| [eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee] Re: EclipseCon2010 Conference Call Agenda Items 30sep09 |
Notes from the Call 30sep09 Let me know if I have missed or mis-characterized anything. Attendees Oisin, Donald, David W., David C., Ketan, Doug, Scott 1. Keynotes * points raised about being cautious with the perception of entangling sponsorship and keynotes * a concern about use of an insider for a keynote - better for panels * some people go to keynotes to be challenged, and to be entertained too Summary - best choice for panels is someone who is entertaining, without a strong binding to a sponsor :) 2. Panels * Oisin solicited ideas for panels from the group and pointed out there are some logistical elements to be considered and decided upon * Don pointed out that we need to be definite about our rules for attendance compensation v.a.v. panels. Summary: need to expand more on panel 'rules of engagement' and start getting the ideas in and recruiting as well as fee reductions that might be relevant. 3. Tutorials * Dave said that the most important thing about a tutorial is that it is hands-on * Oisin, Ketan mentioned that 2-3 tutorials can work * Don pointed out that have sessions on the Monday afternoon could clash with some of the "Monday activities" - the meeting for the members and the board meeting - causing crowd dilution. He suggests that we make Monday all-day tutorials and Thursday all-day sessions. I've added Alternative #3 to the spreadsheet (attached) to show what this would look like. The Monday panel session makes less sense in this layout. Your feedback, please. Note that this change means that attendees have the option of a 4- or 3-day conference. Summary: please take a look at the option Don has brought up. My personal preference is to maintain Alternative 2, keeping it as 4-day affair, for a consistent daily experience. 4. Talks I got my numbers totally wrong in the agenda mail :) A number of points here - we're going to get a lot of talks, so some people will be condensed from long to short. That's something we have done already in the past. When looking at talks, we should consider the audience - is it a niche affair? Then maybe a short talk plus a hint to claim a slot at the unconference. Short talks have the advantage that you hear lots of voices, lots of news from different projects and activities. My concern here is that we have to make more talk space, of course. We can cut panels to make this happen, if necessary. 5. Unconference Nothing much on this topic. Oisin to follow up with some approaches to this. 6. Recruiting I'm interested in forming 2-person groups to recruit talks related to certain area. Will follow up on the mailing list. --oh
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EclipseCon 2010 layouts.xls
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