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Hi Container Infrastructure Track Chairs

A friendly reminder we're getting close to deadlines - I have completed my
selections but it looks like the rest of the team still need to complete
theirs. I will keep an eye on the tool over the next couple of days, feel
free to reach out for discussion !

Matt

On Tue, 18 Aug 2020 at 20:42, Ashlee Ferguson <ashlee at openstack.org> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> Thank you for all of your time and 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 Friday, August 28 at 11:59pm PT (August
> 29 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.
> 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, but we want to consider quality over having an alternate for the
> sake of filling time. So, we’ll offer them the opportunity to record their
> talk later and we’ll post it on our YouTube channel. 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 alternate presentations are recorded and speakers are
> available in the event they are needed.
>
> 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
> completed no later than Friday, August 28 at 11:59pm PT (August 29 at
> 6:59 UTC).
>
> As you make your Team Selections, please work to include a diverse set of
> sessions, companies and speakers. Please do NOT set expectations with any
> speakers ranked in your category. The Foundation staff will send the
> speaker notifications the week of September 7.
>
> 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 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 PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
> You have the ability to contact your fellow Programming Committee members
> 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 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 than Friday,
> August 28 at 11:59pm PT (August 29 at 6:59 UTC).  Should you have any
> queries or issues along the way, please notify us at
> speakersupport at openstack.org.
>
> New for virtual Summit:
>
>    - Please note the number below is the maximum number of presentations
>    you can select for your Track. We want to prioritize quality over quantity,
>    so you are not required to fill all of those slots. On the other hand, if
>    your Track has more qualified talks than the maximum amount allowed, you
>    can designate some sessions as alternates and they will still have the
>    opportunity to record a session.
>    - To fit the new virtual format, sessions will be pre-recorded, and
>    speakers should be prepared to be present on the event platform during
>    their presentation for potential live chat Q&A.
>
>
> Also, if you’re working outside the tool, the counts per track are the
> following. These counts are flexible, so if there are too many amazing
> presentations, please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate:
>
> Max Slots Alternates
> 5G, NFV & Edge 15 3
> AI, Machine Learning, HPC 8 2
> CI/CD 6 2
> Container Infrastructure 15 3
> Getting Started 8 2
> Hands-on Workshops 5 2
> Open Development 6 2
> Private & Hybrid Cloud 22 4
> Public Cloud 6 2
> Security 6 2
>
>
> Cheers,
> Ashlee & Jimmy
>
>
> Ashlee Ferguson
> Community & Events Coordinator
> OpenStack Foundation
>
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