Re: [eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee] need your opinion about a

[Martin Lippert <lippert@xxxxxxx>]

+1

Cheers,
-Martin



On 04.07.12 10:02, Ralph Mueller wrote:
> good idea!
>
> Kind regards / Liebe Grüsse,
>
> Ralph Mueller
> Director, Eclipse Foundation
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> Am 03.07.2012 um 19:48 schrieb Benjamin Cabé:
>
> > *I'm all for adding that kind of text. A talk submission really needs
> > to come from the speaker him/herself…*
> > *
> > *
> > *Benjamin*
> > *
> > *
> > *________________________________________________________________________*
> >
> >
> >
> > De : Anne Jacko <anne.jacko@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:anne.jacko@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
> > Répondre à : Eclipsecon Program Committee list
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> > Objet : [eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee] need your opinion
> > about a speaker/submission issue
> >
> > Hi all -- each conference we have a small number of talks that are
> > sent in NOT by the speaker, but by someone who is working for the
> > speaker -- often someone working for a marketing firm hired by the
> > speaker's company.
> >
> > Our submission system isn't set up for this, and it causes a number of
> > problems that are a PITA to sort out. But the worse issue IMHO is that
> > these speakers tend to be unengaged with the conference. They don't
> > care if they get emails from us, they don't read what we send out,
> > they take a long time to sign their speaker agreements, and sometimes
> > their company will ask to send a substitute speaker after the talk has
> > been accepted.
> >
> > Ian and I once discussed adding some text to the submissions info
> > saying something like "having your talk submitted by a third party is
> > a detriment to its being accepted; our community values speakers who
> > are involved and active participants."
> >
> > What do you think? Good idea? Bad idea? Thanks.
> >
> > Anne Jacko
> > Eclipse Foundation
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