[Foss4g2010] Issues I would like to be addressed

[Arnulf Christl]

Volker Mische wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Venka wrote:
>> 1) All presentations, expect keynote and lightning
>> talk to be 20 minutes duration. This way we can
>> have more diversity and less rejections, longer
>> breaks for people to mingle in the exhibition booths.
> 
> I think 30 minutes including discussion is ideal. I had my presentation
> prepared to be 20 minutes, afterwards some time for questions (in my
> case there were quite a few) and you need some time for
> introduction/hand-over/plugin you machine/fill in water into a glass.

Yes, 30 minutes slots for the presentations and 20 minutes talks + 5
minutes discussion inside those slots have proven to be the best
combination. It also makes scheduling and organizing the program easy,
allows people to move between conference rooms and does not put too much
stress both on the presenter and the moderator.

>> 8) Try to have the Birds of Feather in the morning
>> and not when every one wants to rush for the Gala dinner.
> 
> It's a good proposal, though the BoF I've been (OpenLayers/GeoExt) was
> productive, though.
> 
> Cheers,
>   Volker

Birds of a Feather in the morning sounds interesting. It might also be a
good idea to have them sequentially and not all at the same time. I
regularly felt like having ended up in the "wrong" one. I don't know
whether having them run parallel to the regular presentations is a good
idea. Opinions?

Regards,

-- 
Arnulf Christl
President OSGeo
http://www.osgeo.org