[FOSS4G2016] [Program] Trim down meeting

[Marco Minghini]

Dear Volker and all,
I have almost finished reviewing the abstracts, so I have a quite clear
picture of the topics. There are 280 abstracts in total.
I have a simple questions: how many should be accepted?
Thank you. Cheers,

Marco


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2016-04-13 10:09 GMT+02:00 Volker Mische <volker.mische at gmail.com>:

> Hi Gert-Jan,
>
> thanks for the propositions. We'll group the talks once we know which
> one we want to have in the program and then might kick out ones we
> originally wanted or get some of the kicked ones in again if it fits.
>
> As the tagging was done by the users, I'd just use them as a help when
> we look at the talks (it will be one huge spreadsheet). I left a few
> comments like "case study" to the case studies so that I remember what
> it was about when we group them.
>
> Cheers,
>   Volker
>
> On 04/13/2016 09:35 AM, Gert-Jan van der Weijden (OSGeo.nl) wrote:
> > Hi LOC and programm committee,
> >
> > A few thoughts after reviewing almost 50% of the abstracts (a "review
> > mid-term review"):
> > - Several functional themes (indoor mapping, routing, performance
> > testing) have a few (about 5) abstracts sent in. I think it would be
> > valueable to sort of group them together, so you get a cluster of 2-3
> > talks on 1 theme, instead of "isolated" talks; Which may link to the
> > "topic talks" idea.
> >
> > - Same goes for the talks on FOSS as a phenomonon: e.g. the talk on the
> > diff between : "free" and "open".
> >
> > - A larger amount of abstracts (at least 15-20) are about "the state of
> > project XYZ". More one-way trafic (with possibly a few explanatory
> > questions afterwards) but less discussion, I suppose.
> > Together they are the "exhibition space of FOSS4G projects"
> >
> > - Next we have a lot of "best practices" open source software (and often
> > open data) applied to solve a real life problem
> >
> > - This year we'll have a "hyde park speakers corner" where people can do
> > a short (5 min.) talk in an open theatre style. Abstracts that don't fit
> > in the regular program may find their way to this "speakers corner";
> >
> >
> > @Volker: is it possible to make a few cross-tables based on the tags
> > that have been suplied to the abstracts?
> >
> >
> >
> > regards,
> >
> > Gert-Jan
> >
> >
> >
> > Volker Mische schreef op 10-04-2016 23:41:
> >> Hi Program-Committee,
> >>
> >> not that many have filled out the Doodle yet [2], but I also don't want
> >> everyone to have block so many possible dates. As most people have time
> >> on Friday 2016-04-16 at 15:00 CEST we'll do the meeting there. I hope
> >> that many of you (even if you haven't filled out the Doodle) will join.
> >>
> >> Is everyone OK with trying a Goggle Hangout together with using a Google
> >> Spreadsheet to do the review? If there are objections, please send me an
> >> email and propose alternatives. I'll try to find out if I can get a
> >> proper Hangout URL until Friday :)
> >>
> >> Happy reviewing till Thursday. Please be finished by then, so that I can
> >> do a final export on Friday.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>   Volker
> >>
> >>
> >> On 04/02/2016 03:35 PM, Volker Mische wrote:
> >>> Hi Program-Committee,
> >>>
> >>> there's still time to review, but we should also agree on some time to
> >>> do the actual selection. The selection process will follow the steps we
> >>> did in 2014 [1].
> >>>
> >>> I propose doing it the same way as in 2014, I'll prepare a Google
> >>> Spreadsheet where I'll put the results. We will then take this as a
> >>> basis for our discussions. We will then go through it via Google
> >>> Hangouts/Skype/whatever you prefer. This means we need some time where
> >>> all of us have the time to do it. If someone can't participate, that's
> >>> not a big deal, but the more we are the better.
> >>>
> >>> I've created a Doodle [2] so that we can easily find the best time.
> >>> Please plan for about 3h of time (if you've less time, again, no
> >>> worries, better help a bit than not at all :) So please fill out the
> >>> Doodle.
> >>>
> >>> You will then of course be able to do the reviews until we have the
> >>> first meeting (I'll do a fresh export on the day of the meeting).
> >>>
> >>> We will then have a second meeting to group the talks together, so it
> >>> would be good if you have some time the week after :)
> >>>
> >>> [1]: http://2014.foss4g.org/abstract-review-process-for-foss4g-2014/
> >>> [2]: http://doodle.com/poll/xriqs2asedmczdr9
> >>>
> >>> Cheers,
> >>>   Volker
> >>>
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