[Openstack-track-chairs] Part Two: OpenStack Summit Barcelona Session Selection Process

Gal Sagie gal.sagie at gmail.com
Sat Aug 20 03:31:20 UTC 2016


Containers Track is complete as well.

On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 7:42 PM, Erin Disney <erin at openstack.org> wrote:

> Quick reminder that the deadline for all Track Chair decisions to be made
> for the OpenStack Summit Barcelona is this Sunday, August 21 at 11:59pm
> PDT (August 22nd at 6:59 UTC). Please email speakersupport at openstack.org
> with any questions, thanks!
>
> Erin Disney
> OpenStack Marketing
> erin at openstack.org
>
> On Aug 10, 2016, at 10:12 AM, Erin Disney <erin at openstack.org> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> It’s time for you to select the talks that will be included on the final
> OpenStack Summit Barcelona schedule. You have between now and Sunday,
> August 21 at 11:59pm PDT (August 22nd 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 HERE
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWdQKiR2Bjg&feature=youtu.be>.
>
> 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.
>
> 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 track chairs schedule time together via WebEx,
> Google Hangout or another platform 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 Monday,
> August 21 at 11:59pm PDT (August 22nd at 6:59 UTC).
>
> Please do NOT set expectations with any speakers ranked in your category.
> The Foundation staff will send the speaker notifications later in the week
> of August 21st.
>
> CONTACTING SPEAKERS
> You have the ability to email speakers by clicking the “Email the
> Speakers” button at the bottom of each presentation. When emailed, your
> conversation will occur outside of the Track Chairs tool. Please report any
> resolutions that result in changes to speakers or major formatting changes
> to speakersupport at openstack.org
>
> 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 then we
> strongly advise you to include at least one woman speaker on the panel.
>
> In order to combine talks or create new panels please include the
> following information to speakersupport at openstack.org:
>
>    - Copy the URL from the address bar for each presentation you’d like
>    to combine
>    - Note the speakers that you would like to have in the combined
>    presentation, keeping in mind the rules (max 3 speakers in a Presentation,
>    max 4 speakers and 1 moderator in a panel)
>    - After discussing with the speakers, please provide an updated Title,
>    Abstract, What Attendees will learn.
>
>
> COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR FELLOW TRACK CHAIRS
> You have the ability to contact your fellow track chairs directly via
> their contact information within the tool
> <http://www.openstack.org/track-chairs/directory> (by clicking on their
> name to send an email), but you may also make use of this mailing list to
> initiate or continue the discussion with all track chairs.
>
> Reminder - please make all final selections in the tool no later than Sunday,
> August 21 at 11:59pm PDT (August 22nd at 6:59 UTC). If you have any
> queries or issues along the way please notify us at
> speakersupport at openstack.org.
>
> Cheers,
> Erin
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Best Regards ,

The G.
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