158 proposals

Here is an update on submissions to OBTC 2008. We have 158 proposals for sessions. The average authorship is 2. Thus, we have potential of 316 attendees from this pool, should all be accepted. There are under blind review. Some will not meet our criteria, many, perhaps most will. During the first two weeks of January, those fully reviewed will be notified via the OBTC 2008 Web-based system of the decision. It is an exciting moment. With January 15th being the final deadline, we may have nearly 200 sessions to consider for around 120 time slots. Stay tuned.