How is the scholarly quality of the conference upheld now that the proceedings are electronic?
Nothing is changed in this regard, that is, the acceptance process for papers submitted to the conference is not modified. A Program Committee (PC) is named each year by the Steering Committee. Each paper is examined by three PC members at least, possibly with the help of subreferees. The decision to accept a paper is a collective one, reached by the entire PC, on the basis of a multiplicity of criteria and in comparison with the other papers submitted the same year.