2016-09-13 Program Committee
Attendees
@sanderson (Boston Public Library; Host Committee liaison)
@Eben English (Boston Public Library; Host Committee liaison)
@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: 20 September 2016 - 08:30 west coast, 11:30 east coast, 16:30 UK
Additions/changes to agenda
Updates
Sessionizer
Status check - at http://connect2016.projecthydra.org/
Richard will contact the five people who have unconference ideas on the Waffle Board and get them to sign up.
Rooming
Need to keep Gustavino clear in the mornings for breakfast and coffeeBooking
237 at 14.00 UK..
Do we know how hotel bookings are progressing?
Info on the website about hotel options now ours are full
Program.
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Vertical threads: Managers, Devs, Metadata, Sysops, Newbies, All.
Outline timetable grids now at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1c8rCEKBeLJVa_TjTmlOuO6lRLewolg9TxaQ64vdUgDI/edit#gid=0
Workshops
Status check - 142 signed up (of 237)
Plenaries
Status check
Need a moderator Noted - one of the PC?
Group photo
WGBH will organize a photographer for the end of the plenary session
Parallel presentations (and panels)
Status check
Need to find moderators for the Wednesday sessions Noted - publish sign-up sheets for Wednesday moderation on 9/16
Timetabled breakouts (mainly transferred panels)
Status check
Lightning talks in the parallel tracks - 14 so far; could do with a few more? Keep it open until the weekend of the conference?
Status check
Posters
Status check - 35 signed up - one or two "big names" missing
Unconference
WG/IGs
Upcoming emails.
8/26 - posters (done)
9/2 - lightning talks and workshop booking (done)
9/9 - Unconference (done but without Sessionizer link)
9/16 - Sessionizer? Reminder that IGs need to do a lightning talk on Tuesday; sign up sheets for Wednesday moderators
9/22 - Send out workshop info to leaders
Any other business