[FOSS4G2016] [Program] Call for Presentations draft - speaker mentoring?

[Johan Van de Wauw]

This year, one of the devrooms at FOSDEM offered mentoring for people
submitting talks for the first time:

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Speaker Mentoring Program
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As a part of the rising efforts to grow our communities and encourage a
diverse and inclusive conference ecosystem, we're happy to announce that
we'll be offering mentoring for newcomer speakers. Our mentors can help
you with tasks such as reviewing your abstract, reviewing your
presentation outline or slides, or practicing your talk with you.

You may apply to the mentoring program as a newcomer speaker if you:

* Never presented before or
* Presented only lightning talks or
* Presented full-length talks at small meetups (<50 ppl)


https://lists.fosdem.org/pipermail/fosdem/2015-November/002318.html

I like the idea, and I'm willing to help a few newcomer speakers.
Maybe something to consider?

Kind Regards,
Johan

On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 8:16 AM, Volker Mische <volker.mische at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Codrina,
>
> On 01/06/2016 11:23 PM, Codrina Maria Ilie wrote:
>> 1. We need to change 2015 with 2016 :)
>
> Thanks, fixed.
>
>> 2. Are this year's topics established? I am sorry to have missed that.
>> :(  I think that when sending out the call for papers it is essential
>> that we consider (write about) the "side tracks" such as the open data
>> or remote sensing, if, in the end that will be the case. I am talking
>> here of explicitly pointing out our openness towards whatever other
>> adjacent communities we choose to engage with and let that be heard. We
>> did say we are building bridges, right? :) I can see that the academic
>> track is sided completely. Is that the way it has been always done? I
>> know it is traditionally separated, but even in the very first
>> announcement?
>
> The topics should of course be included in the call once they are there.
>
> This is only about the presentations. The call via email should include
> the general track, academic track and workshops. I would expect
> something like in the previous years [2][3].
>
>
>> I am thinking that maybe, this year, we could change the format of our
>> call for papers, just a little bit, considering that, as you said,
>> usually it is the same. All the information, of course, will be
>> delivered, but maybe in a softer way.
>>
>> What say you?
>
> I'm happy for suggestions. If anyone wants to formulate things
> differently, please go ahead.
>
> [2]: https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2015-February/013966.html
> [3]: https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2014-February/012732.html
>
> Cheers,
>   Volker
>
>
>> On 06/01/16 20:09, Volker Mische wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I've created a draft for the Call for Presentations website at [1].
>>> Please have a look. It's basically a copy&paste for the previous FOSS4Gs.
>>>
>>> [1]:
>>> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS4G_2016_Call_for_Presentations_Website
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>    Volker
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