Just what I wanted to say: breaks should be breaks. Having all breaks covered by sessions is a great thing for people who never eat or rest.

Also, a great session can be rendered completely useless by hurry. I saw one of those this year and it wasn't pretty. You have to give people time.

Raul

On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 11:28 AM, Manuel Schneider <manuel.schneider@wikimedia.ch> wrote:

Am 14.08.2013 10:24, schrieb Lodewijk:

> OK, so if I understand correctly you feel it should not happen in
> breaks, but rather as part of the regular schedule? Do you think that
> they should be replaced in the breaks by other events, or should the
> breaks remain event free in general?

breaks should be breaks, that's why we have them. Please ready the
concept I have explained in my first response to this thread, that
should make my suggestion clear.

It is okay to have less breaks, in order to make up for the time we
spend in longer sessions, but then let breaks be real breaks. So that's
the deal: real sessions, with enough time to do something, a real track
for spontaneous meetings, less sessions, less breaks but doing both of
them right, not short sessions in a hurry and breaks not being breaks
because of all the other stuff going on, with people not concentrating
on that other stuff because they are hungry, tired etc.

/Manuel
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