[Foss4g2010] benchmark slot in program

[Lorenzo Becchi]

Hi guys, thanks for all your comments.
It took long time to evaluate all the options that where behind this
decision.
We will do our best to see if we can find another arrangement but, until
then, the program will remain as it is.

regards
Lorenzo

On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Marc Jansen <jansen at terrestris.de> wrote:

> Hi list,
>
> I mostly share the concerns expressed by Bart (
> http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/foss4g2010/2010-August/000521.html,
> original text below) regarding the presentation of the WMS benchmark
> parallel to 17 other talks.
>
> As Bart already said, the shootout was one of the highest ranked abstracts
> of the last FOSS4G and the talk itself was one of the definitive highlights
> of the conference. I'd guess that few people would choose to miss the
> benchmark... and therefore lots of them are forced to miss the talks running
> parallel.
>
> I am aware that it is a *very* difficult task to build a nice programm for
> everyone and I am sure that the local team did a good job so that this years
> FOSS4G will be as interesting as ever, but I think that the placement of the
> shootout/benchmark is a mistake that should be corrected if possible.
>
> Best regards,
> Marc
>
>
>
> Barts original email:
>
>
> Hi list,
>
> I want to express my concerns regarding the choice of the benchmark slot
> in the FOSS4G 2010 program.
>
> In 2009 the benchmark was a plenary event at the end of the conference,
> and this made it very successfull, it was the highlight of the conference
> for a lot of people. Almost everybody has an interest in the benchmark
> exercise, so this makes it a good choice for a plenary event.
>
> Also, I don't think it is fair to the people presenting in slots parallel
> to the benchmark exercise, since they won't have a large audience for
> sure. It also means that a lot of interesting presentations need be to
> missed if one wants to attend the benchmark presentation.
>
> I also think 1,5 hours is too long, 30-45 minutes would be perfect.
>
> Would you please reconsider this?
>
> TIA.
>
> Best regards,
> Bart
>
>
>
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