Wading through...
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My days, right now, are being spent wading through session abstracts - many, many session abstracts. In case you're interested, we (i.e. Mac G. and I) received over 300 session submissions to the Best Practices track! Mac and I are working hard as we wade through them all, because we're wanting to make sure we put together the most interesting Lotusphere Best Practices track ever.
I want to simply say THANK YOU to everyone who submitted a session, and also to those who supported those who submitted. This includes the folks who submitted/responded to all of the quality ideas at the Lotusphere 2009 Best Practices category at IdeaJam.
Speaking of IdeaJam, it is NOT too late to weigh in with your opinion by voting there! So, take a few moments today to go over there and weigh in with your preferences. Mac and I are definitely taking the input there into consideration as we make our selections, so we truly appreciate your input.
Rock
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Posted by Rock At 08:28:09 PM On 10/16/2008 | - Website - |
Posted by J Green At 02:23:29 PM On 10/10/2008 | - Website - |
I wish I knew the answer. Track Managers begin the process not knowing how many session slots will be available to them. The slots we wind up with are based on the number of hotels we use for Lotusphere, the number of slots needed for various "special" events, and so on. Determining the slots, and then putting sessions in those slots, is an amazingly difficult task - I always joke that it takes "voodoo magic" to make it all work out. but, as I said earlier, we have no idea to begin with.
Typically we go on how many slots we had last year as a starting point, and then make adjustments as necessary once we get a firm slot count. So, last year's Best Practices track, for instance, had around 30 slots or so; that means that, using that working number, we have 1 slot for every 10 submissions.
Based on this, you can see that Mac and I have to make some very, very difficult decisions. The good part is that we would rather have the problem of too many sessions to choose from, rather than too few.
The upside of all of this is that the session quality that we finally put forth will be exceptgional. We will cover a wide variety of topics, all presented by the thought leaders and technical wizards in our community. We'll also introduce some new faces to the Lotusphere stage, and we'll bring back a few of the speakers that you've come to know and love.
All of this adds up to an exceptional track for the exceptional user base that attends Lotusphere. And if you aren't planning on coming... well, I hope you find a way or else you'll miss what has become THE best technical conference on the planet.
Rock
Posted by Rock At 09:21:49 AM On 10/09/2008 | - Website - |
Posted by Stuart McIntyre At 12:53:20 AM On 10/09/2008 | - Website - |