Giovanni Bajo wrote: > Il giorno 19/mar/2012, alle ore 15:43, M.-A. Lemburg ha scritto: > >> Hello, >> >> while thinking about possible talk subjects I came across a subject >> which would make a good topic for a panel discussion: >> >> "How can we better reach out to young programmers ?" >> >> Is there a way to register such panel discussions or should I just >> file it as regular talk ? > > We don't have a strict procedure for panel discussions, nor for sprints. As > you know last year we didn't have much going on at the conference beyond > talks & trainings, and that was a precise focus choice; now that we know that > the basic structure stands, we are happy to augment it. > > First question: is there a specific difference between a "BoF session" or a > "Panel discussion"? In my experience they are mostly the same (though BoF > probably facilitate more interaction), but I would like to clarify this. Do > we need to differentiate them? I don't think so.
The BoF sessions I've been to usually have a host starting a discussion and many people engaging in the discussion. Panels are run and moderated by a host as well, but the number of active participants is usually restricted to the invited people sitting on the panel. The audience can ask questions, of course, but the main idea is to have the panelists discuss a topic from various points of view. Overall, a panel is a lot more structured than a BoF and setup in advance, whereas a BoF often happens in OpenSpace sessions and is scheduled in an ad-hoc way. Both can be interesting or boring, of course, so you cannot tell whether one is better than the other :-) > My idea was to add a page like the one we have for sprints > (https://ep2012.europython.eu/p3/sprints/) where people can submit ideas for > panel discussions, others can express interests by subscribing to them. > Later, we can show them on the schedule. That could work, but you should not underestimate the amount of preparation it takes for a moderator to run a good panel and find a good choice of panelists to make it interesting. >> PS: While registering a few talks I noticed that when selecting >> "30 minutes" as talk duration, the talk page still shows >> "45 minutes" (the edit page shows the correct 30 min). > > > I know it's confusing but we did not get around fixing it. One is net > duration of talk (excl Q&A), the other is the slot length (incl Q&A). > Lorenzo, our talk manager, will be contacting all speakers soon, we will have > all these details sorted out and double-checked before the talk voting begins > on Monday. Ok, that makes sense. Thanks, -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, Mar 19 2012) >>> Python/Zope Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ 2012-04-03: Python Meeting Duesseldorf 15 days to go ::: Try our new mxODBC.Connect Python Database Interface for free ! :::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 http://www.egenix.com/company/contact/ _______________________________________________ Europython-improve mailing list Europython-improve@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/europython-improve
