[FOSS4G2016] [Program] Changed help text for abstract

[Volker Mische]

Sorry for all the spam.

The 2014 booklet contains the full abstract (sometimes even over 300
words) and it was well done. So I'd just publish the full abstracts.
Here's a link to the booklet:

    https://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/foss4g/2014/documents/FOSS4GBooklet.pdf

Cheers,
  Volker

On 01/19/2016 05:16 PM, Volker Mische wrote:
> Sorry that should be 2013 and 2014.
> 
> On 01/19/2016 05:15 PM, Volker Mische wrote:
>> Hmm, looking at the 2014 program booklet, the abstracts were way shorter
>> (shorter than 600 words). I'll try to find the 2015 booklet, which was
>> really well made IMHO.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>   Volker
>>
>> On 01/19/2016 05:11 PM, Volker Mische wrote:
>>> Given the "aims" are not too far away from the short abstract, I think
>>> we can just print the full abstract into the booklet. One abstract, less
>>> abstract for everyone :)
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>   Volker
>>>
>>> On 01/19/2016 05:02 PM, till.adams at fossgis.de wrote:
>>>> For FOSSGIS we requested for max. of 1000 characters abstract,taking 6
>>>> characters per word in the middle, that'll hit your aim quite well.
>>>>
>>>> Another point: At FOSSGIs we also request for a short description (600
>>>> characters) for the programme book - maybe the same as abstract, maybe
>>>> different.
>>>> I know the idea is perhaps little late, but if possible to include that
>>>> in the system, we'll have less work later when setting up the programme
>>>> book?
>>>>
>>>> Till
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Am 2016-01-19 16:33, schrieb Volker Mische:
>>>>> Hi LOC, Program Committee,
>>>>>
>>>>> I changed the text below the abstract text box in the proposal system,
>>>>> to give guidance on the length of the abstract. It now reads:
>>>>>
>>>>>     Will be made public if your proposal is accepted. Please aim for
>>>>>     125-175 words, 250 words is the maximum. Edit using Markdown.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you propose different numbers for the maximum and aimed for number of
>>>>> words, let me know. Please keep in mind that you'll probably will read
>>>>> 400 of those abstracts :)
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>   Volker
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