RE: [eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee] Straw-man late policy

[David M Williams <david_williams@xxxxxxxxxx>]

How is our deadline derived? How important
is it that it should be that date? 

I'm not suggesting a change! But those
are the questions I ended up with, starting with ... 
Why turn if off ... just mark them as
"after deadline" and would never be accepted (except by the laser
and Oisin criteria). 

It'd partially just be interesting to
see how many don't follow directions :) 
but more seriously, it'd sort of be
a measure of if our deadline was too early  .... and that made me
wonder, 

How is our deadline derived? How important
is it that it should be that date? 

Just curious ... for next year. :)

From:	"Donald Smith" <donald.smith@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To:	"'Eclipsecon Program Committee list'" <eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:	12/18/2009 01:51 PM
Subject:	RE: [eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee] Straw-man late policy
Sent by:	eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx

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Ok, so I will change the
date at midnight to be a strike-out with Monday’s date.
 
We won’t blog or talk about
it, just let it happen.  Monday night all the links close and any
late submissions go through the lasers&god requirement.
 
-        
 Don
 
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On Behalf Of Scott Rosenbaum
Sent: December 18, 2009 10:38 AM
To: 'Eclipsecon Program Committee list'
Subject: RE: [eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee] Straw-man late
policy
 
If we are going to keep the
links live over the weekend, I think we should just extend the date.  I
have no problem moving the date to Monday since it seems like a lot of
people would come in on Monday and see the last day announcement and file
their talks.  
 
I am not wild for having
a soft close over the weekend.   We know that there are going to be
late talks, and it is a lot easier to say the date is the date, then to
explain the date wasn’t the date for some, but it was the date for your
talk that came in Tuesday (if you follow my tortured logic).
 
Closing the submissions is
a soft close as described.  
 
I look forward to the inevitable
free turkeys and lasers.
 
sr
 
From: eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
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On Behalf Of Donald Smith
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 8:59 AM
To: 'Eclipsecon Program Committee list'
Subject: [eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee] Straw-man late
policy
 
Today is the deadline for submissions.
 We’re already at 322, and looks like 400 might be doable (350 for
sure).   SCOTT – Correct me if I’m wrong, but we were at about 350
at the deadline last year?    This bodes VERY well.  I’m
pumped to have hit 300.
 
As for the inevitable late submissions
that will come in…
 
Just throwing this out as a suggestion:
 
-          We
leave the submission system open over the weekend, and not really punish
submission that come in on the weekend (except maybe to break ties if it’s
a close call).
-          We
close down the links to the submission systems from the eclipsecon website
on Monday AM with a “Submissions closed, Register now as an Attendee”,
but leave the system open for deep links that find it (i.e, from old emails
– or us, the PC).  Any late submissions that come in will be met
with a “You’re late, so we are not going to give this same weight” policy.
 But, for a super-awesome talk, the PC could decide to allow them
in.
-          Any
talks that come in after Christmas are definite “NO” without some sort
of act-of-oisin and PC godlike maneuver, and it had better come with lasers
and free turkeys for all.
 
 
-          Don
 
 
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