Re: [TYPES] [External] Re: Why are ACM conference registrations so expensive now?

Peter Thiemann <thiemann-jNDFPZUTrfROceuj71AUlABBhMqQ4zRThC4ANOJQIlc@public.gmane.org> Thu, 14 Dec 2023 23:10:30 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.science.types
Organization Universitaet Freiburg, Institut f. Informatik
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