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Re: [eclipsecon-na-program-committee] Conference name and feedback data
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: eclipsecon-na-program-committee-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:eclipsecon-na-program-committee-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Gunnar Wagenknecht
> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 2:32 PM
> To: Eclipsecon NA program committee discussions
> Subject: Re: [eclipsecon-na-program-committee] Conference name and
> feedback data
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> Am 24.08.2011 19:30, schrieb Schaefer, Doug:
> > In the past we've had short and long talks. Would it be crazy to just
> > let all talks be the same length? Or maybe arrange for only one of the
> > time slots per day be longer for keynote-style talks, maybe right
> > after lunch?
>
> I'm afraid (positive!) that there will be too many submissions to just have
> long talks.
>
> What happened to the 10 minutes "super-quick-intro" talks we had couple of
> years ago? I actually found some value in those talks. Of course, you can't
> teach technical content in 10 minutes. But I think it's good for the "elevator
> pitch" type of talk when you want to introduce people to some new project
> or technology.
We eliminated them last year, no? I'm not certain they served any purpose well.
What did cross my mind is that we had the product showcase last year which I thought went really well. Could we do the same for projects, i.e. a Project Showcase, where projects set up tables and people walk around to find out what's going on?
At the end of the day, we can't be afraid of the number of submissions. Cutting is painful, yes. We'll piss people off, yes. But we need to make sure the talks we do select have enough time to be presented properly or the perceived quality of the conference suffers.
Doug.
