[FOSS4G2016] [Program] Call for Presentations draft

[Volker Mische]

Hi Carmen,

On 01/10/2016 04:02 PM, carmen at foss4g2016.org wrote:
> Am 2016-01-10 15:38, schrieb Volker Mische:
>> 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?

I find the schedule page already too long and confusing. If you only
want to know what the presentation rules/details are, you'll find a lot
of information you don't care about.

I find the 2014 version really nice and clear [1]. You can easily link
to it from the email call and people will find what they need.

[2]:
https://web.archive.org/web/20140703074822/https://2014.foss4g.org/calls-for-papers/cfp/

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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