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Chapter 168 Can’t go to ICML conference? (23) Please give me your monthly vote!

The next day.

Lin Chenhua drove a business car to pick people up.

The little old lady sitting in the passenger seat turned her head away, looking out the window with her hands on her chest. Even though there was only a wall over there, she was unwilling to turn around and look at her little son.

Lin Chenhua was at a loss.

He didn't even call out "Mom".

An old man and a strong man were sitting there, and the atmosphere was quite awkward.

Xu Qingshan watched and had no intention of helping to enlighten the mother and son. Some knots could only be resolved by the mother and son themselves.

Besides, it was quite interesting to see the two stubborn guys sulking and not talking.

"Uncle, that's it."

Xu Qingshan was sitting behind Lin Chenhua, pointing at a young man dragging a suitcase on the side of the road.

When the car arrives, open the door.

Lin Chenhua went downstairs to help Ye Xincheng carry the box.

"Hello, uncle!"

"okay."

Lin Chenhua had a blank expression on his face and looked very indifferent.

Ye Xincheng was not embarrassed after hearing what Xu Qingshan said about his uncle's temper. Instead, he felt embarrassed to let his elder carry the suitcase. He wanted to put his luggage in the trunk, but found that it was already filled to the brim with all kinds of furniture.

"Brother Shan'er, are you really moving?"

Seeing that his uncle and grandmother were present, Ye Xincheng changed his words abruptly.

This made Xu Qingshan raise his eyebrows.

Wow, this boy is very sensible.

"If grandma can't fit it in the back seat, put it in the car. The car is wide enough. It's so hot today. If you don't get in the car, you'll melt."

Xu Qingshan reached out to close the trunk, motioned Lin Chenhua to get in the car, and he and Ye Xincheng sat in the back seat.

In the summer in Min Yue, the sun is particularly hot.

Especially since it is the hottest time of the year.

If it's not windy or rainy, the air on the road in summer will be scorching hot.

On the 21st of last month, Tropical Storm No. 3 "Lotus" landed in Licheng, bringing economic losses but also a chance for a summer respite.

But after these few days, the fever is making people feel anxious again.

Sit in the car.

Lin Chenhua drove steadily, without any sudden braking or turns, which was completely different from the style he usually drove when driving the small cargo van.

Halfway through the journey, Xu Qingshan suddenly received a call.

This was a call from Chen Dayue.

"Hey, teacher, I'm just about to go to Lu Island, what's wrong?"

Xu Qingshan said.

Ye Xincheng, who was picking his fingers nearby, looked over.

"Qingshan, the teacher was drunk last night, and just woke up today, and then I remembered something very important."

Chen Dayue became anxious.

"Hmm? What happened?"

Xu Qingshan was also a little confused.

There doesn't seem to be anything big going on recently.

"Do you remember what date ICML is this year?"

“I checked and the meeting originally scheduled for June 6 to 14 was postponed for a month and papers were accepted again. Now the invitation letter is for July 18 to 7 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.”

Xu Qingshan opened the pictures he had taken in his cell phone album.

"Have you got your passport? Have you got your visa?"

Chen Dayue's question made Xu Qingshan's face change.

"No."

Xu Qingshan realized the seriousness of the problem.

“Will I be unable to attend the ICML conference?”

I was so busy revising my thesis that I didn't even think about applying for a passport and visa, and I haven't even booked a flight yet.

But air tickets are easy to solve, as long as you have money.

However, if he fails to get his passport and visa, he can only apply to attend the meeting online.

It’s not Xu Qingshan’s fault that he is not careful in his work.

The main reason was that he had rarely been abroad in his previous life, and especially after China became strong, many countries took the initiative to open visa-free entry to China.

If it weren't for the two teachers' sudden proposal, he would not have planned to attend this international conference.

In addition, he has been busy with a lot of things recently, so he naturally didn't pay attention to this matter.

"That's okay, teacher. At worst I can just participate in the video conference."

Xu Qingshan's mentality was stable.

After all, being able to publish at an international conference is already very satisfying, and according to the conference's standards for accepting articles, Xu Qingshan is not on the core exhibition stage. He may only be able to give a small special report in a small classified hall. He doesn't really care if he doesn't go for those four days.

He is very confident, and this is not the only trip he can make.

“How can I just attend the video conference?”

Chen Dayue became anxious.

The emperor is not in a hurry, but the eunuch is.

If Xu Qingshan became emperor, Old Chen would definitely be the chief eunuch.

"It's okay. I have all your materials and files. I'll find someone to get them for you today. You're staying in Lu Island, right? Then keep your phone open recently. I can ask you to come to Beijing to get your documents at any time."

"Teacher, that's really not necessary."

"It's settled. You have to go to your first academic conference and see for yourself what an international conference is."

Chen Dayue took the responsibility without giving in. Before Xu Qingshan could say anything, the call was hung up.

"Ah, actually online meetings are pretty good too."

Xu Qingshan looked at the invitation letter after his article was accepted, and he felt that there was something wrong with the ICML system.

Time is so tight, do I have to start applying for a visa and passport on the day of submission?

It's not too late then?

"For someone like me who is socially anxious, I'm afraid I'll go out and yell at people."

Xu Qingshan murmured.

These words made Ye Xincheng next to him roll his eyes.

Who can take off his shirt and run on the playground every day?

but.

Xu Qingshan didn't have much hope that Chen Dayue would deal with it. Not counting the departure time, there were only seven days left.

It's not as easy as video conferencing.

But if Chen Dayue really came down, he would still go, and he would also do what he should do.

The business car drove slowly on Binjiang Avenue, following the water system of Longjiang River towards the direction of Ludao.

Beijing.

Chen Dayue was looking at his classmates' address book carefully.

The phone rang.

Take a look, Old Xia.

"Hey, Old Xia."

Chen Dayue was just about to tell Xia Bican the bad news, but Xia Bican got there first.

"Old Chen, I drank too much last night and didn't think clearly. Something bad happened."

Xia Bican spoke very quickly and didn't give Chen Dayue a chance to finish the conversation.

"Isn't Qingshan going to Canada? But he just turned 18 not long ago, he probably hasn't got a passport or a visa yet. What should we do? He has to report to the conference on the 14th, so he has to leave on the 13th at the latest."

"I know. Am I not thinking about who to look for?"

Chen Dayue said helplessly.

"This is the first time I've encountered this kind of situation, so I'll think about it."

Xia Bican couldn't help but complain.

"What's wrong with ICML? The time is so tight. Even if the manuscript is accepted, there is no time to process it!"

"You can't blame the meeting for this."

Chen Dayue sighed.

Xia Bican was silent for two seconds and then joined in the conversation.

"Yes, who can attend a Class A international conference, even if it's just a report on a specific topic or group, is particularly young? They are all internationally famous to some extent. Western countries have visa exemptions for each other. There aren't many people from our side who go there, and those who go are all elderly, like you, an old bastard."

"Who are you talking about?"

"No, that's not important. The main thing is that Qingshan's case is extremely special. Can we go directly to the leaders of the consulate and the immigration department to explain the situation?"

Xia Bican interrupted and Chen Dayue said with a frown.

"Who should I ask if you ask me? If it doesn't work, I will go to the immigration counter this afternoon to ask."

"Oh, the service at the counter in the lobby is so inefficient. By the time you ask, the flowers are already cold."

"You little bastard, this is not okay, that is not okay, then what do you think is okay?"

"You're anxious again. I think why don't you talk to the principal? It will definitely help if he comes forward."

"Well, try it. I'll go to the principal now."

Chen Dayue didn't care about any impact. He was just thinking about sending Xu Qingshan to attend an international conference, even if it was just to listen to the whole process.

The situation of international conferences is rather special.

Normally, an annual international academic conference in the field of machine learning, such as ICML, has hundreds of participating scholars and lasts for four days, but the actual academic conference lasts three days.

If everyone were asked to speak, there would definitely be no end to it.

Because if every scholar were asked to talk in depth about his or her papers and topics, it would take more than an hour or two.

For some profound topics, you can only see the gist of them after an hour or two.

Therefore, there are regulations for scholars who participate in the conference and speak.

ICML has a small hall speech day, which means that group presentations are conducted in different categories, halls, areas, and groups, and introductions are made to some colleagues with the most similar research directions.

This is the most common treatment.

In the plenary sessions of the next two days, key scholars were selected to give concise presentations lasting about 20 minutes.

The presentation time can be within 45 minutes, which is the core highlight of this meeting.

If someone speaks for an hour or two, he is the boss of the meeting.

This kind of big shot is to the conference what Xu Qingshan is to the college entrance examination.

Although Xu Qingshan proposed the application of Markov logic network system in statistical relationship learning and the in-depth extension of machine learning, which were topics that were several years ahead of their time, he also conducted reasonable verification.

But in a meeting of this level, he was still classified as a small fry or a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers.

Still too tender.

But despite this, as a high school student of only 18 years old, this identity is enough to make his peers treat him like a big shot.

After all, this kid can take out this thing now, who knows what kind of shocking treasure he can take out in the future?

The last Chinese person to attend a top international academic conference at the age of 18 has now won the Fields Medal, the MacArthur Genius Award, and the Alan Waterman Award, and is known as the Mozart of mathematics.

and.

At that time, the boy did not give his own independent report, but attended the meeting with his supervisor, Professor Elias Stein.

But this kid Xu Qingshan gave a completely independent report.

Except for the fact that the communication unit was relatively prominent, Beijing University, everything else, according to the submitted information, was done by Xu Qingshan alone.

(End of this chapter)