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Speaking on this about Summit track selection process, I think we need a
session at Boston for track-chair to meet and discuss issues/improvement?

I sent out an email [1] to UC yesterday asking if this should be proposed
as one of the session in Forum? Thoughts?

[1]
http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/user-committee/2017-March/001795.html



On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 6:42 AM, Jimmy Mcarthur <jimmy at tipit.net> wrote:

> With the exception of 11 changes (out of 235 total), all Category Change
> requests were taken and fulfilled before February 15. The change requests
> are available for all Track Chairs to review and we also have a filter for
> "Just Moved Here" so you can track presentations that are new to your talk.
> In the case of the Products, Tools & Services track, only one talk was
> moved after February 15.
>
> The reason that we do this in 2 phases is so everyone has a chance to
> review not only their own track, but those presentations that were moved
> from another track to their own.  In this case, 95% of track changes were
> completed before the track chairs would have started the second phase.
>
> The impetus for the Foundation approving the changes is primarily to take
> one more thing off the plate of our Track Chair volunteers. That said, if
> it presents an undue burden, let's figure out how we can make it better.
> It involves a lot of discussion and support, so it would increase the
> amount of time needed for volunteers.
>
> We always take feedback at the end of the process to see what did and
> didn't work, so keep all of the above in mind and let's discuss how to make
> your jobs easier :)
>
> Cheers,
> Jimmy
>
> Blair Bethwaite <blair.bethwaite at monash.edu>
> March 2, 2017 at 1:34 AM
> Rochelle, for what it's worth at this late stage, I second your concern.
>
> The track change process definitely needs some refinement. This was a
> problem for Barcelona too. I think the core issue is that track change
> requests should be reviewed and accepted or rejected by the track chairs.
> There may also be some scoping issues with generic tracks like Case Studies.
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Rochelle Grober <rochelle.grober at huawei.com>
> March 1, 2017 at 8:30 PM
>
> Hey guys,
>
>
>
> I’ve just started today on my track selections and I noticed that the
> number of presentations went from about12 or 18 to 37 between when I first
> reviewed and now.
>
>
>
> And, a number of the presentations really belong in other tracks.  Mostly
> Case Studies and an NFV or two, but ….
>
>
>
> I’ve requested a move, but it’s awful late and some of these might have
> had a chance if they were in the right track even just last week.
>
>
>
> Just wondering about this and if there is a short term fix, or this is
> something that needs to be discussed for next summit.
>
>
>
> --Rocky
>
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