[okfn-coord] OKCon feedback

Mon Mar 30 18:51:28 UTC 2009

Just a quick note to let you all know that I've followed this up with Hugh.

Jonathan

On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 6:17 PM, Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org> wrote:
> Just saw this:
>
>  http://hugh.whatreallypissesmeoff.com/?p=50
>
> Main points:
>
>  * some of the middle speakers (particularly Andrius's lot by sounds
> of it) were a bit 'bizarre' (which I agree with)
>  * he and others travelled far and only got very short slots
>  * people were chatting in corridors while others were speaking
>  * key closing paragraph: "On this evidence, the Open Knowledge
> Foundation are the last people I would get involved with - not a clue
> how to get people who don’t actually care (like me) to further their
> cause; or perhaps they want to prove me wrong?"
>
> Suggestions (following up on last email) for how we/I can do it next year:
>
>  * make deadline for proposals, and follow up well in advance with
> more information about format - so they know how long they speak for
> in advance (so don't feel 'cheated' about length of slot)
>  * more space for discussion - so people aren't left feeling
> frustrated that they can't talk with other people they've come to talk
> to
>  * parallel sessions so that people don't have to attend sessions they
> don't want to
>  * a programme committee and, e.g. 2-300 word proposals - to review
> the proposals (we should not have accepted several of the
> presentations IMO - but we didn't have enough detail)
>  * we can't do much about people chatting in corridors
>
> --
> Jonathan Gray
>
> Community Coordinator
> The Open Knowledge Foundation
> http://www.okfn.org
>

-- 
Jonathan Gray

Community Coordinator
The Open Knowledge Foundation
http://www.okfn.org