Re: [eclipsecon-na-program-committee] Urgent: finalize keynotes

["Mike Milinkovich" <mike.milinkovich@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just make sure you don’t have them on the stage at the same time. Analysts always end up bickering with one another trying to prove that they’re smarter than the other guy.

 

From: eclipsecon-na-program-committee-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:eclipsecon-na-program-committee-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ian Skerrett
Sent: October-09-12 4:32 PM
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Subject: Re: [eclipsecon-na-program-committee] Urgent: finalize keynotes

 

A bit more detail on the idea of inviting two industry analysts. I was suggesting to invite Stephen O’Grady or James Governor from Redmonk to talk about why developers are now very influencing in the IT industry, mostly due to open source.  In addition, invite Jeffrey Hammond from Forrester Research to discuss the mobile development landscape.  I think both relate very well to a developer audience.

 

Ian

 

 

From: eclipsecon-na-program-committee-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:eclipsecon-na-program-committee-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Arthorne
Sent: October-09-12 4:00 PM
To: Eclipsecon NA program committee discussions
Subject: [eclipsecon-na-program-committee] Urgent: finalize keynotes
Importance: High

 

We have two keynote slots remaining, and we need to get the invites out this week. In today's call we narrowed it down to four choices from which we need two:

 - Luis Von Ahn on a topic related to crowdsourcing
 - Ted Neward on gamification or impact of multi-core on software development
 - Pattie Maes on whatever cool stuff the MIT media lab is up to
 - Two developer-focused analysts give 30 minute keynotes on the changing mobile landscape. For example James Governor and someone from Forrester.

Please take a few minutes to look at the available material on these people, and cast a vote on this form by NOON Eastern / 6pm CET tomorrow:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dERlYzNjX3ozd3BubXdheUVIMEVVYlE6MQ

Ian will take the input from that poll and start inviting people. There are links to background material and talks by these speakers on the EC2013 PC wiki:

https://www.eclipsecon.org/wiki/2013_Program_Committee#Keynote_Suggestions

Thanks,

John