don't need to be very subtle about it. I've seen a number of talks where people advertise the fact that they're on …

I have heard many stories of people rushing to the FedEx station at the airport to ship off papers at the last possible minute. I've also heard stories of grad students driving from Boston to New York …