The link to the published program is at 
http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/xen-developer-and-design-summit/program/schedule
 
<http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/xen-developer-and-design-summit/program/schedule>
We will do PR in the coming weeks (we were ahead of schedule with the program)
Lars

> On 9 May 2017, at 16:10, Lars Kurth <lars.kurth....@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone,
> we created a simplified page to submit Design Sessions at 
> http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/xen-developer-and-design-summit/program/cfp-design-session
>  
> <http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/xen-developer-and-design-summit/program/cfp-design-session>,
>  which is also available from the event page menu under "Program > CFP - 
> DESIGN SESSIONS". The old link will still work, but contains all the extra 
> info related to regular 30 minute sessions and panels, which are not accepted 
> any more.
> Regards
> Lars
> 
>> On 8 May 2017, at 10:32, Lars Kurth <lars.kurth....@gmail.com 
>> <mailto:lars.kurth....@gmail.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> Dear community members (I CC'ed people who submitted design sessions so far)
>> 
>> I got a few questions regarding "acceptance" and scheduling of Design 
>> Sessions for the Developer and Design Summit. As you may recall, the 
>> Developer and Design Summit mixes the formats of past Summits and 
>> Hackathons. The afternoons are reserved for Design sessions, which will 
>> follow the format of Hackathons.
>> 
>> Thus, in the tradition of the Xen Project Hackathons, we will not run Design 
>> Sessions through the Program Management Committee, as long as we have enough 
>> space to host sessions. The submission system is still open for Design 
>> Sessions at 
>> http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/xen-developer-and-design-summit/program/cfp
>>  
>> <http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/xen-developer-and-design-summit/program/cfp>
>>  (although the website says otherwise, which I will get fixed) and sessions 
>> can be submitted until Friday 7th of July. Sessions can still be proposed on 
>> the day of the event (using A5 post-it-notes) as in the past. 
>> 
>> Whenever new sessions come in, I will once a week put them live the 
>> afternoon Design Sessions on the summit schedule, using the following 
>> criteria
>> Schedule sessions on a day which has similar topics to the ones already 
>> proposed (makes the live scheduling sessions at the event easier)
>> Schedule sessions on (or after) a day where related talks take place 
>> (creates more valuable discussions)
>> Schedule such that people which have multiple sessions get some breathing 
>> space (aka avoid that everyone has all their sessions on one day)
>> 
>> Note that we will have room rooms with a projector, others won't. 
>> If you submit design sessions and you need a projector, please add this 
>> under "List any technical requirements that you have for your presentation 
>> over and above the standard projector, screen and wireless internet" 
>> If you need to have your session on a specific day due to travel 
>> constraints, please add this under "List any technical requirements..."
>> The purpose of publishing design sessions as they come in is twofold: 
>> let you know what others are planning to do (avoids duplicate sessions)
>> marketing (attracts attendees)
>> You can propose new design sessions every day of the event, but we prefer if 
>> you proposed them using the submission system. 
>> 
>> As in the past at Hackathons we will try and balance the schedule and merge 
>> related sessions as a group in a 30 minute scheduling session.  I am also 
>> happy getting feedback from community members on this thread: to facilitate 
>> this, I will post schedule updates every other week or so. 
>> 
>> As we have Linux Foundation staff on hand, we should also be able to update 
>> the on-line schedule immediately afterwards. But we will also have a paper 
>> schedule (using post-it notes), as it is easier to manage the scheduling 
>> session.
>> 
>> I attached the schedule for Design sessions as we will publish by the end of 
>> this week

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