[OSGeo-Conf] Fwd: FOSS4G 2014 LOI Question & Answer Phase

[Cameron Shorter]

Arnulf,
I like the idea of setting up a "best practices" formula for selecting 
workshops.

Probably the place to collect this workshop formula would be:
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_Cookbook

I'd also suggest that it would be beneficial to collect metrics from 
prior workshops to feed into the formula. (Eg: Previously highly 
subscribed, or highly rated workshops would be ranked higher)


On 17/05/13 21:01, seven at arnulf.us wrote:
> Folks,
> instead of leaving the workshop selection open for experiments yet 
> again I suggest we simply prescribe how to do it. In simple words 
> something like:
> * Graduated OSGeo projects get precedence over incubating projects 
> over others. * Each project is guaranteed to get the *chance* to apply 
> for one slot.
> * If a graduated project does not (convincingly) confirm until x weeks 
> before the conference that they can pull it off and that there will be 
> interest, then slots are filled up by other active projects.
> * Individuals and parties / orgs may wish to collaborate on joint 
> workshops.
> * Ideally a few slots should be reserved for workshops that may be not 
> tech related, like Edu and Data committee.
>
> Final adjudication lies with the LOC!!!
>
> Maybe we could even propose that rejections are issued a week before 
> confirmations giving the rejected parties the opportunity to 
> collaborate with accepted parties, complain, get all heated up with 
> the LOC and then pacified so that we don't have this public discussion 
> making look us just a bit foolish. And maybe this last idea is just 
> completely insane and would only lead to WW 3...
>
> But /me believes that there is is so much experience in this conf 
> committee that we will surly find a good solution to go forward.
>
> Cheers,
> Arnulf
>
> --
> Arnulf Christl (aka Seven)
> http://arnulf.us
>
> ----- Reply message -----
> From: "Steven Feldman" <shfeldman at gmail.com>
> To: "conference" <conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org>, <hmitaso at ncsu.edu>
> Subject: [OSGeo-Conf] Fwd:  FOSS4G 2014 LOI Question & Answer Phase
> Date: Fri, May 17, 2013 09:48
>
>
> Helena
>
> I have to take issue with you when you say
>
> "2. Given the continuing complaints about the selection of workshops 
> and presentations how do you plan to handle the submissions so that 
> everybody feels welcome and participating rather than turned down and 
> ignored."
>
> To my knowledge there have been no complaints about the selection of 
> presentations or academic papers for FOSS4G 2013, nor have people been 
> made to feel unwelcome or ignored. There have been a small number of 
> people who have raised concerns regarding the selection of workshops 
> and I and the LOC have acknowledged that the process did not work as 
> well as it could have.
>
> ______
> Steven
>
>
> On 16 May 2013, at 18:17, Paul Ramsey <pramsey at cleverelephant.ca> wrote:
>
> > Here's two questions from Helena Mitasova:
> >
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Helena Mitasova <hmitaso at ncsu.edu>
> > Date: Wed, May 15, 2013 at 4:36 PM
> > Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Conf] FOSS4G 2014 LOI Question & Answer Phase
> > To: conference <conference_dev at lists.osgeo.org>
> > Cc: Paul Ramsey <pramsey at cleverelephant.ca>
> >
> >
> > Eddie, Darrell,
> >
> > I have two questions about your proposals:
> >
> > 1. How do you plan to distinguish this global conference from the very
> > successfull
> > international regional conferences such as FOSS4G-CEE and FOSS4G-NA?
> > Or, in another words - what are your plans to make this truly global,
> > main FOSS4G
> > conference?
> >
> > 2. Given the continuing complaints about the selection of workshops
> > and presentations
> > how do you plan to handle the submissions so that everybody feels 
> welcome
> > and participating rather than turned down and ignored. Do you have ideas
> > for accomodating presentations/posters by many students and new
> > developers who may
> > have great ideas but are unknown in the community and may not get
> > enough votes for a regular talk.
> > Do you have any innovative ideas about the presentations and 
> participation
> > that will distinguish this conference?
> >
> > Thank you, Helena
> >
> > Helena Mitasova
> > Associate Professor
> > Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences
> > 2800 Faucette Drive, Rm. 1125 Jordan Hall
> > North Carolina State University
> > Raleigh, NC 27695-8208
> > hmitaso at ncsu.edu
> >
>
>
>
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