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A fast abstract , also extended abstract , is a short , lightly reviewed technical article that is usually presented with a short talk at a scientific conference .. article. Academic publishing#Scholarly paper. scientific conference. scientific conference. The length of the document is usually limited to 2 pages -LRB- including all text , figures , references and appendices -RRB- , although some conferences may allow slightly longer articles .. If the conference does not specify a document style , the standard double-column IEEE format is a common practice .. IEEE format. IEEE format. The concept of a `` fast abstract '' was created at the 28th Fault-Tolerant Computing Symposium , 1998 , by Ram Chillarege , who was the program co-chair of the conference .. Fault-Tolerant Computing Symposium. Fault-Tolerant Computing Symposium. They are meant to promote communication and discussion of subjects that have yet to be established or completed as research projects , and to provide a venue for reporting barely tested ideas , early experiments , or opinions .. While informal discussions , stand-up talks , and round tables provide an avenue for such sharing , they lack the written record that is essential for academic progress .. Fast abstracts aim to fill this gap .. Since their inception , fast abstract sessions have been gradually adopted by several conferences , in some cases even being among the most attended sessions .. Due to their purpose and short length , fast abstracts do not require a full treatment of results as expected of a full paper published at a conference or journal .. Even less formal publications such as working papers and technical reports are usually based on established research projects , and on the other hand these rarely are peer reviewed before publication , and there is no formal publishing procedures for such reports .. Fast abstracts differ in these two aspects , and being -LRB- as the name indicates -RRB- fast to write and fast to review , they create a mechanism to promote a rich and timely exchange of experiences , and receive early feedback from the community .. Fast abstracts allow authors to  :. Report technical work at preliminary stages , and solicit early feedback. Present radical opinions on controversial issues or open problems. Introduce new issues to investigate. Present experience obtained from practice. Fast abstract sessions can collect a diverse set of contributions , from young students initiating their research work , to senior researchers and distinguished members of the community .. Furthermore , they allow industrial practitioners and academics who may not have been able to prepare full papers due to time and work pressure , but nevertheless seek an opportunity to engage with the community , to exchange their ideas and solutions , as well as technical problems and practical experience .