Hi Tim, There's no magic number, but that's being discussed by the speaker subcommittee now and it's something the larger MesosCon program committee will need to decide in the coming weeks. The # of accepted talks will largely depend on the number of tracks we break into, and number of / length of keynotes. Stay tuned!
Dave On Sat, Feb 21, 2015, at 01:59 PM, Timothy Chen wrote: > Hi Dave, > > How many submissions are we looking to accept this year? > > Tim > > On Feb 21, 2015, at 1:43 PM, Dave Lester <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks Steve and Pablo for the feedback. >> >> Regarding the system of rating proposals: this is similar to what we >> used last year, however last year we also had "strongly accept" and >> "strongly reject" options which in my personal opinion were helpful >> for determining the best-of-the-best. As a speaker subcommittee, we >> decided to simplify the review process this time around by offering >> only three options. We may reconsider this for next year. >> >> Regarding the selection process: the MesosCon program committee will >> ultimately determine the event programs -- a list of those who are >> members is available here: >> http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/mesoscon/program/programcommittee. >> Program committee members will be completing the same review process >> as everyone else in the community, and we plan to use the feedback we >> receive as signals for what to select for the program, and inform >> tracks for the event. >> >> So far we have over 40 reviews for each of the themes we've shared, >> and while the system for feedback may not be perfect there are >> already some clear signals in the data about what folks want to hear >> and what they'd like to pass on. We'll do our best to be transparent >> about the process moving forward, and have a strong feedback loop >> with the community to ensure that your voice and opinions are given >> weight in the decisions of the program committee. >> >> If you have additional questions, feel free to ask on-list. I think >> having these discussions in the open is helpful, and also keeps us >> (the program committee) accountable to the community. >> >> Dave >> >> On Sat, Feb 21, 2015, at 04:41 AM, Steve Domin wrote: >>> All of them look great indeed. Didn't reject any as well. >>> >>> I find the wording a bit annoying as I didn't really find any talk >>> "average", I just selected "accept" for the one I really want to >>> hear about more than anything else. >>> >>> On Saturday, February 21, 2015, Pablo Delgado <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> Maybe a scale of 1 to 5 makes more sense. >>>> >>>> I did "Accept" on ALL talks but 3 that consider "Average" but only >>>> on the basis of repeated subject. Did not reject Anything. >>>> >>>> I wonder how the selection is going to be made, since all of them >>>> are great talks! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 9:59 PM, Jie Yu <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> +1 >>>>> >>>>> It does not allow me to continue to see the second page if I don't >>>>> make choices on the first one. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> - Jie >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 4:54 PM, Benjamin Mahler >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> Great to see so many proposals! >>>>>> >>>>>> Is it intentional that we have to review them in small subsets? >>>>>> It's hard to tell what to consider as an "Average" proposal when >>>>>> you can only see a small subset at a time. Just curious on the >>>>>> reasoning behind that. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 2:44 PM, Dave Lester >>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> A total of 63 proposals were submitted for #MesosCon[1], up >>>>>>> significantly from 24 submitted for last year’s conference. Similar to >>>>>>> last year, the MesosCon program committee is opening these proposals up >>>>>>> for community review/feedback to better-inform our decisions about what >>>>>>> should be included in the program. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> In order to make it easier to review a subset of the proposals, we’ve >>>>>>> segmented them based upon three loose themes: Frameworks, Users / Ops, >>>>>>> and Mesos Internals and Extensions. We encourage you to review proposals >>>>>>> based upon one theme, or all three! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Frameworks (18 Proposals):* bit.ly/MesosCon2015Frameworks Talks on how >>>>>>> frameworks can be used, developed, and integrate with Mesos. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Users / Ops (28 Proposals):* bit.ly/MesosCon2015UsersOps A combination >>>>>>> of talks that are use cases (how company x uses Mesos), and >>>>>>> operations-focused (how we deploy x, use Docker, etc). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Mesos Internals and Extensions (17 Proposals):* >>>>>>> bit.ly/MesosCon2015InternalsExt Features of the Mesos core, or >>>>>>> software >>>>>>> integrations with the internals of Mesos. Some proposals have overlap >>>>>>> with frameworks and ops, but most are focused on the foundational >>>>>>> aspects of how Mesos works. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The forms above also include an opportunity to indicate which sessions >>>>>>> you didn't see proposed but would like to attend. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks in advance for your participation! The forms will close on March >>>>>>> 4th 2015, two weeks from today. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dave >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Links: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 1. http://mesoscon.org >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>
