A select set of comments is listed below. A more exhaustive list of comments can be found here. They are provided at the end of each FIPSE meeting by the participants.
- One of the best conferences I have participated in. I wish I did not miss the first day! Very smooth, very informative, great speakers, very interactive, also very relaxing and enjoyable
- Comparing with what one gets in the established conferences, refreshing air of reflection
- It was an excellent learning opportunity. [I] Never had the chance to have so many discussions in any other conference.
- Great workshop! Excellent networking with sharing ideas and future prospective. Such workshops are very important to shape the direction of the PSE research. One of the best I have been.
- This is an unusual workshop and a very impressive one. I enjoyed the discussions a lot and learned a lot. Thanks for organizing.
- Kudos! Much more focused and interactive symposium than the traditional ones.
- I found FIPSE-1 to be an excellent forum for open, collaborative exchange between academia, industry, and vendors. The unique format allowed for a good deal of discussion on the diverse session topics, and this extended beyond the formal conference program and into the well-prepared social program ….
- I think the meeting was excellent. The most important facet of the meeting was the ample time for discussion. This rather unusual feature was very stimulating and kept the interest of participants high. I got a lot from this meeting!
- I truly believe that this is a great initiative. Today we go to conferences to “present papers” while we should “share scientific ideas. FIPSE goes exactly in the right direction
- You have again best yourself and I want to congratulate you for this perfectly organized and professionally stimulating conference. Especially the combination of interesting scientific scope and the wonderful social interaction is unique and you can certainly count on my participation for FIPSE-2
- FIPSE was the most informative and rewarding conference I have been to as a graduate student. The change of format really suited the content, and by running a series of cohesive talks, followed by ample discussion time, I found I could take away much more useful information than a regular conference session. Couple this with a spectacular venue and FIPSE was a fantastic success
- This excellent, new kind of conference that you organized in the magnificent setting of the Western Peloponnese … I found this one of the most stimulating and valuable conferences that I have attended because of its focused nature and the ability to meet and interact with all the speakers and participants
- Fantastic discussion with [a] mixture of academics and from industry, allowing for a good understanding of both prospectives