> Sure, it would be lovely to have that luxury. However, it requires that > people offer and commit to talks, and that's often a challenge. :) For most > of the last two years, the committee has done most of the work to get talks > happening; there've been precious few talk offers. >
I can only think that intimidation may have something to do with that. Not saying the commitee etc are an intimidating bunch (well maybe they are but I won't go there :-)). But standing you in front of some very technically talented people can be a little off-putting for some, most people don't want to make themselves look like an idiot, not to mention the general dread a lot of people get about public speaking.. If there is a dual stream this may be resolved. People may be much more comfortable speaking to "newbies" on things they are VERY comfortable with themselves. I know with as little as I know about things there never really be anything of use for me to talk about amongst the normal group. I'm sure there's people who could do it far better, but that's beside the point.. Objections like that may be removed with teh 2 streams. Perhaps there's a perception that you need to speak about something "hardcore" tech. Be it the lastest geeky gadget or must have or the lastest trend in coding techniques or high level security to keep the kiddies away. Maybe this is something that needs to be overcome, exactly how I'm not sure. Just my 2c, Dan. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
