Re[2]: [eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee] Budget and slot alloca

[Peter Kriens <Peter.Kriens@xxxxxxxxx>]

I fully agree. One of the most important things of conferences is
serendipity. The short talks are a perfect to find things out you did
not know you needed. I like them.

Kind regards,

     Peter Kriens
     
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BFB>  Chris,
BFB>  Given that the cost is the same for 5 shorts versus 1 long, the
BFB> Program Committee can make that trade-off. 
BFB>  However, I disagree with your statement that "conference goers
BFB> would benefit more from more long talks". One of the main
BFB> purposes of EclipseCon is to get the community together to talk
BFB> to each other. EclipseCon is *not* a rock star style conference
BFB> where we have the experts lecturing to the masses. One of the
BFB> advantages of short talks is to provide a lot more opportunity
BFB> for the community members to speak to the rest of the community
BFB> members. I don't want to see a conference where we have the same
BFB> N Eclipse Top-Level Project team members and the same N Web Tools
BFB> team members and the same N BIRT team members talking about their
BFB> work. There's a lot more going on under the Eclipse umbrella than
BFB> just the core. The core is important (that's why there are long
BFB> talks and tutorials) but the rest is important too.
BFB>  
BFB>  Also note that there are effectively the same number of long
BFB> talks and short talks if you note that there are 80 tutorials
BFB> (very long talks) and 80 long talks (= 160) and that tutorials
BFB> are free this year. So everyone gets to go to the 160 long talks
BFB> and everyone gets to go to the 160 short talks.
BFB>  
BFB>  - Bjorn
BFB>  
BFB>  Chris Aniszczyk wrote: 
BFB>   
BFB> How about less short talks and more long talks/tutorials? That
BFB> seems like a lot of short talks where I think conference goers
BFB> would benefit more from more long talks.
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