[news.eclipse.eclipsecon] Re: Questions for Program Committee about the

[John Arthorne <eclipseng@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm also very curious to hear the answer to this. I'm co-presenting a 
tutorial in a format that will really only work well with a limited 
number of attendees. If 200 people show up, we'll have a tough time 
making it work.
--


Lee Anne wrote:
> Dear Program Committee,
>
> Scott Kellicker posted the message below to this newsgroup with some 
> follow-up questions for the Program Committee. As I suspect this got 
> overlooked in the prior thread, I'm reposting here.
>
> - Will there be some sign-up or surveying done in advance for the 
> tutorial sessions, to project adequate seating arrangements for each 
> tutorial?
>
> Scott's original appears below.
>
> Thanks in advance for any info on this!
> --Lee Anne
>
>
> Scott Kellicker wrote:
>  > Lee Anne,
>  > Thanks for posting regarding the schedule. It looks like an excellent
>  > conference and I've been anxious to see how sessions line up in the
>  > schedule.
>  >
>  > I'm happy to see the tutorials available to all attendees.  I have found
>  > the tutorials to be a valuable part of the conference.
>  >
>  > Free also means they will be better attended than in past years!  Since
>  > the tutorials are 2-4 hours, I would hope there would be some process to
>  > ensure the rooms are adequate for the number of attendees.  Often at the
>  > more popular long sessions, people end up standing or sitting on the
>  > floor.  That's OK for an hour, but not for 2-4 hours when the desire is
>  > to do some hands on work with a laptop!
>  >
>  > Power has also been an issue at past tutorials, and a head count would
>  > help this.
>  >
>  > Can anyone from EclipseCon speak to this?
>  >
>  > ScottK
>  >
>  >
>  > Lee Anne wrote:
>  >> (Note: I do not represent EclipseCon in any way. I just posted about
>  >> the schedule because someone was asking earlier about it and I noticed
>  >> it had been posted at the site.)
>  >>
>  >> Hi Scott,
>  >>
>  >> I believe this year that all tutorials are available to all who are
>  >> registered for the conference (I mean "Full Pass" registration; not
>  >> "Exhibits Only" registrants).
>  >>
>  >> Last year, one had to pay extra for a tutorial, and so there was a
>  >> separate registration. This year, all tutorials are included.
>  >>
>  >> It looks like all of the tutorials will be held on Monday, the first
>  >> day of the conference.
>  >>
>  >> (And if I'm wrong about any of that, I hope that someone from the
>  >> EclipseCon Program Committee will provide the officially correct info).
>  >>
>  >> --Lee Anne
>  >>
>  >> Scott Kellicker wrote:
>  >>> Will tutorial registration be done thru the website, as in previous
>  >>> years?
>  >>>
>  >>> Scott K