[Openstack-track-chairs] Team Selection Deadline Tomorrow

Jimmy McArthur jimmy at openstack.org
Mon Aug 6 19:06:46 UTC 2018


Thanks Amy!

Amy Marrich wrote:
> Ashlee,
>
> Open Source Community is done. We have one alternate that will be 
> merged with a new title and description, so will work with 
> speakersupport once all the information is gathered.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Amy (spotz)
>
> On Mon, Aug 6, 2018 at 1:02 PM, Ashlee Ferguson <ashlee at openstack.org 
> <mailto:ashlee at openstack.org>> wrote:
>
>     Hi everyone,
>
>     The deadline for making your team selections is end of day
>     tomorrow, *Tuesday, August 7 at* *11:59pm PT (August 8 at 6:59
>     UTC), *so make sure to complete your work by then.
>
>     We’re excited to see the Berlin Summit schedule come together!
>
>     Thanks,
>     Ashlee & Jimmy
>
>
>     Ashlee Ferguson
>     OpenStack Foundation
>     ashlee at openstack.org <mailto:ashlee at openstack.org>
>
>
>
>
>>     On Aug 3, 2018, at 5:17 PM, Ashlee Ferguson <ashlee at openstack.org
>>     <mailto:ashlee at openstack.org>> wrote:
>>
>>     Hi everyone,
>>
>>     Just a reminder that the deadline to submit your team selections
>>     is *Tuesday, August 7 at 11:59pm PT (August 8 at 6:59 UTC).*
>>
>>     Thanks again for your work on this, and please let me know if you
>>     have any questions!
>>
>>     Have a good weekend,
>>     Ashlee
>>
>>
>>     Ashlee Ferguson
>>     OpenStack Foundation
>>     ashlee at openstack.org <mailto:ashlee at openstack.org>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>     On Jul 27, 2018, at 1:22 PM, Ashlee Ferguson
>>>     <ashlee at openstack.org <mailto:ashlee at openstack.org>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Also, if you’re working outside the tool, the counts per track
>>>     are the following:
>>>
>>>
>>>     	Sessions	Alternates
>>>     CI/CD	9	3
>>>     Container Infra	15	4
>>>     Edge Commputing	12	4
>>>     Telecom & NFV	13	4
>>>     Open Source Community	5	2
>>>     Public Cloud	9	3
>>>     Private & Hybrid Cloud	28	8
>>>     HPC / GPU / AI 	7	2
>>>     Hands-on Workshops	10	2
>>>
>>>
>>>     Thanks,
>>>     Ashlee
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>     On Jul 27, 2018, at 1:03 PM, Ashlee Ferguson
>>>>     <ashlee at openstack.org <mailto:ashlee at openstack.org>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>     Hi everyone,
>>>>
>>>>     Thank you for all of your hard work the past couple of weeks!
>>>>     It’s time for you to select the talks that will be included on
>>>>     the final Summit schedule. You have between now and Tuesday,
>>>>     August 7 at 11:59pm PT (August 8 at 6:59 UTC)to make your Team
>>>>     Selections.
>>>>
>>>>     FIRST - WATCH THE TUTORIAL VIDEO
>>>>     Before you do anything else,watch the Part Two tutorial video
>>>>     <https://www.screencast.com/t/xjzPDsEIi>.
>>>>
>>>>     The video explains how to review and add talks to your personal
>>>>     list and team list. Under the Team Selections tab, you can drag
>>>>     and drop the presentations into your order of preference. We'll
>>>>     consider the presentations at the top of the list to be the
>>>>     most important to include in the final Summit agenda.
>>>>
>>>>     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 chance at giving a 40-minute
>>>>     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 Programming Committee members 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 Tuesday, August 7 at 11:59pm PT (August 8 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 13.
>>>>
>>>>     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, please try to include a
>>>>     diverse set of speakers for the presentation. In order to
>>>>     combine talks or create new panelsplease follow these
>>>>     instructions <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPQKu9AXwOU>and
>>>>     email the requested information to speakersupport at openstack.org
>>>>     <mailto:speakersupport at openstack.org>.
>>>>
>>>>     COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR FELLOW PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
>>>>     You have the ability to contact your fellow programming
>>>>     committee members directly via their contact informationwithin
>>>>     the tool <https://www.openstack.org/track-chairs/directory>(by
>>>>     clicking on their name to send an email), but we also encourage
>>>>     you to make use of this mailing list to initiate or continue
>>>>     the discussion with all programming committees.
>>>>
>>>>     Reminder––please make all final selections in the tool no later
>>>>     thanTuesday, August 7 at 11:59pm PT (August 8 at 6:59 UTC).
>>>>     Should you have any queries or issues along the way, please
>>>>     notify us at speakersupport at openstack.org
>>>>     <mailto:speakersupport at openstack.org>.
>>>>
>>>>     Cheers,
>>>>     Ashlee & Jimmy
>>>>
>>>>     Ashlee Ferguson
>>>>     OpenStack Foundation
>>>>     ashlee at openstack.org <mailto:ashlee at openstack.org>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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