I'm referencing http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schedule&oldid=30157#Overview (The last sentence of the 2nd paragraph) Is it said the same thing? Because I miss the deadline of submissions, but I still want to have a presentation, so I'm focusing on the lounge space presentation, even though it is not be announced formally. Expect for more details on it :D
On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 1:58 AM, Tiffany Smith <[email protected]>wrote: > You're referencing > > http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions#Lounge_Space_Presentations > , > right? > > We're still working through details to facilitate this, though I > should caution interested participants that the unconference and > lounge space presentations will not be announced formally. The > unconference is a participant-driven event, where presentation > proposals are announced by participants at the beginning of the day > and scheduling is collaborative. The lounge space area can be used > for small group talks or discussions. > > Does that help? > > Best, > Tiffany > > On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 1:39 PM, Shujen Chang <[email protected]> wrote: > > It is said "Attendees are welcome to present in the open space track of > the > > conference, regardless of whether their submitted presentations were > > accepted." on the previous page. Is open space track still available now? > > > > > > On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 1:33 AM, Tiffany Smith < > [email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> Hi folks, > >> > >> Thanks for noticing the Program Committee's great work! A couple > >> notes on the schedule: > >> > >> The schedule that's posted is not final yet, as we're still working on > >> details and may shift times a bit as we go through confirmations. > >> However, we wanted to give people a preview of how things are shaking > >> out, so we're posting the information as we get confirmation of > >> attendance for accepted presentations. > >> > >> However, you're right that there are up to 8 sessions occurring > >> concurrently on Saturday. We did this for a number of reasons, just a > >> few of which I'll outline here: > >> > >> First, we received over 400 submissions, as most folks on this list > >> know, and lots and lots of them were great, so we wanted to try to > >> open up as many opportunities to talk as possible. > >> > >> Second, primarily physics-related, it can be hot in July in > >> Washington, DC, and crowding up to 900 people into smallish rooms > >> wouldn't be pleasant. > >> > >> That's related to the third point, which is that we're expecting more > >> local people join on Saturday here, as they may be interested due to > >> media coverage but unable to take off work. So, Saturday is > >> anticipated to be our "capacity" day, though we're guessing about > >> 700-800 participants on Thursday-Friday. We know that's a little > >> different from prior Wikimanias, and we plan to have workshops on > >> Saturday and other sessions that are a little more introductory to be > >> responsive to that interest. > >> > >> The fourth point is that we're trying to be very thoughtful about > >> recognizing that more sessions will occur on Saturday and not have too > >> many fascinating sessions on the same topics at the same time, since > >> people will be more spread out. > >> > >> So, I promise we're thinking about this, and the Program Committee is > >> made up of spectacular people who have great experience in this and > >> are sorting it out carefully (and may also respond to this message!). > >> > >> Hope this isn't too much information, but I wanted to give you a > >> broader sense of our thinking based on the questions the schedule > >> sparked. > >> > >> Best, > >> Tiffany > >> > >> Tiffany Smith > >> Wikimania 2012, Program Committee Chair > >> > >> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Itzik Edri <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > You are right, it's 8 rooms on the last day. Even more problematic... > >> > > >> > - Sent from my mobile device. > >> > > >> > On May 1, 2012 7:05 PM, "Shujen Chang" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> 7 rooms? it seems 6 rooms 12th and 13th, and 8 rooms on 14th. > >> >> > >> >> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 11:50 PM, Itzik Edri <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>> Hi, > >> >>> > >> >>> http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Schedule > >> >>> > >> >>> Great to see that Wikimania 2012 schedule is almost complete.. > >> >>> > >> >>> But I wonder, 7 simulating session is not too much (specifically on > >> >>> the > >> >>> last day)? what can make session half empty when all the > participation > >> >>> split > >> >>> to 7 different rooms... > >> >>> > >> >>> But great work!, can wait for D.C 2012! > >> >>> > >> >>> Itzik > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> _______________________________________________ > >> >>> Wikimania-l mailing list > >> >>> [email protected] > >> >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >> >>> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> Wikimania-l mailing list > >> >> [email protected] > >> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >> >> > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Wikimania-l mailing list > >> > [email protected] > >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >> > > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikimania-l mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimania-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >
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