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@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@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@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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