On 12/24/2014 04:17 AM, jan i wrote: > On Wednesday, December 24, 2014, Andrea Pescetti <pesce...@apache.org> > wrote: > >> On 18/12/2014 Kay Schenk wrote: >> >>> OK. I just created a page for topics. >>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=50855951 >>> Please add as you desire! Maybe we can finalize this in the next few days. >>> >> >> Thanks, I've integrated it with some other topics, based on what was >> useful to hear (and what was missing) in Budapest. We are now at 10 topics >> in >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=50855951
Nice changes, Andrea! >> >> If I understand correctly, what we are supposed to do is: list some topics >> that we would like to see covered, so that we can shape a balanced track. >> And then speakers will be asked to give priority to these topics when >> submitting their talks in the OpenOffice track. >> >> Jan Iversen wrote: >> >>> please remember talks must be submitted to the cfp page. >>> >> >> You mean, when someone decides that he wants to speak about a specific >> topic (within the ones we list, or another one, but giving priority to what >> we list), then the talk will have to be submitted in the conference system, >> right? So this will be up to the individual candidate speakers and not to >> the people now defining topics. > > > yes and no, the individual speakers have to submit their own proposals, but > the intention was that the program committee not only come up with > suggestions, but also find speakers, so that in the end e.g. a final AOO > track is made. > > rgds > jan i I'm not sure we can actually "do" this part. I think having the topics will probably determine the best speakers. Hopefully, these speakers will submit proposals. Of course, PMC members will likely be the best speakers for a few of the items. In any case, I would like to send out a message to our "announcements" and "dev" lists about the topics and the conference before Jan. 1 if there are no objections. > >> >> Regards, >> Andrea. >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >> >> > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "There's a bit of magic in everything, and some loss to even things out." -- Lou Reed --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org