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On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 4:17 AM, Thierry Carrez <thierry at openstack.org> wrote:
> Maish Saidel-Keesing wrote:
>> CFP is upon us, and thereafter will be a period of voting for the sessions.
>>
>> What is the purpose of the voting period? Is it for the Foundation to
>> gauge what sessions are more popular?
>> How is this measured?
>> What weight does the popularity have in deciding if a session is
>> accepted or not?
>
> My understanding is that each conference track has a chair (or group of
> people) responsible for selecting the talks, and that the voting helps
> them select popular talks. It's not the only criteria they follow though
> (otherwise you would end up with 12 Docker talks).

You are exactly correct Thierry, being a track chair a few times in
the process has been something like:
* PIck a cut off based on votes
* Review remaining submissions as a panel

The process typically involves ranking not only by community votes,
but also by the track chairs, individually and collectively.  There's
typically a pretty significant discussion around the content,
pertenance etc.

Hope that helps.

John

>
> (disclaimer: I have never been a track chair so I only speculate on the
> process they follow)
>
> --
> Thierry Carrez (ttx)
>
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