: Here is a _proposed_ schedule for ACUS '09. I am putting this up there b/c it
This looks pretty good to me. Some of the talks with question marks next to the speakers seem a little up in the air though... : 17:00 - 17:50 Session 5: Lucene and Solr Performance Tuning (Yonik or Mark : Miller) ... : -. Geo-spatial search with Lucene and Solr (Ryan?) (30 mins) ...neither yonik, mark, or ryan have edited the wiki, or replied to this thread, are they on board? FWIW: It would also probably make sense to have 1 or 2 "backup" talks ready in case anything goes wrong. (ie: I can give my solr plugins talk if needed, i'm sure some other people who are planning on coming have existing talks they could also polish/update on short notice) : have a "business" talk, but don't see where to fit it. Also, some talks I : featured in the Meetup. The Meetup is free and is at night (likely Tuesday) : and has always been well attended. Would Wed be a better night? My thinking: if the Lucene track is Thu & Fri, then there might be some people who decide not to come to the con until Wed. : I'd also somehow like to work in a "job fair" component. In this economy, : leads for people are always good. Moreover, I know a lot of companies are : looking for Lucene/Solr talent, despite the economy. Maybe just a bulletin : board where people can post or a designated spot during breaks for people to : meetup and have a networking opportunity. Thoughts? Is this worth : formalizing? I think the simplest way to facilitate something like this would be to setup a dedicated wiki page where people/compaies coming to AC can put the days they'll be in oakland, their contact info while in oakland, and links to their resume / company profiles -- then all of the interested parties can coordinate their own meetings/discussions -- even if it's just "i'll look for you at the Lucene Meetup" -Hoss
