Does anyone else miss the old conference ecosystem? [D]
Summary
The author reflects on the decline of specialized conferences like BMVC, ACCV, FG, ICIP, and ICASSP, noting that research communities are now concentrated in a few flagship conferences, leading to limited capacity and inconsistent reviews.
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