<div dir="ltr">BoF are informal and have tended to be organised spur of the moment by putting down the BoF topic, organiser's name, room and time on the message.<div><br></div><div>It's not normally sponsored<br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 9:00 AM, Cameron Shorter <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cameron.shorter@gmail.com">cameron.shorter@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
A "Birds of a Feather" session is a round table meeting of people discuss a particular topic and brainstorm ideas for it.<br>
It typically attracts between 5 to 30 people (maybe more).<br>
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I'm not sure how sponsorship has been tied to these events in the past.<br>
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Dear Cameron,<br>
Sorry one more quick question, can you please also explain the Birds of a Feather package to me or let me know the best person to ask.<br>
Many Thanks<br>
Kirsty<br>
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