On 25/04/2017 08:35, Harald Welte wrote:
Hi all!
Thanks again for everyone attending OsmoDevCon, particularly to everyone who contributed to the event by a presentation or discussion.
Thanks again for organisation, invitation, and food!
In terms of improvements for the next event:
- "Framework Schedule"
not everyone is able to follow the discussions in depth, or simply have the time to attend all of that.
Right. I think there is a mismatch of levels of knowledge and experience in various areas, Some people have been working on things for years, and some of us present are new to it. That doesn't indicate a lack of interest, but then the presentations at osmodevcon doesn't feel like the place to ask some more basic questions.
I have attended two osmodevcons now because of the work with rhizomatica and GSM. That doesn't mean at all that I am not interested in other projects, I have always been fascinated by radio. So it's also an interesting aspect of the devcon, that there is not really the option to "skip" a talk, so you also find out things that you didn't know that you didn't know.. Other people for sure, may not share that interest.
So in the future, I think we should all make a better effort to submit talks/topics in advance, and schedule them either completely
Right, it might be useful also in order to do a little targeted preparation, like some basic pre research on the topic of say radio ripple might have allowed me to get more from that talk, rather than looking up things during the talk. -Not just at a conference, of course, but these days one often has some attention on the local device/screen and some on the talk/projection, or whatever else is going on. Some people are very good at this, but I have yet to meet a human who can TRUELY multi-task in this fashion.
- "Make use of multiple rooms"
Generally at conferences we often see talks finished with an "If there are any other questions, you can always find the speaker during the event.." During the breaks at OsmoDevCon, one can get into interesting conversations about things, but in the interests of prevention of cruelty to thermos flasks, it is usually cut short. A space where one could ask and/or share ideas on other peoples projects, would be great. I'm all for more time to talk to each other.
The couch and round table is not very comfortable anyway, It is kind of the wrong height, making me want to actually put the lap-top on the lap, but then the table is in the way. And then of course, if you try to sit around the other side of that table, the result is total congestion. I never looked, but I assume there is a door that closes to the second room? There is also a beamer in there? so I suppose even a further presentation could be done, re what I wrote above. Or one could always invite CCC VOC to stream room 1 to room 2? :-)
All in all, a good proposal. I would go for it.
k/