Re: [guadec-list] Dates & format for Desktop Summit 2011 announced

2010-10-12 Thread Dave Neary
Hi, Olav Vitters wrote: > 1. Conflicts with the schedule for GNOME 3.2 (feature, API, docs are @ > Aug 15, UI one week later). Basically the proposed freezes are right > after the desktop summit. There is not much that we can do regarding > scheduling GNOME as GUADEC has consistently been later an

Re: [guadec-list] Dates & format for Desktop Summit 2011 announced

2010-10-12 Thread Johannes Schmid
Hi! > 1. Conflicts with the schedule for GNOME 3.2 (feature, API, docs are @ > Aug 15, UI one week later). Basically the proposed freezes are right > after the desktop summit. There is not much that we can do regarding > scheduling GNOME as GUADEC has consistently been later and later in the > yea

Re: [guadec-list] Dates & format for Desktop Summit 2011 announced

2010-10-12 Thread Olav Vitters
On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 09:30:49AM +0200, Dave Neary wrote: > Hi Gil, > > Gil Forcada wrote: > > So criticism was expected? I understood as a set-in-stone decision :) > > Feedback was expected... some of this *is* set in stone, but I > definitely prefer hearing concerns now, so that we can try to

Re: Dates & format for Desktop Summit 2011 announced

2010-10-12 Thread Dave Neary
Hi, Johannes Schmid wrote: > I know that we discussed in the first meeting to have a pre-registration > the day before and don't start the first day before 12 to allow smooth > registration. Don't know if they changed everything back in the second > meeting... I don't think it makes sense to star

Re: Dates & format for Desktop Summit 2011 announced

2010-10-12 Thread Dave Neary
Hi Gil, Gil Forcada wrote: > So criticism was expected? I understood as a set-in-stone decision :) Feedback was expected... some of this *is* set in stone, but I definitely prefer hearing concerns now, so that we can try to address them. > Just from an organizational PoV: having the core days in

Re: Dates & format for Desktop Summit 2011 announced

2010-10-12 Thread Johannes Schmid
Hi! > Makes sense to me. And if anyone knows what will and won't make > conferences like GUADEC run smoothly, it's _probably_ Gil. I know that we discussed in the first meeting to have a pre-registration the day before and don't start the first day before 12 to allow smooth registration. Don't kn

Re: Dates & format for Desktop Summit 2011 announced

2010-10-11 Thread Lefty
On Oct 11, 2010, at 4:11 PM, Gil Forcada wrote: > > So in short, one day as registration/pre-conference/hackfest/BoF day it > should be a must for all conferences that everyone expects to run > smoothly. Makes sense to me. And if anyone knows what will and won't make conferences like GUADEC run

Re: Dates & format for Desktop Summit 2011 announced

2010-10-11 Thread Gil Forcada
El dl 11 de 10 de 2010 a les 09:56 +0200, en/na Dave Neary va escriure: > Hi, > > Dave Neary wrote: > > > Three things are worth singing out to GUADEC attendees as significant > > differences from previous events. > > > > First, the conference will be held later than usual, on 6-12 August. > >

Re: Dates & format for Desktop Summit 2011 announced

2010-10-11 Thread Dave Neary
Hi, Dave Neary wrote: > Three things are worth singing out to GUADEC attendees as significant > differences from previous events. > > First, the conference will be held later than usual, on 6-12 August. > Second is the conference format. > Third, following a lot of feedback after Gran Cana

Dates & format for Desktop Summit 2011 announced

2010-10-06 Thread Dave Neary
Hi all, As some of you may have noticed, the Desktop Summit dates, format and location were announced today [1] - and we have an updated website online [2]. Three things are worth singing out to GUADEC attendees as significant differences from previous events. First, the conference will be held