ambition

You can do this, no problem. Many academics write conference papers in less time. (Let's not even talk about the phenomena of submitting an abstract to a conference on work you haven't even done yet, and then frantically doing experiments the week before the talk ... I don't endorse that.)

Seriously, you should be able to get a referenced outline to your advisor within a week and then you can write it out over the next few weeks while he changes it behind your back :)

If you want proofing help, just scream. I've been proofing academic papers on subjects I know nothing about since you were in diapers. Well, high school anyway.

Good luck!

Eeee, how =neat=!!!

...now I'm wondering if I could convince them any of my ideas are within their purview. I mean hey, it =is= interactive entertainment.... ::plots...::

::looks at site some more. realises something::

Wait... aren't the dates of the conference the same as Katsucon?

That's not a short time to do a conceptual paper -- most
academics take only a couple days to write them. (Given
that it's your first one, you're giving yourself plenty of
time but not being ridiculous.)

I have some advice on the art of writing papers. The one
that comes to mind at the 3 a.m. feeding is to intentionally
do a first draft -- write the whole paper crudely,
then go back and edit it into shape. This is important for
conceptual papers. The concept tends to mutate (and
improve) as you write the paper, as you clarify and explain
your thoughts to yoursef.

I'd recommending setting a pretty early deadline for the
bulk of the first draft -- maybe two or three weeks from
today. Citations, polished prose, and suchlike don't need
to be done by then. Often some sections of the first draft
are just "Write this!". But have enough so that someone
else can read it -- e.g., if you happen to know an academic
CSist, especially one on friendly terms outside your
department, esp. one who cooks Thai food.

As always, feel free to ping me for further advice, perhaps
in the daytime. I should be online and not as subject to
babyidles more daytimes starting Tuesday.

You should have no problem with this at all. Your info is solid, your writing skills are fine, etc.

As for useful advice, uh... I wish I had some anyway :) If you end up using laTEX for some reason, I know that, but it looks like they've got a Word template too :-)

-Andrew

I don't have advice, even given my job, but I have no doubt at all you can do this.

*hugs*

May the writing gnomes be with you.