The deadline for submissions is in a few days. We had months of fog and then a very short time for proposals to be submitted. This has made it very very difficult for track chairs to drum up support - people are on holiday, busy etc. To make things worse I don't think track chairs are able to see who has proposed and who has not. This makes it impossible for chairs to "gently nudge" likely candidates.
I understand that traditionally people submit their talks very close to deadline. I also understand that we probably don't want to pre-announce an extension. However, I think making chairs aware of what to expect would be a good idea. Or even better letting chairs indicate whether they feel an extension will make much of a difference to their own tracks. When can we give chairs some visibility into their tracks? If its not possible to give them log-in access can we export to a spreadsheet or something on a periodic basis (ideally daily) When can we expect a decision on extension or not? Ross -- Ross Gardler (@rgardler) Programme Leader (Open Development) OpenDirective http://opendirective.com
