[opensolaris-summit] Schedule Updates & Moderation and Goals

[Glynn Foster]

Hey,

michelle olson wrote:
> I believe with only a few exceptions, I have included all the topics
> that folks suggested on the wiki. I've heard from several ppl that they
> were signed-up for talks they don't really want to do, so this approach
> enables us to discuss topics as teams, rather than one person at a
> podium for an entire hour. We have 1200-1600 man hours to work with,
> let's not waste them falling asleep in chairs, not knowing who is
> sitting next to us.

You've completely missed the point. I should have removed the names from the
schedules. This is a brainstorming discussion where we get a whole bunch of
people in the room, and talk about the various issues around the topic and goals
from it. The people listed are only there as a potential person to moderate the
session (yes, we need moderation to stay on track). There are no talks, period.


>  Would you consider at least adopting the first few hours of my
> proposal? So, we can introduce everyone?

That is planned during Ian's session. We'll go around the room and people can
introduce themselves and say what they've done, and/or give hopes of what they
want to get out of the summit.

> OK, I think one day is not enough to get through these, so I would
> continue this into day2, so folks have time to process, come back and
> resolve things.

That's why we've introduced the breakout BOFs (currently listed as 'TBD') on the
schedule. We'll have plenty of time and opportunity for people to sign up for
various topics and schedule them on site.

> I think this is just a re-focusing, not a full circle at all. I think it
> aligns with how we might get things done instead of just listen to
> presentations. I went to Berlin, and experienced the first conference,
> so that is part of the background. Big part of my job is also large
> meeting facilitation, so I wanted to try to help you out here. Just
> think about it some more and see if you can open your mind to it.

Berlin was a vastly different setup IMO - it was formal presentations, rather
than essentially a whole series of BOFs.


Glynn