Skip to main content

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] [List Home]
Re: [eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee] need your opinion about a speaker/submission issue

Hi all -- thanks for the responses and comments. I like the language Ian suggested -- I didn't like "detriment" but wasn't sure how strong our language should be. The submissions page has been updated to add this paragraph:

Please do NOT have a third party submit your talk. Proposals should be entered by one of the presenters. We value speakers who are engaged in the community.

FYI, I'll handle any inquiries we get about this, and I'll deal with any submissions that made it in with speaker names that are not the actual presenters. I think that will prevent us discouraging any talks we actually do want that fall into this category.


Anne Jacko
Eclipse Foundation
503-784-3788 (cell)



On Jul 4, 2012, at 7:48 AM, Ian Skerrett wrote:

I don't think we need to worry about enforcement.  In the past the PR people typically are very obvious.  They either can't figure out our system or write an abstract that is painfully bad. 

It will be very obvious, trust me. :-)

On 7/4/2012 9:54 AM, Campo, Christian wrote:
+1 (for using a clearer and stronger language)

I am not sure how we can tell the difference ? Do the third party with some bugzilla account submit the talk for other speakers or does the third party just create a bugzilla account under the speakers name.

There might also be a technical solution to this. Just force the logged in person to be one of the speakers in the submission entries. There are some variations how to do this. Either suggest that and allow the speaker to be removed or not allow a submission if the logged in person is not one of the speakers. I leave that up to Ian to decide or whether to do that at all…..

christian

Von: Ian Skerrett <ian.skerrett@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Antworten an: Eclipsecon list <eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
An: Eclipsecon list <eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Betreff: Re: [eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee] need your opinion about a speaker/submission issue

I would suggest we have clearer and stronger language.  Something like the following:

"All speaking proposals needs to be submitted by one of the speakers.  Please do not have a third party enter your talk.  We value speakers that want to be involved in our community."

I really find submissions from PR firms are typically low quality and the speaker is not engaged.

Ian




On 7/4/2012 4:33 AM, Campo, Christian wrote:
I think its good to encourage people to submit talks themselves. I am struggeling a little with the word "detriment". Maybe its just my english but I had to look it up in the dictionary and it seems to have a kind of vague meaning.

Do we mean its a disadvantage or is it a blocker ?

Maybe we can make that clearer and easier to understand for non-native english speakers like myself.

Other than that if you mean its a disadvantage and like to place it as a warning that I am +1.

christian

Von: Achim Lörke <Achim.Loerke@xxxxxxxxx>
Antworten an: Eclipsecon list <eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
An: Eclipsecon list <eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Betreff: Re: [eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee] need your opinion about a speaker/submission issue

+1

I don't think we will miss any good talks when we drop this kind of submissions.

Achim

On 03.07.2012, at 19:45, Anne Jacko wrote:

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
503-784-3788 (cell)


<100x80.png>

_______________________________________________
eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee mailing list
eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee@xxxxxxxxxxx
https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee

-------------------------------------------------------------
compeople AG
Untermainanlage 8
60329 Frankfurt/Main
fon: +49 (0) 69 / 27 22 18 0
fax: +49 (0) 69 / 27 22 18 22
web: www.compeople.de

Vorstand: Jürgen Wiesmaier
Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender: Christian Glanz

Sitz der Gesellschaft: Frankfurt/Main
Handelsregister Frankfurt HRB 56759
USt-IdNr. DE207665352
-------------------------------------------------------------


_______________________________________________
eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee mailing list
eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee@xxxxxxxxxxxhttps://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee

--
Ian Skerrett
VP of Marketing and Ecosystem
Eclipse Foundation
Tel: 613-224-9461 ext 227
Blog: ianskerrett.wordpress.com
Twitter: IanSkerrett
-------------------------------------------------------------
compeople AG
Untermainanlage 8
60329 Frankfurt/Main
fon: +49 (0) 69 / 27 22 18 0
fax: +49 (0) 69 / 27 22 18 22
web: www.compeople.de

Vorstand: Jürgen Wiesmaier
Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender: Christian Glanz

Sitz der Gesellschaft: Frankfurt/Main
Handelsregister Frankfurt HRB 56759
USt-IdNr. DE207665352
-------------------------------------------------------------


_______________________________________________
eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee mailing list
eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee@xxxxxxxxxxx
https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee

--
Ian Skerrett
VP of Marketing and Ecosystem
Eclipse Foundation
Tel: 613-224-9461 ext 227
Blog: ianskerrett.wordpress.com
Twitter: IanSkerrett
_______________________________________________
eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee mailing list
eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee@xxxxxxxxxxx
https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee


Back to the top