22 Feb
2007
22 Feb
'07
12:03 p.m.
TFP 2007 wrote:
Dear Colleagues,
You may now resgister for TFP 2007! TFP 2007 will be held April 2-4, 2007 in New York City, USA.
Aaargh! April 2 is the first night of Passover. This is not one of those obscure holidays whose names are Hebrew for "alternate-side parking suspended"[*]; a solid majority of Jews, even of unaffiliated Jews, observe Passover. You wouldn't schedule an academic CS conference to be held over Christmas or Easter, would you? Please treat Passover[**] the same way. [*] If you don't live in New York City you may not get this joke. [**]And, as long as I'm on the topic, Rosh Hashana or Yom Kippur...