Prepare initial page for 2025

- update _config.yaml to reflect the 2025 config
- add banner
- remove currently irrelevant pages (registration, submission, call for
  paper etc.; they will be added once they are fixed)
- moved documentation files to not be included in the page
- add includes to update theme from 2024
- add code of conduct from 2024

Author: chr5tphr

Gemfile

@@ -12,3 +12,7 @@ end
 
 # gem "rails"
 
+
+gem "json", "~> 2.7"
+
+gem "webrick", "~> 1.8"

_config.yml

@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 # Site settings
 title: Artificial Intelligence and Statistics Conference
 description: > # this means to ignore newlines until "baseurl:"
-  This is the website of the AISTATS 20XX conference.
-baseurl: "/aistats20XX" # the subpath of your site, e.g. /blog/
+  This is the website of the AISTATS 2025 conference.
+baseurl: "" # the subpath of your site, e.g. /blog/
+timezone: ICT
 
 # If you want to create a twitter account for your conference include
 # twitter name here
-twitter_username: 
+twitter_username: aistats_conf
 
 github_username:  aistats
 
 author:
   name: AISTATS
-  # YOu might want to create an email for handling conference queries, e.g. aistats20XX@gmail.com. If you do, you can enter it here.
-  email: 
+  # You might want to create an email for handling conference queries, e.g. aistats2025@gmail.com. If you do, you can enter it here.
+  email:
 comments: false
 
 # Build settings
@@ -24,16 +25,17 @@ plugins:
 - jekyll-remote-theme
 # change encoding for the generated output files to utf-8
 encoding: utf-8
-remote_theme: lawrennd/proceedings
+remote_theme: aistats/jekyll-theme
 style: aistats
 
 ghub:
   edit: true
-  repository: aistats20XX
-
+  repository: aistats2025
 
 # Place a banner image in assets/images and give its name here.
-banner: resort.png 
+# TODO: attribute creator of image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arrival_to_airport_Phuket_11_feb%272013_-_panoramio.jpg
+banner: mai-khao.png
+banner_title: Artificial Intelligence and Statistics 2025
 
 conference:
   full_name: Artificial Intelligence and Statistics
@@ -42,109 +44,125 @@ conference:
   # set to True if the programme is draft only.
   draft: true
   # set to True to hide tentative speakers
-  hide_tentative: true 
+  hide_tentative: true
   # Place an image of venue in assets/images and give its name here
-  image: conference-venue.png
+  image: mai-khao.png
   proceedings:
     # When proceedings are published add url here.
-    url:      
+    url:
     show: false
-  # Give details of the room in the venue here.  
+  # Give details of the room in the venue here.
   room:
-  # Set the name of the venue (e.g. Caribe Hilton Hotel)  
-  venue:
-  # Give the url of the venue here.  
+  # Set the name of the venue (e.g. Caribe Hilton Hotel)
+  venue: Splash Beach Resort
+  # Give the url of the venue here.
   venue_url:
   # Give the conference location in the form City, Country here.
-  location: 
-  year: 20XX
+  location: Mai Khao, Thailand
+  year: 2025
   # Give the instance of the conference here (e.g. 24th)
-  instance:
-  # Styling for AISTATS is "International Conference"  
+  instance: 28th
+  # Styling for AISTATS is "International Conference"
   styling: International Conference on
   # Give the individual days that the conference will be held on here.
   dates:
-  - 20XX
-  -
+  - May 3 2025
+  - May 4 2025
+  - May 5 2025
   # Give the submission site details here.
   submission:
     # Whether to show the submission site.
-    show: 
+    show: false
     # The URL of the submission site.
-    url: 
+    url:
     # The name of the submission site (e.g. Microsoft CMT Website)
-    name: 
+    name:
   deadlines:
     # Fill in the key dates as below.
     - name: Submission server open
       type: submission
-      date: 
+      date: TBA
+    - name: Abstract submission deadline
+      type: submission
+      time: TBA
     - name: Paper submission deadline
       type: submission
-      time: 
-    - name: Author response period starts
-      date: 
-    - name: Author response period ends
-      time:
+      time: TBA
+    - name: Appendix submission deadline
+      type: submission
+      time: TBA
+    - name: Reviews released
+      date: TBA
+    - name: Author rebuttals due
+      type: submission
+      time: TBA
     - name: Paper decision notifications
-      date: 
       type: decision
-    - name: Deadline for camera-ready papers
-      time: 
-    - name: Registration deadline
-      date:
-  # List program chairs here.      
+      date: TBA
+    - name: Early Registration deadline
+      date: TBA
+  # List program chairs here.
   chairs:
   - type: Program Chairs
     people:
-    - family: 
-      given:
-      # Give their personal web page.  
-      url: 
-      institute: 
-    - family: 
-      given: 
-      url: 
-      institute:
+    - family: Agrawal
+      given: Shipra
+      url: "https://www.columbia.edu/~sa3305/"
+      institute: Columbia University
+    - family: Khan
+      given: Emtiyaz
+      # Give their personal web page.
+      url: "https://emtiyaz.github.io/"
+      institute: RIKEN
   # If there's a local chair, or a general chair, you can add them here.
-  - type: Local Chair
-    people:
-    - family: 
-      given: 
-      url: 
-      institute:
-  # You might want Workflow Chair(s) to assist with your submission system and the review process.     
+  # - type: General Chair
+  #   people:
+  #   - family:
+  #     given:
+  #     url:
+  #     institute:
+  # You might want Workflow Chair(s) to assist with your submission system and the review process.
   - type: Workflow Chairs
     people:
-    - family: 
-      given: 
-      url: 
-      institute:
-  # Your Publication Chair handles processing of proceedings.      
-  - type: Publication Chair
-    people:
-    - family: 
-      given: 
-      url: 
-      institute:
-  # Publicity Chairs often handle websites, social media etc.      
-  - type: Publicity Chair
-    people:
-    - family: 
-      given: 
-      url: 
-      institute:
-  # D&I Chairs look after initiatives to ensure an inclusive conference      
-  - type: D&I Chair
-    people:
-    - family: 
-      given: 
-      url: 
-      institute:
-  # Sponsorship chairs handle bringing in money from sponsors.      
-  - type: Sponsorship Chair
-    people:
-    - family: 
-      given: 
-      url: 
-      institute: 
+    - family: Anders
+      given: Christopher
+      url:
+      institute: RIKEN
+    - family: Ou
+      given: Tingting
+      url:
+      institute: Columbia University
+  # Your Publication Chair handles processing of proceedings.
+  # - type: Publication Chair
+  #   people:
+  #   - family:
+  #     given:
+  #     url:
+  #     institute:
+  # Publicity Chairs often handle websites, social media etc.
+  # - type: Publicity Chair
+  #   people:
+  #   - family:
+  #     given:
+  #     url:
+  #     institute:
+  # D&I Chairs look after initiatives to ensure an inclusive conference
+  # - type: D&I Chair
+  #   people:
+  #   - family:
+  #     given:
+  #     url:
+  #     institute:
+  # Sponsorship chairs handle bringing in money from sponsors.
+  # - type: Sponsorship Chair
+  #   people:
+  #   - family:
+  #     given:
+  #     url:
+  #     institute:
+  # - type: Local Chair
+  #   people:
+  #   - family:
+  #     given:
+  #     url:
+  #     institute:

doc/README.md _doc/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{% if site.banner or page.banner %}{% capture banner_image_url %}{% if page.banner %}{{ page.banner | prepend: "/assets/images/" | prepend: site.baseurl }}{% else %}{{ site.banner | prepend: "/assets/images/" | prepend: site.baseurl }}{% endif %}{% endcapture %}{% endif %}
+{% capture banner_title %}{% if site.banner_title or page.banner_title %}{%if page.banner_title %}{{ page.banner_title }}{% else %}{{site.banner_title }}{% endif %}{% else %}{{ site.data.conference.name }} {{ site.data.conference.year }}{%endif%}{% endcapture %}
+<style>{%- if banner_image_url -%}
+.hero-image {
+  background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0,0,0,0.2), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2)), url({{ banner_image_url }});
+}
+  {%- else -%}
+.hero-text {
+  color: #303030;
+}
+{%- endif -%}
+  </style>
+
+<div class="hero-image">
+  <div class="hero-text">
+    <a href="/"><img src="{{ site.baseurl }}/assets/images/logo-aistats.jpg" alt="[{{ site.data.conference.name }} Logo]"></a>
+    {{ banner_title }}
+  </div>
+</div>

doc/checklist.md _doc/checklist.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<ul>
+	{% for deadline in site.conference.deadlines %} 
+    {% unless deadline.hide %}
+	<li>
+		{% capture nowunix %}{{'now' | date: '%s'}}{% endcapture %}
+		{% capture deadlinetime %}{{deadline.date  | date: '%s'}}{% endcapture %}
+        
+		{% if deadlinetime < nowunix %}<s>{% endif %}
+		{% if deadline.important  %}<strong>{% endif %}
+			{{ deadline.name }}: {% if deadline.text %}{{ deadline.text }}{% elsif deadline.time %}<time datetime="{{ deadline.time }}">{{ deadline.time | date: "%A, %-d %B %Y %I:%M%P (%Z)" }}{% if site.TZ %} ({{ site.TZ }}){% endif %}</time>{% elsif deadline.date %}<time datetime="{{ deadline.date }}">{{ deadline.date | date: "%A, %B %-d, %Y" }}</time>{% endif %}
+			{% if deadline.important %}</strong>{% endif %}
+		{% if deadlinetime < nowunix %}</s>{% endif %}
+        
+	</li>
+    {% endunless %}
+	{% endfor %}
+	<li>
+			<strong>Conference dates: May 3 - May 5, 2025</strong>
+	</li>
+</ul>

doc/giki.md _doc/giki.md

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+<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="90%">
+  {% for deadline in site.conference.deadlines %}
+
+  <tr><td>{{ deadline.name }}</td><td>{% if deadline.text %}{{ deadline.text }}{% elsif deadline.time %}<time datetime="{{ deadline.time }}">{{ deadline.time | date: "%A, %-d %B %Y %I:%M%P (%Z)" }}</time>{% elsif deadline.date %}<time datetime="{{ deadline.date }}">{{ deadline.date | date: "%A, %B %-d, %Y" }}</time>{% endif %}</td></tr>
+
+  {% endfor %}
+  <tr><td>Conference start</td><td>{{ site.conference.dates[0] | date: "%A, %B %-d, %Y" }}</td></tr>
+</table>

doc/invited-speakers.md _doc/invited-speakers.md

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+---
+title: Code of Conduct
+layout: default
+weight: 2
+hide: false
+---
+
+# Code of Conduct
+The open exchange of ideas, the freedom of thought and expression, and respectful scientific debate are central to the goals of the Artificial Intelligence and Statistics (AISTATS) activities; this requires a community and an environment that recognizes and respects the inherent worth of every person. The purpose of this Code of Conduct (CoC) is to outline expected standards of behaviour during AISTATS activities.
+
+## Scope
+
+This CoC applies to all AISTATS activities, including but not limited to:
+* Events organized, hosted, co-branded, or in cooperation with AISTATS.
+* Submissions and reviewing processes run by AISTATS.
+* Communications sent through communication channels associated with AISTATS, including but not limited to social media.
+* Meetings and discussions associated with AISTATS activities.
+
+If an activity is in cooperation with another organization, if the other organization has its own CoC, the union of both CoCs apply.
+
+## Responsibility
+
+All attendees, speakers, mentors, panelists, area chairs, reviewers, sponsors, contractors, organizers, volunteers, members of the AISTATS Board of Directors and Senior Advisory Council (referred to as “Participants” collectively throughout this document) involved in AISTATS activities as described above are required to comply with this CoC.
+
+Reviews should actively avoid subtle discrimination, however inadvertent. In particular, reviewers should avoid comments in reviews about English style or grammar stating that the author(s) is “foreign” or “non-native”.
+
+## Unacceptable Behavior
+
+AISTATS is dedicated to providing an experience for all participants that is free from harassment, bullying, discrimination, and retaliation. This includes offensive comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), politics, technology choices, or any other personal characteristics or considerations made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws, ordinances, or regulations.
+
+Inappropriate or unprofessional behavior that interferes with another participant’s full participation will not be tolerated. This includes bullying, intimidation, personal attacks, harassment, sustained disruption of talks or other events, sexual harassment, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, inappropriate physical contact, unwelcome sexual attention, public vulgar exchanges, derogatory name-calling, or diminutive characterizations, all of which are unwelcome in this community. Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behaviour, is also considered harassment. No use of images, activities, or other materials that are of a sexual, racial, or otherwise offensive nature that may create an inappropriate or toxic environment is permitted. Disorderly, boisterous, or disruptive conduct including but not limited to fighting, coercion, theft, damage to property, or any mistreatment or non-businesslike behavior towards other participants is not tolerated. Scientific misconduct—including but not limited to fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism of paper submissions or research presentations—is prohibited.
+
+## Reporting
+
+If you have concerns related to your participation or interaction at an AISTATS activity, observe someone else’s difficulties, or have any other concerns you wish to share, you can make a report via email (TBA).
+
+There is no deadline by which to make a report.
+
+If the person receiving your report is not the designated responder for that event, they will direct you to a designated responder and/or provide you immediate medical or security help and assist you to feel safe for the duration of the activity. Designated responders will follow AISTATS procedures to respond to and investigate your report.
+
+## Enforcement
+
+Any participant asked by any member of the community to stop any unacceptable behavior is expected to comply immediately, even if the participant’s intent was not to offend—behavior can be harassing without an intent to offend.
+
+If a participant engages in behaviour that violates this CoC, AISTATS retains the right to take any action deemed appropriate, including but not limited to:
+
+* Formal or informal warnings.
+* Barring or limiting continued attendance and participation, including but not limited to expulsion from the event.
+* Barring from participating in or deriving benefits from future AISTATS activities.
+* Exclusion from AISTATS opportunities, e.g. leadership, organizing, volunteering, speaking, reviewing, sponsoring, etc.
+* Reporting the incident to the offender’s local institution or funding agencies.
+* Reporting the incident to local law enforcement.
+
+The same actions may be taken toward any individual who engages in retaliation or who knowingly makes a false allegation of harassment.
+
+If action is taken, an appeals process will be made available.
+
+## Investigation
+
+Reports of violations will be handled at the discretion of the AISTATS organising committee, who will investigate reports and bring the issue to resolution. Reports made during the activity will be responded to within 24 hours; reports made at other times will be responded to in less than five weeks. All reports will be handled as confidentially as possible and information will be disclosed only as it is necessary to complete the investigation and bring to resolution. There may be situations (such as those involving Title IX issues in the United States and venue- or employer-specific policies) where the member of the AISTATS organising committee informed of the violation will be under an obligation to file a report with another individual or organization outside of AISTATS.
+
+## Ongoing Review
+
+The AISTATS organising committee welcomes feedback from the community on this CoC policy and procedures; please contact us by email (TBA).
+
+## Acknowledgements
+
+This CoC policy is a modified version of the [WiML CoC](https://wimlworkshop.org/conduct/), which itself was written by adapting the wording and structure from other CoC policies and procedures by [Geek Feminism](https://geekfeminism.wikia.org/wiki/Conference_anti-harassment/Policy) Wiki (created by the Ada Initiative), [NeurIPS](https://nips.cc/public/CodeOfConduct), [ACM](https://www.acm.org/about-acm/policy-against-harassment), [Montreal AI Symposium](https://montrealaisymposium.wordpress.com/code-of-conduct/), and [Deep Learning Indaba](https://deeplearningindaba.com/mentorship/code-of-ethics-and-conduct/).
+
+

doc/registration.md _doc/registration.md

@@ -1,7 +1,28 @@
 ---
-title: Committees
-layout: committee
+title: Committee
+layout: default
 weight: 4
 ---
 
+<h1>{{ site.conference.name }} {{ site.conference.year }} Organizing Committee</h1>
+
+{%if site.author.email %}General inquiries should be sent to {{ site.author.email }}.{%endif%}
+<br>
+<br>
+
+{%- if site.conference.chairs -%}
+{%- for chair in site.conference.chairs -%}
+  {%- include listchairs.html header=header -%}
+{%- endfor -%}
+{%- endif -%}
+{%- if include.program_committee -%}
+{%-if site.data.program_committee-%}
+<{{ header }}>Program Committee</{{ header }}>
+<ul>
+  {% for person in site.data.program_committee %}
+  {%- include listperson.html prefix='<li>' postfix='</li>' separator='' details=true -%}
+  {%endfor%}
+</ul>
+{%- endif -%}
+{%- endif -%}
 <!-- List your Senior Program Committee Members here, the Program chairs etc are auto-included by Jekyll --!>

doc/schedule.md _doc/schedule.md

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+title: Key Dates
+layout: default
+weight: 1
+---
+
+# AISTATS 2025 Key Dates
+
+{% include listdates.html %}

doc/submission-system.md _doc/submission-system.md

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+title: Home
+layout: default
+weight: 1
+---
+
+The 28th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics (AISTATS) will be held on May 3nd - May 5th, 2025. This conference will be held in Mai Khao, Thailand as an in-person event.
+
+# Organizing Committee
+
+See our full organizing committee [here](/committee.html).
+
+{%if site.author.email %}General inquiries should be sent to [{{ site.author.email }}](mailto:{{ site.author.email }}).{%endif%}

doc/venue.md _doc/venue.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Past Meetings
+layout: other
+hide: true
+---