On 12/28/2014 01:06 PM, jan i wrote: > On 28 December 2014 at 19:33, Kay Schenk <kay.sch...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Sat, Dec 27, 2014 at 3:34 PM, Andrea Pescetti <pesce...@apache.org> >> wrote: >> >>> On 27/12/2014 Kay Schenk wrote: >>> >>>> >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=50855951 >>>>>> >>>>> Nice changes, Andrea! >>>> >>> >>> We also need a 3-5 lines descriptions to appear at >>> https://wiki.apache.org/apachecon/ACNA2015ContentCommittee >>> >> >> I saw this request but was rather reluctant to expand it until we were sure >> we had enough to do a "track". >> >> >>> >>> I'm not sure we can actually "do" this part. I think having the topics >>>> will probably determine the best speakers. Hopefully, these speakers >>>> will submit proposals. >>>> >>> >>> We can do it in phases. As usual, we are a widely distributed project and >>> indeed it's very hard that all the most competent people for each topic >> are >>> physically in the same place. For some topics we will have the best >> people, >>> for some other topics we will have competent people who can still >> deliver a >>> good presentation, for some we may have nobody. and those should then be >>> removed. >>> >>> In any case, I would like to send out a message to our "announcements" >>>> and "dev" lists about the topics and the conference before Jan. 1 if >>>> there are no objections. >>>> >>> >>> The "dev" list is OK for a start (last time I sent a request for talk >>> proposals to the announce list, I got several funny but useless >> proposals). >>> So if we can start by finalizing the topics, then ask here if we have >>> volunteers for each topic, we can start putting some names. >> >> >> Maybe with the proposed/recommended topics, "useless" proposals will be >> minimized? At any rate, the real crux of the matter is what get's submitted >> through the CFP. I still feel the "announcements" list would be valuable. >> >> Maybe we can slate the announcement for tomorrow, the 29th, with today for >> final changes to the proposals. >> >> Shall we add a draft announcement section to the proposals page? My feeling >> is we should emphasize that, even though this is being held in North >> America, some travel assistance IS available. And, I think it might be >> worth our while to try to engage graduate level students in CSCI or >> Software Engineering to present ideas on improvement to OpenOffice -- the >> futures area?
Draft announcement text added as a comment to: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=50855951 Will be removed when the announcement is actually sent. Changes very welcome! :) >> > TAC is for sure available (I am on the committee), we sponsored 12 people > at budapest...and I would like to see the same level for austin. In general > applicant on the same continent tend to get better scores, just as an > advice. > > I am happy to help if somebody have questions about how to fill out our > forms. > > rgds > jan I. > >> >> >> >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Andrea. >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> MzK >> >> "There's a bit of magic in everything, >> and some loss to even things out." >> -- Lou Reed >> > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "There's a bit of magic in everything, and some loss to even things out." -- Lou Reed --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
