So long, Icy ML

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ICML 2024 wrapped up after the second day of workshops — following three days of the main conference, a day of tutorials, and an expo day.

Two notice boards with job postings at ICML 2024

ICML 2024 job board on the last day

As always, alongside the official conference programme there were countless meetups, happy hours, dinners, lunches, and other events that happened throughout the week.

A view of attendees leaving the conference venue, taken from above

Leaving the venue

As everyone heads home, there will be things from the week sticking in their heads. Based on the polls on the conference app, there was one topic this week more contentious than everything else. The most active community poll — by quite some margin — was titled “Are you freezing?”, in the group “Petition to turn down the air conditioning”.

A blue graphic which reads "Community Poll Question: Are you freezing?"

Opinion was… divided! Over 400 people expressed their views through the poll. There was some speculation as to geographical divides over air con preferences.

All this seemed like an elaborate setup for Jan Ebert, who just left two words in the air con chat: “Icy ML”.