<div dir="ltr">Jimmy,<div><br></div><div>Sorry, perhaps that came off as overly negative? I really did just mean we could do better for track changes, I'm not saying it is horribly broken or anything, and I'm pretty sure Rochelle and I are voicing the same concern - that any track-changed talks after phase1 are disadvantaged (we're not bothered about improvements creating extra work for us).</div><div><br></div><div>It'd make it easier for me if the track changes were highlighted in the tool (a flag, like the lightening symbol, rather than a filter view so that as much info as possible is up-front) and a notification was sent to the relevant track-chairs when a change is accepted. I think in some cases it's easy to not notice track changes until actually doing selections and giving the submissions more attention.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 3 March 2017 at 01:42, Jimmy Mcarthur <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jimmy@tipit.net" target="_blank">jimmy@tipit.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">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. <br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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 :)<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Jimmy<br>
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<a href="mailto:blair.bethwaite@monash.edu" style="color:#737f92!important;padding-right:6px;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none!important" target="_blank">Blair Bethwaite</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;width:48%;text-align:right"> <font color="#9FA2A5"><span style="padding-left:6px">March
2, 2017 at 1:34 AM</span></font></div> </div></div><span class="">
<div style="color:#888888;margin-left:24px;margin-right:24px" class="m_6702324921316015199__pbConvBody"><div dir="auto">Rochelle, for
what it's worth at this late stage, I second your concern.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">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.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Cheers,</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br></div>
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</span><div style="margin:30px 25px 10px 25px" class="m_6702324921316015199__pbConvHr"><div style="width:100%;border-top:1px solid #edeef0;padding-top:5px"> <div style="display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;width:49%">
<a href="mailto:rochelle.grober@huawei.com" style="color:#737f92!important;padding-right:6px;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none!important" target="_blank">Rochelle Grober</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;width:48%;text-align:right"> <font color="#9FA2A5"><span style="padding-left:6px">March
1, 2017 at 8:30 PM</span></font></div> </div></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hey guys, <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And, a number of the presentations really belong in
other tracks. Mostly Case Studies and an NFV or two, but ….<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Just wondering about this and if there is a short
term fix, or this is something that needs to be discussed for next
summit.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">--Rocky<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
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