[FOSS4G2016] [Program] Call for Presentations draft

[carmen at foss4g2016.org]

Hi Volker,


Am 2016-01-10 15:38, schrieb Volker Mische:
> Hi Carmen,
> 
> I'm not sure if I understand it correctly.
> 
> Do you mean that the schedule page will contain all the contents of the
> current draft, plus the format for the workshops and the academic 
> track?
Yes, that's what I meant.
> 
> I think it should be a page separate from the schedule page which
> contains that information. I agree that the overlap will be huge, so 
> I'm
> OK having a single page for the general track, workshops and academic 
> track.
The idea was to have that schedule page for information about every part 
of the conference, becoming more detailed over time. Maybe the title 
schedule is misleading.

Would you agree on adding it all to the page if the title would be 
different? Maybe "Programme"? Or else?


Regards,
Carmen
> 
> Cheers,
>   Volker
> 
> On 01/10/2016 03:29 PM, carmen at foss4g2016.org wrote:
>> Hi Volker, Codrina, list,
>> 
>> 
>> after last week, where you discussed important things and I was ill, I
>> can finally concentrate again :)
>> Here are my thoughts:
>> 
>> For our website no separate pages are planned for presentations /
>> workshops but it will all be put in submenus under
>> http://2016.foss4g.org/schedule.html . Therefore I would extract only
>> Format / Submissions / ToIs from your draft for the website and leave
>> the introduction and important dates for the announcement covering
>> presentations / AT / workshops.
>> 
>> If you agree, the workshop text should follow the same structure for 
>> the
>> website.
>> 
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Carmen
>> 
>> 
>> Am 2016-01-07 08:16, schrieb Volker Mische:
>>> 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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