[FOSS4G-Oceania] full day workshops?

[Greg Lauer]

+1 the idea of optional back to back workshops sounds appealing


On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 3:39 PM Alex Leith <alexgleith at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'd be inclined to keep the workshops as half-day, but maybe communicate
> that you could submit two proposals (like the beginner and advanced
> components you mention, Martin). Then the workshop program conveners can
> make a call on whether to include two different workshops, or a workshop in
> two parts.
>
> On Tue, 30 Apr 2019 at 15:30, Martin Tomko <tomkom at unimelb.edu.au> wrote:
>
>> My 2c:
>>
>>    - Consider planning full day workshops so that the two half are
>>    bookable separately, as a beginner/advanced bit.
>>
>>
>>
>> BUT, one main thing that most conferences do badly – the workshop chairs
>> fail at moderating content and program., They just accept all. Often you
>> end up with oversupply in one area, diluting the critical mass, and not
>> enough offered in another. Workshop chairs should actively engage with the
>> proposers if there are multiple workshops with close topics, so that they
>> consider (not forced) to integrate, to provide a richer, better, more
>> supported experience.
>>
>>
>>
>> In my view, this was done better last year than at any other (academic)
>> conference I ever attended ( and some presenter combined forces), but can
>> be further improved on.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> M.
>>
>>
>>
>> *From: *FOSS4G-Oceania <foss4g-oceania-bounces at lists.osgeo.org> on
>> behalf of adam steer <adam.d.steer at gmail.com>
>> *Date: *Tuesday, 30 April 2019 at 12:42 pm
>> *To: *foss4g-oceania <foss4g-oceania at lists.osgeo.org>
>> *Subject: *[FOSS4G-Oceania] full day workshops?
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi all
>>
>>
>>
>> Do you think we should offer full-day workshops at FOSS4G SotM Oceania in
>> 2019?
>>
>>
>>
>> This will require more cat herding around the call for workshops, and
>> *might* introduce additional logistical issues on the day (depending on
>> what full day workshops are on offer).
>>
>>
>>
>> Full day workshops may also impact the number of different half day
>> workshop presenters we can offer.
>>
>>
>>
>> A mitigation there may be that ‘full day workshops are far more likely to
>> be accepted if they are collaborations’ - ie people need to team up to
>> deliver them, ideally from different institutions/regions/demographic
>> cohorts.
>>
>>
>>
>> On the other side of the coin, full day workshops might open up some
>> really interesting / different work we just can’t fit into 3.5 hours.
>>
>>
>>
>> Pricing would need to be undiscounted as the budget stands, ie one full
>> day workshop price  == two half day workshops.
>>
>>
>>
>> Slight apologies for the long form, better to show that there’s been some
>> thought applied to logistics and impacts already.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards
>>
>>
>>
>> Adam
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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