Re: [guadec-list] panel discussions?

[Karen Sandler <karen gnome org>]

On 2012-05-21 08:11, Andy Wingo wrote:
> Hi,
>
> One format we have not done very much in past guadecs is the panel
> discussion.  Frankly I get a bit bored with so many talks; panel
> discussions can liven things up.  Last year's contributor agreement
> panel was OK, but it was so tightly controlled it wasn't much fun.

I agree, but defer to the papers committee! Panel discussions are 
generally a lot of fun (and sorry about the panel last year - the 
panelists really painted me into a corner on that one in that we wound 
up having to have statements at the beginning which seriously cut down 
on time to let the conversation run)

> For example:
>
>   GNOME and the Web
>
>   "GNOME OS"
>
>   Challenges in the next year
>
> So, what do folks think about panel discussions?

These are great and timely topics. Another one might be on how to 
foster community and bring in new people while keeping things efficient 
for those already deeply involved.

karen

> Some of the accepted talks could be reworked into panel discussions, 
> if
> we want to do this, and there is no room :)