Suggestions for 2009
This page should be used as a place to capture the ideas that we don't want to forget to incorporate in 2009 given our fresh perspectives on 2008... so, list away!
Food, etc.
- Have water be available in the hallways, not just the rooms
- Convince the food vendors / hotel to leave the food trays around for longer than the few minutes when scheduled meal breaks are. Numerous times I missed the provided food due to an extended conversation following a talk or having been in the vendor area.
Lightning Talks
Networking
- wired network for speakers' podiums, vendors & sponsors who request it, tutorials (esp. tutorial instructors)
- wired network for tutorials -- too many people need to install at the beginning of a tutorial and it was too easy for the wireless to go down thus holding up progress on tutorials.
Open Space
- introduction to open space for attendees
- more announcements about open spaces
- each session chair mentions open spaces that they're interested in
- add scheduled open spaces to the daily schedule changes sheet
Sponsorship
Talk Selection Process
Talk Logistics
- Better wrangling of speakers at speaking time
- Headset mics to free up both hands?
- Buffer zone around A/V setup to avoid RFI from Blackberrys and such