I can see that argument. But some of the best (un) conference sessions I've been in (and some I've presented to good effect) have been off-the-cuff ideas!
On 29 March 2014 20:08, Thomas Morton <[email protected]> wrote: > 300 is quite a small requirement for a large conference really. > > Generally the reason is to ensure that it's a serious/developed proposal (ie > not an off the cuff idea) and to make sure the programme organisers have > enough detail to get the talk into the right track. > > But that's just my experience of other conferences, not this one! > > Tom > > On 29 Mar 2014 20:00, "Andy Mabbett" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I'm drafting a couple of submissions for sessions at Wikimania, and >> (having successfully made submissions for Wikimania 2012, for >> Wikimedia UK AGMs, and for other conferences) have come to the >> conclusion that 300 words is too much text to require. >> >> What is the thinking behind this figure? >> >> -- >> Andy Mabbett >> @pigsonthewing >> http://pigsonthewing.org.uk >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > -- Andy Mabbett @pigsonthewing http://pigsonthewing.org.uk _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
