Hey Hoss,
> : Riffing off of last years... Could use a little more meat, IMO, but I don't
> think my brain is on yet.
>
> I got the sense from Norin's email that what they're really looking for at
> this time is a "vision" statement of what we intend/expect the Lucene
> track to be like. This feels like a good marketing blub to entice/impress
> perspective attendees, whereas i think what would be ideal for now is a
> blurb intended to entice/impress the confrence organizers.
>
> Perhaps we should focus more on the type of info in your second paragraph
> -- stressing the type of track we hope to have, and the expected audience
> (and audience sizes) ?
>
> Off the cuff here...
>
How about the below, with spelling corrections/typo fixes:
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Based on size of the Lucene community, and the success of the Lucene track
at previous conferences, we believe there is sufficient interest in a
two-day track of sessions focusing on the broader Lucene Ecosystem
(Solr, Nutch, Tika, Mahout, Lucene-Java, and Lucene ports to other
languages) ...
* Day #1: Focusing on introductory material for beginner and
novice users of Lucene products. These types of talks have
routinely been "standing room only" at previous conferences.
(In rooms with 100+ chairs)
- High level introduction to the Lucene Ecosystem
- Deep dives and demonstrations of the features of various
Lucene (and related) products: Lucene-Java, Solr, Nutch, Tika,
(and Mahout?)
* Day #2: Focusing on more detailed topics, that will appeal to more
experienced users. While these types of talks generally attract
smaller more niche audiences than the introductory talks, they
generally still well attended.
- In depth case studies of using one or more Lucene products
- Discussions of advanced techniques for utilizing Lucene
products to solve novel problems
- Demonstrations of lesser known features
Sounds great, +1.
Cheers,
Chris
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