Re: [Wikimania-l] a thought: break events

On 15 August 2013 00:03, Samuel Klein meta...@gmail.com wrote: Wikimania should have less parallel sessions, longer sessions with more time between the sessions and an open space as an additional track. We implemented this idea last year at the WikiCon... I am a strong believer that

Re: [Wikimania-l] a thought: break events

On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 2:51 AM, Risker risker...@gmail.com wrote: On 15 August 2013 00:03, Samuel Klein meta...@gmail.com wrote: Wikimania should have less parallel sessions, longer sessions with more time between the sessions and an open space as an additional track. I've been

Re: [Wikimania-l] a thought: break events

I've been to three Wikimanias but not the last two, so my comments may be out of date. But the format where you have multiple concurrent threads each with three talks run one after another between breaks quickly gets out of sync. It really needs a strong session moderator in each room who can end

Re: [Wikimania-l] a thought: break events

On Aug 15, 2013 8:20 PM, WereSpielChequers werespielchequ...@gmail.com wrote: I've been to three Wikimanias but not the last two, so my comments may be out of date. But the format where you have multiple concurrent threads each with three talks run one after another between breaks quickly gets

[Wikimania-l] a thought: break events

Hi all, reading back through my mailbox, I encountered huge amounts of announcements (mostly by Wikimedia Deutschland) about events taking place in breaks of Wikimania. Without wanting to form an opinion about that just yet, I would like to ask what you think about having many side events going

Re: [Wikimania-l] a thought: break events

Thanks Lodewijk for bringing this up. I had several discussions in the past, mostly when it was about the future of Wikimania, when I told people that Wikimania should have less parallel sessions, longer sessions with more time between the sessions and an open space as an additional track. We

Re: [Wikimania-l] a thought: break events

Hey, remember Wikimania Gdansk. After each plenary session in the morning, the organisators asked all presentors to introduce their talk in about 1 min. A great way to get a quick overview of what's happening. Regards, Maarten 2013/8/14 Tomasz Ganicz polime...@gmail.com I had problem to find

Re: [Wikimania-l] a thought: break events

Hi Maarten, Manuel, all great suggestions/feedback, but I was wondering: what are your thoughts about the break events specifically? Did you visit any? Did they make your day more smooth or exhausted? Lodewijk 2013/8/14 maarten deneckere maartendeneckere+wikima...@gmail.com Hey, remember

Re: [Wikimania-l] a thought: break events

I liked this in Gdańsk, but for an event the scale of HK it would take a lot of time! Agree that some kind of central display of the formal and informal schedules would be very useful. And a big clock :) Perhaps if we have another big screen, an occasional everything happening now/in an hour

Re: [Wikimania-l] a thought: break events

Am 14.08.2013 10:10, schrieb Lodewijk: Hi Maarten, Manuel, all great suggestions/feedback, but I was wondering: what are your thoughts about the break events specifically? Did you visit any? Did they make your day more smooth or exhausted? yes I did visit them, almost every day. I think

Re: [Wikimania-l] a thought: break events

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? Lodewijk 2013/8/14 Manuel Schneider

Re: [Wikimania-l] a thought: break events

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

Re: [Wikimania-l] a thought: break events

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

Re: [Wikimania-l] a thought: break events

Hi all, I agree with Manuel and Raul! Susana 2013/8/14 Raul Veede raul.ve...@gmail.com 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

Re: [Wikimania-l] a thought: break events

On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 12:58 AM, Manuel Schneider manuel.schnei...@wikimedia.ch wrote: Thanks Lodewijk for bringing this up. I had several discussions in the past, mostly when it was about the future of Wikimania, when I told people that Wikimania should have less parallel sessions, longer

Re: [Wikimania-l] a thought: break events

Wikimania should have less parallel sessions, longer sessions with more time between the sessions and an open space as an additional track. We implemented this idea last year at the WikiCon... I am a strong believer that less is actually more. I would like to have a less stressful but more