Ian S. and I have been talking about how to ensure we have a balanced program. For now, just focus on voting on talks, but when we meet on Thursday, here are a few things to keep in mind.
Note: I'm sending this out to get some feedback. None of this is set in stone. Also, these are 'guidelines' and not 'hard numbers' -- Except for the first part... we have exactly 98 talks to accept.
1. Distribution across tracks. We have 98 session slots to fill. Fyi, we reserve 2 slots for Mike to pick. I would suggest we target the following distribution across the tracks:
- Eclipse 4/RCP – 15
- Eclipse RT – 15
- Java Dev – 10
- C/C++ Dev – 5
- JS Dev – 10
- Modeling – 15
- Lifecycle tools – 15
- Other – 13
2. Speaker Distribution – I would suggest one individual can give a maximum two talks (two talks plus 1 tutorial). If someone has more than this, we really sure evaluate why!
3. Case Studies – We should have at least 2-3 end user case studies in each track.
4. New speakers – we should try to make sure new speakers are given priority.
5. Gender balanced – I’d like to see more women speaking so priority for women speakers. This might be controversial so I am open to opinions.
Cheers,
Ian
