Preliminary decision should be made by the Track Chair. If the General or Program Chair is handling this role, they have to make the preliminary decision, as well as the final decision.

See a screenshot of the form above. The paper will be highlighted (red for reject and green for accept) based on the recommendation made by the handling TPC member. You, as Chair, have to make the preliminary decision, based on the following information:

• Recommendation message by the TPC member
• Reviewer ratings and comments in ‘Manage Reviewers’ (you can scroll down to view the Review Details in order to read the full reviews if needed)
• The submission pdf in ‘View Paper’

This information enables you to complete the form and save your preliminary decision on each paper.. You can overrule the Recommendation choice.