Computer Vision News - June 2022

49 General Chair Shuo Li generous sponsorship from companies like Google and companies from China like NDI. NDI doesn’t sponsor virtual conferences but has shown strong confidence in this one. Even though China is still under lockdown policy, it’s a gold sponsor and will do its best to attend. Do you have a final message for the community? MICCAI 2022 is a new starting point for many years of growth and development. It will be a chance to reconnect, meet new colleagues, and reboot our society. It presents opportunities for every community member because pretty much everything is starting over. I would strongly encourage everyone working in this area and everyone who wants to work in this area to attend. Remember, we’re always here to help. Plus, Singapore is a wonderful place to have a break and reboot! a reviewer there says our review was unreasonable, we should accept it. Much scientific evidence indicates that open review increases review quality and the quality of the publication overall. MICCAI is traditionally a very academic conference, but what is industry’s role this year? Industry hasn’t played the strongest part in the main event before. However, there’s always strong participation of people from industry. Even when they’re not a sponsor or part of the exhibition, many attend in their own right and take part as reviewers. That’s the sign of a good conference. They come to learn – it’s the source of their knowledge and their next innovation. In that sense, I always see industry as part of the MICCAI community, and this year it will continue to be part of it. We have