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Hi all,

University&Research and Government tracks are done!

Cheers,

On 5 August 2017 at 01:30, Kendall Waters <kendall at openstack.org> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> It’s time for you to select the talks that will be included on the final
> Summit schedule. You have between now and *Monday, August 14** at 11:59pm
> Pacific Time **(August 15 at 6:59 UTC)* to make your Team Selections in
> the track chair tool <http://www.openstack.org/track-chairs/>.
>
> Before you do anything else, refresh your memory by watching the onboarding
> webinar recording
> <https://zoom.us/recording/play/G-Tl7ahDSdc9DtjSj7hckgRqIvJUctd1R4gr890MGZWzpoSRL2XBIb7ifNIcdAmG>
> .
>
> *Each track has a predetermined amount of sessions and once this quantity
> has been fulfilled, these sessions will be included in the final agenda. *We
> have modified the method for selecting Lightning Talks and Alternates. Each
> track will also have a set number of alternates. If a presentation is
> selected as an alternate, they will have the opportunity to present their
> session as a lightning talk (10 minutes); however, if a full breakout
> session speaker cannot present, alternates will be selected based on the
> order in the Team List within the Track Chair tool. This is in an effort
> to ensure that Alternates are onsite in the event they are needed, as well
> as giving Lightning Talk presenters a better shot at giving a full
> presentation.
>
> Please note that everyone on your team shares the Team Selections column.
> Any changes that you make will override the selections/order choices that
> your colleagues may have made in this column. Therefore, before making your
> final session selections inside the Team Selections tab––we recommend that
> you and your fellow track chairs schedule time together via Zoom, Google
> Hangout, IRC, or your platform of choice to discuss the final team
> selections. Once you have finalized your selections as a team, add them
> into the Team Selections tab. The Team Selections tab must be complete no
> later than *Monday, August 14** at 11:59pm Pacific Time **(August 15 at
> 6:59 UTC)*.
>
> *Please do NOT set expectations with any speakers ranked in your category.
> The Foundation staff will send the speaker notifications the week of August
> 21.*
>
> COMBINING SESSIONS OR CREATING NEW PANELS
> You may want to combine sessions into panels or other formats, especially
> if there are multiple submissions about the same topic. However we request
> that you try to limit the number of new panels to no more than 40% of the
> selected sessions in your track. If you are creating a new panel, we
> strongly advise you to include at least one woman speaker on the panel. In
> order to combine talks or create new panels please follow these
> instructions <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPQKu9AXwOU> and email the
> requested information to speakersupport at openstack.org.
>
> COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR FELLOW TRACK CHAIRS
> You have the ability to contact your fellow track chairs directly via
> their contact information within the tool
> <https://www.openstack.org/track-chairs/directory> (by clicking on their
> name to send an email), but you may also make use of this mailing list to
> initiate or continue the discussion with all track chairs.
>
> Reminder––please make all final selections in the tool no later than *Monday,
> August 14 at 11:59pm Pacific Time (August 15 at 6:59 UTC)*. Should you
> have any queries or issues along the way, please notify us at
> speakersupport at openstack.org.
>
> Cheers,
> Kendall
>
> Kendall Waters
> OpenStack Marketing
> kendall at openstack.org
>
>
>
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Monash University
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