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Re[2]: [eclipse.org-eclipsecon-program-committee] Stickers on EclipseCon badges
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I LOVE the idea, but just wonder if we should not have icons as well?
10% of the male population (therefore virtually 10% of the Eclipse
crowd) is color blind.
Kind regards,
Peter Kriens
KB> Donald,
KB> Great idea. Make sure to use a colour coding scheme for the
KB> different stickers, it will help to quickly identify people.
KB> Then look at your badge real-estate to see how big they can be.
KB> - Ken
KB> On 6-Dec-06, at 8:40 AM, Donald Smith wrote:
KB>
KB> The Eclipse ecosystem is diverse, and it can sometimes be a
KB> challenge (especially for exhibitors) to identify people who are
KB> interested in a particular market. For example, it would be great
KB> if Embedded folks were able to easily spot each other, and great
KB> value for Exhibitors to know if someone was keen on the Embedded space.
KB>
KB>
KB> We are looking at including a set of stickers in the bags this
KB> year that allow people to identify what is interesting to them.
KB> Just like last year we plan to have "Ask me about" stickers, but
KB> this would be additional. I am imagining something like a 1"
KB> brightly colored sticker that says "Embedded", etc.
KB>
KB>
KB>
KB> Now for the hard part - to come up with a small enough set of
KB> stickers that covers enough interesting groups of people. It
KB> seems to me that 6 or 7 would be the absolute max, otherwise it
KB> will get confusing. I am hesitant to have stickers to designate
KB> projects, or else we may end up with 60+ sticker suggestions, which won't work.
KB>
KB>
KB>
KB> Does anyone have suggestions on categories? Here is my straw man:
KB>
KB>
KB>
KB> RCP
KB>
KB> Embedded
KB>
KB> Java/J2EE
KB>
KB> OSGi
KB>
KB> Testing
KB>
KB> Reporting
KB>
KB>
KB>
KB> To help with this - try to imagine logical "sub conference"
KB> segments that show up at EclipseCon.
KB>
KB>
KB>
KB> Cheers,
KB>
KB>
KB>
KB> - Don
KB>
KB>
KB>
KB> --
KB> Donald Smith donald.smith@xxxxxxxxxxx
KB> Director of Ecosystem Development
KB>
KB> Office: (613) 224-9461 x231
KB>
KB> Cell: (613) 292-5160
KB>
KB> Fax: (613) 224-5172
KB>
KB> Blog: http://eclipse-ecosystem.blogspot.com
KB>
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