I suggested this a few years ago. Was told by conference selection committees (several of them) that this was “too hard” and “too much work”.
I still call BS on that rationale, and I would totally love to see this happen, but it’s not a hill I’m willing to die on.
How's this for an idea - for every proposal sent in for a conference that is rejected, the program committee gives honest feedback as to why.
It would be a bit of extra work but considering you usually evaluate each session, might as well write down the comments made.
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It is extremely time-consuming. You’d have to be extremely careful not to hurt people’s feelings, and some of them would start to argue. And sometimes the reason is “you’re not a good speaker”, which is not the kind of honest feedback to dispense casually
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Globally, yes. But my guess is poeple typically care more about their co-workers they collaborate with than a PC member does about some potential speaker.
That said, OOP in Munich asks its PC members to do exactly what you’re asking for (and we do)
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