Well, I've already missed the deadline of submissions of formal
presentation space. Besides that, it will be the first time that I have
a presentation in this kind of conference, not much experiences before, so
I think I can take lounge space presentation at this Wikimania as a
practice, and prepare to have a formal presentation at next Wikimania :D
On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 6:10 AM, Tiffany Smith
<tiffany.lmb.smith(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
Shujen: You're right - it meant the same thing in
both places. Sorry
for my confusion!
Perhaps of interest to all: I'd suggest focusing on the unconference
as a back-up plan for presentations, if you want a broader audience.
If you only want the opportunity to talk with a small group of people
and show them your presentation without a formal presentation space or
slides/screen/video, the lounge space is a good option.
And yes, more details will be provided once we sort out the formal
schedule!
Best,
Tiffany
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 2:22 PM, Shujen Chang <i(a)blue.cat> wrote:
I'm referencing
http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schedule&oldid=301…
(The last sentence of the 2nd paragraph)
Is it said the same thing?
Because I miss the deadline of submissions, but I still want to have a
presentation, so I'm focusing on the lounge space presentation, even
though
it is not be announced formally. Expect for more
details on it :D
On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 1:58 AM, Tiffany Smith <
tiffany.lmb.smith(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> You're referencing
>
>
http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions#Lounge_Space_Presentati…
,
> right?
>
> We're still working through details to facilitate this, though I
> should caution interested participants that the unconference and
> lounge space presentations will not be announced formally. The
> unconference is a participant-driven event, where presentation
> proposals are announced by participants at the beginning of the day
> and scheduling is collaborative. The lounge space area can be used
> for small group talks or discussions.
>
> Does that help?
>
> Best,
> Tiffany
>
> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 1:39 PM, Shujen Chang <i(a)blue.cat> wrote:
> > It is said "Attendees are welcome to present in the open space track
of
> > the
> > conference, regardless of whether their submitted presentations were
> > accepted." on the previous page. Is open space track still available
> > now?
> >
> >
> > On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 1:33 AM, Tiffany Smith
> > <tiffany.lmb.smith(a)gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi folks,
> >>
> >> Thanks for noticing the Program Committee's great work! A couple
> >> notes on the schedule:
> >>
> >> The schedule that's posted is not final yet, as we're still working
on
> >> details and may shift times a bit as
we go through confirmations.
> >> However, we wanted to give people a preview of how things are shaking
> >> out, so we're posting the information as we get confirmation of
> >> attendance for accepted presentations.
> >>
> >> However, you're right that there are up to 8 sessions occurring
> >> concurrently on Saturday. We did this for a number of reasons, just
a
> >> few of which I'll outline here:
> >>
> >> First, we received over 400 submissions, as most folks on this list
> >> know, and lots and lots of them were great, so we wanted to try to
> >> open up as many opportunities to talk as possible.
> >>
> >> Second, primarily physics-related, it can be hot in July in
> >> Washington, DC, and crowding up to 900 people into smallish rooms
> >> wouldn't be pleasant.
> >>
> >> That's related to the third point, which is that we're expecting
more
> >> local people join on Saturday here, as they may be interested due to
> >> media coverage but unable to take off work. So, Saturday is
> >> anticipated to be our "capacity" day, though we're guessing
about
> >> 700-800 participants on Thursday-Friday. We know that's a little
> >> different from prior Wikimanias, and we plan to have workshops on
> >> Saturday and other sessions that are a little more introductory to be
> >> responsive to that interest.
> >>
> >> The fourth point is that we're trying to be very thoughtful about
> >> recognizing that more sessions will occur on Saturday and not have
too
> >> many fascinating sessions on the
same topics at the same time, since
> >> people will be more spread out.
> >>
> >> So, I promise we're thinking about this, and the Program Committee is
> >> made up of spectacular people who have great experience in this and
> >> are sorting it out carefully (and may also respond to this message!).
> >>
> >> Hope this isn't too much information, but I wanted to give you a
> >> broader sense of our thinking based on the questions the schedule
> >> sparked.
> >>
> >> Best,
> >> Tiffany
> >>
> >> Tiffany Smith
> >> Wikimania 2012, Program Committee Chair
> >>
> >> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Itzik Edri <itzik(a)infra.co.il>
wrote:
> >> > You are right, it's 8 rooms
on the last day. Even more
problematic...
> >> >
> >> > - Sent from my mobile device.
> >> >
> >> > On May 1, 2012 7:05 PM, "Shujen Chang" <i(a)blue.cat>
wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> 7 rooms? it seems 6 rooms 12th and 13th, and 8 rooms on 14th.
> >> >>
> >> >> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 11:50 PM, Itzik Edri
<itzik(a)infra.co.il>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Hi,
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Schedule
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Great to see that Wikimania 2012 schedule is almost complete..
> >> >>>
> >> >>> But I wonder, 7 simulating session is not too much
(specifically
on
> >>> the
> >>> last day)? what can make session half empty when all the
> >>> participation
> >>> split
> >>> to 7 different rooms...
> >>>
> >>> But great work!, can wait for D.C 2012!
> >>>
> >>> Itzik
> >>>
> >>>
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