Re: GUADEC 2016: length and schedule

David King <[email protected]> Thu, 5 Nov 2015 19:20:02 +0000

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Hi

On 2015-11-05 19:03, Allan Day <[email protected]> wrote:
>Until 2014, GUADEC had 4 core days. Then, this year, we switched to 3
>days. This was a bit of a challenge for the schedule: we just managed
>to squeeze everything in, but only just.
>
>If we want to go down to two core days, we'll probably have to
>radically rethink the schedule. Possibilities might involve cutting
>the lightning talks, and/or cutting the length of the talks. It seems
>like a good idea to talk about this early on.

I have also been on the papers committee for the last couple of years.  
Given the general quality and freshness of talk proposals received, I 
can see little problem with dropping to only 2 core days. Reducing the 
length of time allocated to each talk would be my preference, if it is 
desirable to keep the same number of talks on the schedule.

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