Re: Lightning Talk Schedule - Slots still open - Reserve one now

On Thu, Apr 21, 2005 at 12:37:42AM -0400, Jonathan Rosenbaum wrote:
> The next meeting on the 27th will have a format called "Lightning Talks"
> based on http://www.justanotherperlhacker.org/lightning/ .  The first
> announcement was made on April 4, and presently you can find the
> complete schedule at http://morlug.org/talks .
>
> 
> Although the schedule appears full, I still encourage interested
> "talkers" to reserve a spot.  Presently, Eric has generously reserved 8
> slots, however,  I'm hoping to limit reservations per talker to 3
> five-minute slots.  Even if you don't think you will know what topic you
> want to speak about until the last minute, you may still reserve a TBA
> "To Be Announced" slot.  In the event that you don't have anything
> prepared Eric will be the reserve speaker.  I want to remind everyone
> that this event is about having fun while sharing information;
> preparation time should be a breeze, it's a low pressure and
> non-judgmental event where your only foe will be the clock.

Hi All,

At five minutes a talk, fourteen talks will last at least 70 minutes.  Add in
a minute or two of transition time and a question or two and 7-8 minutes a
talk is probably more realistic.  At 7 minutes a talk, the duration jumps to
98 minutes, over an hour and a half.  I would propose that we limit the number
of slots to ten at most which should keep the length more reasonable.

If anyone else wants to present, feel free to take up a few of my slots.  I
was not expecting to talk on all of the topics listed (although I will if
noone else is interested).  I was hoping people would have commented on those
that interested them the most.

Eric

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Eric F. Sorton <[email protected]>