[Foss4g2009] Workshop / Tutorial Submission Templates

[Mark Leslie]

Hmm, I was under the impression that the workshops were traditionally 
beginner-heavy, but looking back that doesn't seem to be the case.  The 
numbers for 2007 are
Workshops: 12
   Beginner: 4
   Advanced: 3
   Developer: 3
   Advanced Developer: 1
   Intermediate: 1
Tutorials: 16
   Beginner: 10
   Advanced: 3
   Developer: 2
   Beginner/Advanced: 1

Excluding those that didn't fill out the form properly, it seems there 
was a pretty even balance in workshops with the shorter sessions being 
more beginner oriented.

2008 doesn't seem to list this.

At any rate, I think you've got it right, defining User vs. Developer. 
I'll update the templates today, and add a short explanation line like I 
have for the other sections.  I'll also take a shot at outlining some 
selection criteria on the wiki.

Mark Leslie
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Doug White wrote:
> Hi Mark,
> 
> I think the templates look good, I would agree with Daniels comments 
> somewhat. It seems like the 2007 categories equate to something like...
> 
> Beginner User
> Advanced User
> Developer (advanced prerequisite knowledge)
> 
> I am not sure how the workshop attendees would break down into these 
> categories, it's obviously of little financial benefit to hold a 
> beginner workshop if people are only likely to attend the advanced and 
> developer level. On the other hand beginners probably don't want to be 
> in a developer workshop learning C code either.
> 
> Maybe tutorial sessions could cater more for beginners, with material 
> that could be taken away and worked through at leisure?
> 
> Doug.
> 
> Mark Leslie wrote:
>> Daniel Kastl wrote:
>>> Mark Leslie schrieb:
>>>> After having Jody fill out a template, there were a number of changes
>>>> and clarifications needed.  I've also put the effort into making
>>>> something presentable, so here are the next-generation of submission
>>>> templates for comment.  This time, they're even in template form :)
>>>>
>>> Hi Mark,
>>>
>>> Looking into the workshop submission template I remember that in 2007
>>> there was the same choice
>>>
>>> ----
>>> User Level (choose one):
>>>     ○ Beginner
>>>     ○ Advanced
>>>     ○ Developer
>>> ----
>>>
>>> I (pgRouting workshop) wasn't sure whether to choose "Advanced" or
>>> "Developer" (probably both?).
>>> Well, it's not a critical issue, just thought something like
>>> "Beginner/Advanced/Expert" and/or "User/Developer" would be unambiguous
>>> and more clear.
>>>
>>> Daniel
>>>
>>
>> This is a very good point.  To try and clarify my understanding it 
>> should read more like this:
>>
>>  User Level (choose one):
>>      ○ Beginner
>>      ○ Advanced: Non-developer
>>      ○ Advanced: Developer
>>
>> This was copied from the 2007 template, so I'm not sure if this was 
>> the intent then, but it's what I've expected.  This then begs the 
>> question, can we have "Beginner: Developer" workshops or tutorials?
>>
>> Mark Leslie
>> Geospatial Software Architect
>> LISAsoft
>>
>