2016-07-05 Program Committee

Jun 16, 2017

Attendees

@sanderson(Boston Public Library; Host Committee liaison) apologies
@Eben English (Boston Public Library; Host Committee liaison) apologies
@kestlund (Penn State)
@eefahy (Stanford)
@Richard Green (Hull; Steering Group liaison and admin)
@Sheila Rabun (Oregon)
@Jocelyn Triplett (old account) (Virginia)
@James Tuttle (Duke)

Documents folder

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BxETo9Nbsh6wMGd5Qk9zaGNXbXM&usp=sharing

Agenda

Welcome
Next call: 12 July 2016 - 08:30 west coast, 11:30 east coast, 16:30 UK
Additions/changes to agenda
Updates
1. Sessionizer
2. Rooming
3. Scholarships
4. Booking
5. Accommodating possible Mexican interest (see email to Connect list from Tom Cramer July 1st.)
  Noted.
  Should we put a short section on the Connect page in Spanish, offering assistance to non-English speakers if they need help with registration etc, but pointing out the conference will be conducted in English?
Program.
1. Vertical threads: Managers, Devs, Metadata, Sysops, Newbies, All.
2. What are we going to provide by way of
  1. Workshops
  2. Plenaries
  3. Lightning talks
  4. Posters
  5. Unconference
  6. WG/IGs
    Email soliciting booking for IG/WG slots sent July 5.
3. Suggestions at the moment are here: Suggestions for HC2016 program but now transferred to Waffle Board here.
  Waffle Board investigated and many preliminary decisions made. Richard to send out appropriate emails.
  Still need to consider:
  How do these suggestions map to the threads and the number of slots in each
  Would this provide a "balanced" program?
  Are there any clear holes we need to fill?
  What do we need to do asap to fully populate a balanced set of workshops?
Any other business