Re: [CODE4LIB] Sign up to present at the Code4Lib Virtual Lightning Talks on April 4th
All -- The feedback I got Friday was that the idea is sound but the timing is not great. I'm canceling today's scheduled virtual lightning talks and will reschedule for the last week of April or the first week of May. I'll send out another message when the date is set. Peter On Mar 28, 2011, at 10:08 AM, Peter Murray wrote: One of the highlights of the Code4Lib annual meeting is the “lightning talk” rounds. A lightning talk is a fast-paced 5 minute talk on a topic of the presenter’s choosing. They are usually scheduled on an ad-hoc, first-come-first-served basis on the day of the event. They are an opportunity to provide a platform for someone who is just getting started with public speaking, who wants to ask a question or invite people to help with a project, or for someone to boast about something he or she did or tell a short cautionary story. These things are all interesting and worth talking about, but there might not be enough to say about them to fill up a full session timeslot. “Virtual Lightning Talks” replicates this conference activity online in a virtual meeting environment. Each one-hour block consists of 10 six-minute sessions (one minute for the presenter to take control of the virtual meeting environment and test audio followed by a five minute presentation). Presenters show their work by sharing their entire desktop; the presentation can consist of slides, web browser, command-line shell, or any other application that can be shown on the desktop. The first round will be on April 4th at 1:30pm Eastern U.S. Daylight Time. You can read more information and sign up to be a presenter or attendee at: http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Virtual_Lightning_Talks Peter -- Peter Murray peter.mur...@lyrasis.orgtel:+1-678-235-2955 Ass't Director, Technology Services Development http://dltj.org/about/ Lyrasis --Great Libraries. Strong Communities. Innovative Answers. The Disruptive Library Technology Jesterhttp://dltj.org/ Attrib-Noncomm-Share http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/
Re: [CODE4LIB] Sign up to present at the Code4Lib Virtual Lightning Talks on April 4th
Hey, folks -- So far no one has signed up to present on Monday and only one person has signed up to attend. It sounds like the idea of virtual lightning talks isn't going to fly. If you have feedback (e.g., not interesting, not enough lead time to prepare, wrong time of day/week/year), I'd appreciate hearing it. Peter On Mar 28, 2011, at 10:08 AM, Peter Murray wrote: One of the highlights of the Code4Lib annual meeting is the “lightning talk” rounds. A lightning talk is a fast-paced 5 minute talk on a topic of the presenter’s choosing. They are usually scheduled on an ad-hoc, first-come-first-served basis on the day of the event. They are an opportunity to provide a platform for someone who is just getting started with public speaking, who wants to ask a question or invite people to help with a project, or for someone to boast about something he or she did or tell a short cautionary story. These things are all interesting and worth talking about, but there might not be enough to say about them to fill up a full session timeslot. “Virtual Lightning Talks” replicates this conference activity online in a virtual meeting environment. Each one-hour block consists of 10 six-minute sessions (one minute for the presenter to take control of the virtual meeting environment and test audio followed by a five minute presentation). Presenters show their work by sharing their entire desktop; the presentation can consist of slides, web browser, command-line shell, or any other application that can be shown on the desktop. The first round will be on April 4th at 1:30pm Eastern U.S. Daylight Time. You can read more information and sign up to be a presenter or attendee at: http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Virtual_Lightning_Talks Peter -- Peter Murray peter.mur...@lyrasis.orgtel:+1-678-235-2955 Ass't Director, Technology Services Development http://dltj.org/about/ Lyrasis --Great Libraries. Strong Communities. Innovative Answers. The Disruptive Library Technology Jesterhttp://dltj.org/ Attrib-Noncomm-Share http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/
Re: [CODE4LIB] Sign up to present at the Code4Lib Virtual Lightning Talks on April 4th
On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 3:01 PM, Peter Murray peter.mur...@lyrasis.org wrote: So far no one has signed up to present on Monday and only one person has signed up to attend. It sounds like the idea of virtual lightning talks isn't going to fly. If you have feedback (e.g., not interesting, not enough lead time to prepare, wrong time of day/week/year), I'd appreciate hearing it. As a Pythonista I am a huge fan of lightning talks, a staple of PyCons all over the World. Virtual lightning talks is a novel idea to me, but sounds great. I'd be interested in attending and even presenting, but I think the lead time was too short, particularly for an activity intended for business hours (1:30pm EDT is 2:30pm BRT / UTC-3). How about trying again, but aiming at a date in late April? -- Luciano Ramalho programador repentista || stand-up programmer Twitter: @luciano
Re: [CODE4LIB] Sign up to present at the Code4Lib Virtual Lightning Talks on April 4th
I agree with Luciano that the lead time was a bit short for me. Well, maybe not specifically because it was short, but it does conflicts with something else I have to do and I don't have time to reschedule. I really like this idea and I hope it can be successful, so I hope this message brought a rash of sign-ups and it goes on, or it is rescheduled. Edward On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 6:42 PM, Luciano Ramalho luci...@ramalho.org wrote: On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 3:01 PM, Peter Murray peter.mur...@lyrasis.org wrote: So far no one has signed up to present on Monday and only one person has signed up to attend. It sounds like the idea of virtual lightning talks isn't going to fly. If you have feedback (e.g., not interesting, not enough lead time to prepare, wrong time of day/week/year), I'd appreciate hearing it. As a Pythonista I am a huge fan of lightning talks, a staple of PyCons all over the World. Virtual lightning talks is a novel idea to me, but sounds great. I'd be interested in attending and even presenting, but I think the lead time was too short, particularly for an activity intended for business hours (1:30pm EDT is 2:30pm BRT / UTC-3). How about trying again, but aiming at a date in late April? -- Luciano Ramalho programador repentista || stand-up programmer Twitter: @luciano
Re: [CODE4LIB] Sign up to present at the Code4Lib Virtual Lightning Talks on April 4th
I also like this idea, and it also conflicts for my schedule, but I was contemplating skipping my other commitment to attend this. Hadn't decided for sure, as I was waiting to see a few of the Virtual LT talk titles that signed up (hah!). Also, I am a bit of a newcomer to code4lib, having never attended the conference, and coming from a related but somewhat different community (environmental informatics). I thought this might be a good way to hear a little more about what is developing in the code4lib community. I considered giving a Virtual LT as well, but thought it best to hear a few to gauge what might be of interest from my projects. Matt On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 2:48 PM, Edward M. Corrado ecorr...@ecorrado.uswrote: I agree with Luciano that the lead time was a bit short for me. Well, maybe not specifically because it was short, but it does conflicts with something else I have to do and I don't have time to reschedule. I really like this idea and I hope it can be successful, so I hope this message brought a rash of sign-ups and it goes on, or it is rescheduled. Edward On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 6:42 PM, Luciano Ramalho luci...@ramalho.org wrote: On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 3:01 PM, Peter Murray peter.mur...@lyrasis.org wrote: So far no one has signed up to present on Monday and only one person has signed up to attend. It sounds like the idea of virtual lightning talks isn't going to fly. If you have feedback (e.g., not interesting, not enough lead time to prepare, wrong time of day/week/year), I'd appreciate hearing it. As a Pythonista I am a huge fan of lightning talks, a staple of PyCons all over the World. Virtual lightning talks is a novel idea to me, but sounds great. I'd be interested in attending and even presenting, but I think the lead time was too short, particularly for an activity intended for business hours (1:30pm EDT is 2:30pm BRT / UTC-3). How about trying again, but aiming at a date in late April? -- Luciano Ramalho programador repentista || stand-up programmer Twitter: @luciano
[CODE4LIB] Sign up to present at the Code4Lib Virtual Lightning Talks on April 4th
One of the highlights of the Code4Lib annual meeting is the “lightning talk” rounds. A lightning talk is a fast-paced 5 minute talk on a topic of the presenter’s choosing. They are usually scheduled on an ad-hoc, first-come-first-served basis on the day of the event. They are an opportunity to provide a platform for someone who is just getting started with public speaking, who wants to ask a question or invite people to help with a project, or for someone to boast about something he or she did or tell a short cautionary story. These things are all interesting and worth talking about, but there might not be enough to say about them to fill up a full session timeslot. “Virtual Lightning Talks” replicates this conference activity online in a virtual meeting environment. Each one-hour block consists of 10 six-minute sessions (one minute for the presenter to take control of the virtual meeting environment and test audio followed by a five minute presentation). Presenters show their work by sharing their entire desktop; the presentation can consist of slides, web browser, command-line shell, or any other application that can be shown on the desktop. The first round will be on April 4th at 1:30pm Eastern U.S. Daylight Time. You can read more information and sign up to be a presenter or attendee at: http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Virtual_Lightning_Talks Peter -- Peter Murray peter.mur...@lyrasis.orgtel:+1-678-235-2955 Ass't Director, Technology Services Development http://dltj.org/about/ Lyrasis --Great Libraries. Strong Communities. Innovative Answers. The Disruptive Library Technology Jesterhttp://dltj.org/ Attrib-Noncomm-Share http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/
