[OSGeo Oceania] Presentation Times Conference
Edoardo Neerhut
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Thu Apr 25 23:49:38 PDT 2019
I agree with you Tony. I prefer 15+5 and 25+5.
Just submitted some talks to State of the Map 2019 and I liked that they
asked for presenters to justify why they needed extra time and then the
committee will decide which talks deserve more time. That seemed like a
good system to me.
On Sun, 21 Apr 2019 at 13:00, Tony Batistich <ajfbat at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All
>
> I find that 15 minutes is never enough time for presenters, both as one as
> as listener. 20 mins at least with 5 mins for questions
> or how about varying blocks?
> - Sessions of 15 mins/5 mins qtns
> - Sessions of 25 mins.5 mins questions
> Presenter selects best time slot for them.
> Can that be aligned in the timetabling?
> ( if people want to attend a 15+5 and then go to a 25+5 that could cut
> down on the disruption of moving around. Won't always work like that but
> maybe will help )
>
> Also another related idea. What about a 'meet the presenters' session
> over coffee - 30 mins -
> Attendees nominate the presenters they would like to find out more from at
> end of a session and these get programmed in for the end of their
> presentation day.
>
> Don't know which venue you have selected but National Library Conference
> (new) and Library centre in Wellington has a very good large cafe built
> into it that would lend itself to this sort of 'organised' meet-up. Other
> venues probably do as well in some form.
>
> Tony Batistich
>
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>> 1. Re: FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019 - programme outline (John Bryant)
>> 2. Re: FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019 - programme outline (adam steer)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 12:11:42 -0700
>> From: John Bryant <johnwbryant at gmail.com>
>> To: adam steer <adam.d.steer at gmail.com>
>> Cc: foss4g-oceania <foss4g-oceania at lists.osgeo.org>,
>> Oceania at lists.osgeo.org, talk-nz <talk-nz at openstreetmap.org>,
>> OSM
>> Australian Talk List <talk-au at openstreetmap.org>
>> Subject: Re: [OSGeo Oceania] FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019 - programme
>> outline
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>> Thanks Adam & program committee, looking great!
>>
>> The adjustment to having more talks is interesting, I suppose there may be
>> a bit of a challenge to fill 60 speaking slots out of an audience of 170,
>> but hey, challenges are good! And personally, I'm hopeful we exceed the
>> 170
>> target, though it will raise some logistical challenges re: venue.
>>
>> One of the key messages we got in attendee feedback last year was that
>> timing was important, we could have done a bit better, and people found
>> movement between sessions frustrating. There were also quite a few
>> requests
>> for longer talks, and more time between sessions. The venue layout this
>> year might help improve the movement between sessions. But sticking with
>> the 15+5 format, we'll need to be really strict on timing to improve on
>> one
>> of the key frustrations from last year's event.
>>
>> On timing:
>> - Is a 930am start intentional? Feels a bit late to me, but I acknowledge
>> that some people prefer a late start. But will people's attention start
>> lagging for the talks late in the day, ie. finishing at 5:40 pm?
>> - Are 20 minute breaks between sessions long enough? For some people,
>> these
>> are important slots for networking. This is shorter than last year's 30
>> minute breaks.
>>
>> Cheers
>> John
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 18 Apr 2019 at 03:29, adam steer <adam.d.steer at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi all
>> >
>> > We’d like to share with you our current thinking about the 2019
>> programme,
>> > and call for comments.
>> >
>> > We need to put it all together and run calls for papers and workshops by
>> > the end of May - so please spark any debates early! We will close
>> > discussion and move toward a fixed plan at the end of April. Let's say
>> 1
>> > May is ‘close the discussion’ date.
>> >
>> > As a rundown we have:
>> >
>> > - 2 x 3.5 hour workshop sessions (8 rooms, 16 workshops possible in
>> total)
>> > - 60 15-20 minute stream talks (4 sessions, 3 streams, 5 talks each
>> > session)
>> > - 4 keynotes
>> > - a mystery hour on day 2, after the initial keynote. this might be a
>> > panel, a very short unconference, a ’state of [QGIS/OSM/… ]’ plenary
>> talk
>> > session, or a facilitated community discussion on what we see as
>> prevalent
>> > issues in the community. We’d like to know what you think, but also
>> reserve
>> > the right to surprise (and we hope, delight) you
>> > - a community day, which will be a mix of OSGeo code sprint, mapathons,
>> > and other OSGeo / OSM related activities.
>> > - various opportunities for breakfasts and informal socialising, as well
>> > as an organised conference icebreaker and dinner.
>> >
>> > These are laid out here:
>> >
>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17KvFcVn226ay0clCZsBTL0jpbX-4ZMt6nyBfLcF94mE/edit?usp=sharing
>> >
>> > There is a bit of variation from the 2018 formula. We’ve tried to add
>> more
>> > session talks; and hope to find a good provocative keynote to end with
>> (in
>> > fact we hope to find four excellent and thought provoking / challenging
>> > keynotes)
>> >
>> > Please feel free to comment on the document, respond to the list, or
>> > myself, with ideas.
>> >
>> > Regards
>> >
>> > Adam
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Dr. Adam Steer
>> > http://spatialised.net
>> > https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adam_Steer
>> > http://au.linkedin.com/in/adamsteer
>> > http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0046-7236
>> > +61 427 091 712 :: @adamdsteer
>> >
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>> Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2019 16:11:32 +1000
>> From: adam steer <adam.d.steer at gmail.com>
>> To: John Bryant <johnwbryant at gmail.com>
>> Cc: foss4g-oceania <foss4g-oceania at lists.osgeo.org>,
>> Oceania at lists.osgeo.org, talk-nz <talk-nz at openstreetmap.org>,
>> OSM
>> Australian Talk List <talk-au at openstreetmap.org>
>> Subject: Re: [OSGeo Oceania] FOSS4G SotM Oceania 2019 - programme
>> outline
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>> Hi John
>>
>> thanks for your input, and gentle reminder to explain some thinking:
>>
>> yes, we’re optimistic that we’ll get a lot of great talk proposals!
>>
>> There’s a bit of to and fro about more/shorter talks, and fewer/longer
>> talks. Do we prefer 60 short sharp (15+5) talks or 48 (20+)5 talks? A lot
>> of people preferred the shorter format; and we are also looking at ways to
>> get more people in the spotlight - offering more space to do so is one way
>> (maybe).
>>
>> Pretty much a constant in conferences is that there will be be
>> interruptions as people move between talks; and there’s no avoiding it.
>> Perhaps we can add some gentle reminders to consider your speakers and
>> fellow attendees when session hopping at the opening plenary.
>>
>> On start times - we can’t open the doors to members of the public til 8:30
>> for a 9:00 start at the moment. However, we also cannot attempt to
>> register
>> a whole lot of people in 30 minutes on day 1, so the conference start time
>> was pushed back to allow an hour to get people all registered. On day 2,
>> the timing is the same because I know I’ll get mixed up if the session
>> times change.
>>
>> If we want 30 minute breaks, we need to take time from somewhere - about
>> the only way I can see is to shorten stream sessions, I’ve added another
>> sheet which shows 90 minute sessions and half hour breaks.
>>
>> I don’t see yet how to get things finishing earlier… suggestions welcome,
>> and we may yet get to open up earlier...
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Adam
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 20 Apr 2019 at 05:12, John Bryant <johnwbryant at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Thanks Adam & program committee, looking great!
>> >
>> > The adjustment to having more talks is interesting, I suppose there may
>> be
>> > a bit of a challenge to fill 60 speaking slots out of an audience of
>> 170,
>> > but hey, challenges are good! And personally, I'm hopeful we exceed the
>> 170
>> > target, though it will raise some logistical challenges re: venue.
>> >
>> > One of the key messages we got in attendee feedback last year was that
>> > timing was important, we could have done a bit better, and people found
>> > movement between sessions frustrating. There were also quite a few
>> requests
>> > for longer talks, and more time between sessions. The venue layout this
>> > year might help improve the movement between sessions. But sticking with
>> > the 15+5 format, we'll need to be really strict on timing to improve on
>> one
>> > of the key frustrations from last year's event.
>> >
>> > On timing:
>> > - Is a 930am start intentional? Feels a bit late to me, but I
>> acknowledge
>> > that some people prefer a late start. But will people's attention start
>> > lagging for the talks late in the day, ie. finishing at 5:40 pm?
>> > - Are 20 minute breaks between sessions long enough? For some people,
>> > these are important slots for networking. This is shorter than last
>> year's
>> > 30 minute breaks.
>> >
>> > Cheers
>> > John
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thu, 18 Apr 2019 at 03:29, adam steer <adam.d.steer at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi all
>> >>
>> >> We’d like to share with you our current thinking about the 2019
>> >> programme, and call for comments.
>> >>
>> >> We need to put it all together and run calls for papers and workshops
>> by
>> >> the end of May - so please spark any debates early! We will close
>> >> discussion and move toward a fixed plan at the end of April. Let's
>> say 1
>> >> May is ‘close the discussion’ date.
>> >>
>> >> As a rundown we have:
>> >>
>> >> - 2 x 3.5 hour workshop sessions (8 rooms, 16 workshops possible in
>> total)
>> >> - 60 15-20 minute stream talks (4 sessions, 3 streams, 5 talks each
>> >> session)
>> >> - 4 keynotes
>> >> - a mystery hour on day 2, after the initial keynote. this might be a
>> >> panel, a very short unconference, a ’state of [QGIS/OSM/… ]’ plenary
>> talk
>> >> session, or a facilitated community discussion on what we see as
>> prevalent
>> >> issues in the community. We’d like to know what you think, but also
>> reserve
>> >> the right to surprise (and we hope, delight) you
>> >> - a community day, which will be a mix of OSGeo code sprint, mapathons,
>> >> and other OSGeo / OSM related activities.
>> >> - various opportunities for breakfasts and informal socialising, as
>> well
>> >> as an organised conference icebreaker and dinner.
>> >>
>> >> These are laid out here:
>> >>
>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17KvFcVn226ay0clCZsBTL0jpbX-4ZMt6nyBfLcF94mE/edit?usp=sharing
>> >>
>> >> There is a bit of variation from the 2018 formula. We’ve tried to add
>> >> more session talks; and hope to find a good provocative keynote to end
>> with
>> >> (in fact we hope to find four excellent and thought provoking /
>> challenging
>> >> keynotes)
>> >>
>> >> Please feel free to comment on the document, respond to the list, or
>> >> myself, with ideas.
>> >>
>> >> Regards
>> >>
>> >> Adam
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Dr. Adam Steer
>> >> http://spatialised.net
>> >> https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adam_Steer
>> >> http://au.linkedin.com/in/adamsteer
>> >> http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0046-7236
>> >> +61 427 091 712 :: @adamdsteer
>> >>
>> >> Suits are bad for business:
>> http://www.spatialised.net/business-penguins/
>> >> _______________________________________________
>> >> Oceania mailing list
>> >> Oceania at lists.osgeo.org
>> >> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/oceania
>> >>
>> >
>>
>> --
>> Dr. Adam Steer
>> http://spatialised.net
>> https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adam_Steer
>> http://au.linkedin.com/in/adamsteer
>> http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0046-7236
>> +61 427 091 712 :: @adamdsteer
>>
>> Suits are bad for business: http://www.spatialised.net/business-penguins/
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