[Foss4g2009] Re: Getting involved in presentation selection

[mapbutcher]

With regard to presentation voting:
I like Volker's sample site which allows each submission to be rated as
something like:

>not interested
>kind of interested
>really interested

We use this as the first cut, then we supply those that make the cut to the
OC for the second cut with Harley coordinating as Mark has done for the
workshops/tutorials. Given the amount of presentations then the OC should
concentrate on providing Harley with the presentations to cut rather than
those to accept.

I think we have a good spread of people on the OC to be 'representative'?

Simon


2009/3/28 Cameron Shorter <cameron.shorter at lisasoft.com>

> Harley, Volker, Mark and I have been discussing how we should handle voting
> for presentations.
>
> I don't have an answer, and would like to hear thoughts from others,
> especially those who have done this for other conferences.
>
> Volker Mische wrote:
>
>> Cameron, Harley, Mark,
>>
>> I could customize the Abstract voting site to also support speaker
>> voting, but I wouldn't recommend it. The voting mechanism would be a
>> simple vote (i.e. yes/no or some 1-4 point scale), without the
>> possibility of comments.
>>
>> Speaker selections sounds to me more like you want to come to a
>> consensus, which includes some discussions/opinions. I can understand
>> that Harley doesn't want to moderate thousands of messages, but I don't
>> think that many people will join the discussion.
>>
>> Cameron, what do you think, how many people will join the discussion?
>>
>> I would propose a mailing list like the one for the workshop selection,
>> perhaps Mark can say something how well this approach worked for the
>> workshops.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>  Volker
>>
>> Cameron Shorter wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Volker,
>>> Mark reckons that you should be able to answer this question.
>>>
>>> Apparently Volker has a voting mechanism.
>>>
>>> Harley Prowse wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Cameron,
>>>>
>>>> I really have no idea how they should be involved.  I have not done
>>>> anything like this before.  I assume they can vote via the presentation
>>>> website - is that enough involvement or do you want to see a level of
>>>> discussion?  I don't really want to end up moderating hundreds of
>>>> emails!
>>>>
>>>> Harley
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Cameron Shorter [mailto:cameron.shorter at lisasoft.com] Sent: 27
>>>> March 2009 3:15 p.m.
>>>> To: Harley Prowse
>>>> Subject: Getting involved in presentation selection
>>>>
>>>> Harley,
>>>> I'd like to recommend the regional members join the speaker selection
>>>> committee.
>>>> How should they get involved?
>>>> Contact you? (probably best way to get engagement)
>>>> Join a list?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
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