[FOSS4G2016] Speaker's corner and/or demo theatre

[till.adams at fossgis.de]

demo speaker theatre?

I know, officially it was focussed on showing software, but in general 
also short talks were presented. But:

hop on, 5 minutes, hop off, bye

That's what hits the core idea.

Till



Am 2016-04-27 15:54, schrieb Gert-Jan van der Weijden - Stichting 
OSGeo.nl:
> Hi Till,
>
> Just to make sure we're on the same topic:
> What I have in mind with the speaker's corner is a small stage, in a
> sort of cabaret/stand-ip comedy like setting, where anybody can take
> the stage for a short talk. Because of the high rate of circulation 
> of
> speakers I'd minimize the setup time per presenter.
> My ideal setting would be: here is the microphone, there is the
> audience, your 5 minutes start now.
>
> The demo theatre as know from previous FOSS4G's seems a bit of a
> different approach (as far as I can see from a Google search). It's
> focused on demonstrating working software.
>
> Both approaches are valid and can even be mixed (e.g. demo's in the
> morning, talks in the afternoon). However the label "demo theater"
> doesn't quite fit what I had in mind.
>
> Your suggestions?
>
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> till.adams at fossgis.de
> Verzonden: woensdag 27 april 2016 15:32
> Aan: foss4g2016 at lists.osgeo.org
> Onderwerp: Re: [FOSS4G2016] [Program] Accept/decline email draft
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> "And one thing to keep in mind: As part of the conference we are
> staging a "speakers corner" where anybody can take the stage to do a
> short (approx. 5 minutes) talk.
> I guess the speakers corner is different from the demo theatre?"
>
>
> Nope, that is the same but different names. I'd prefer the "demo
> theatre" as it was used on early F4G events before (until 2008) and
> might be well known for some old hands ;-)
>
> Till
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