| [eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee] Submission Guidelines |
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All, I created an EclipseCon wiki section that is focused on the
2008 and EclipseCon. http://wiki.eclipse.org/EclipseCon_2008
Some of the sections have turned out to be a bit redundant,
i.e. the Program Committee, but I think most of them still apply. EclipseCon Audience Attempts to
identify the overall target audience that we are aiming for at
EclipseCon. I didn’t really have anything definitive to say there,
it ends up being more questions then statements. I think that it makes
sense that we clearly identify who are primary audience is. The web site
identifies EclipseCon as: EclipseCon is the premier technical and user
conference focusing on the power of the Eclipse platform. From implementers to
users, and everyone in between, if you are using, building, or considering
Eclipse, EclipseCon is the conference you need to attend. I think that the reality is that EclipseCon is focused on
the committers, contributors, and integrators of the Eclipse universe. I
wonder how many Eclipse users would really find the conference valuable.
If our goal really is to focus on the Eclipse users, then I think we need to
make sure that all of the categories have presentations that are focused on the
user, and that this is tracked in the program. EclipseCon
Submission Guidelines Last year the submissions ranged
from exceptional to just plain confusing. This page attempts to identify
what makes for a quality submission. My goal is to have the presentation
submitters answer some of the most basic questions in the submission. I
hope it helps them to think in terms of what will someone get out of this
presentation instead of here is what I want to talk about. Once again, your thoughts would be helpful. Category
specific guidelines could also be added to this page if applicable. EclipseCon
Selection Guidelines It seems inevitable that some people
will be upset about the talks that are selected for the conference. My
goal here was to come up with a consistent set of guidelines that all of the categories
would follow. Once again, it probably makes sense for the individual
categories to create links to their individual program goals. Should we
do this manually, or can it be done through links to the EclipseCon wiki? Scott |