[Foss4g2010] benchmark slot in program

[Paul Ramsey]

Nah, they'll all be at *my* talk :)

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On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 6:50 AM, 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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