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CC the Track Chairs list on this response. I didn't want to confuse
people watching the video re: Arch & Ops Track, but I think it's
good for all the Track Chairs to know what's going on.<br>
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This track received almost 500 submissions. Far more than any other
track. Our feeling was this was an overwhelming number for 5 track
chairs to review in the allotted time and not really fair to ask of a
volunteer team. As a result, we split the track into something called
"Architecture & Operations" & "Architecture & Operations 2",
strictly for the purposes of review. The presentations were divided
evenly between the two tracks. We added 5 additional Track Chairs to "A
& O 2" and we're asking each group to select X (tbd) presentations
and Y alternates. Once it's time to unveil the schedule, we'll merge the
two lists, by rank, so each group's rank will effectively remain in
place for both Acccepted and Alternate presentations.<br>
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We realize this is a little unusual, but we had to scramble to find a
reasonable solution. Adding extra Track Chairs to one track would only
add to the chaos as there would be many voices. That said, feel free to
talk amongst yourselves. If you're wondering which A&O group you're
in, please reference <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.openstack.org/track-chairs/directory">https://www.openstack.org/track-chairs/directory</a>.
A&O is at the top and A&O 2 is at the bottom. <br>
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If I can answer any other questions, please let me know.<br>
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Thanks!<br>
Jimmy<br>
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Hi Jimmy -
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<div class="">I’m one of the track chairs for the Architecture and
Operations track. I just finished watching the recorded session (sorry I
couldn’t be on live). Can you let me know the additional information
you shared with the Arch and Ops track folks after
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