Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:41:02 -0800 | Subject | Re: [Ksummit-2007-discuss] Re: [Ksummit-2006-discuss] 2007 LinuxKernel Summit | From | Dirk Hohndel <> |
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On 1/31/07 3:30 PM, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> wrote:
> Gerrit Huizenga wrote: >> Don't confused KS with a conference; >> it is a workshop for a very, very large, very very active project. > > ... and *growing*, which is the real issue I think. > > Something that might make sense for KS is to have multiple sessions > (perhaps replacing some or all of the "mini-summits" that have cropped > up) combined with some bigger, overall sessions. At least that way > there would be more cross-pollination between the various groups than if > we eventually end up meeting everywhere. > > That's of course only practical if KS is separated from any other > conference (like OLS.)
I have discussed this idea with a few people in the past. One could organize a set of interlocking / overlapping mini summits and end with a joint day for everyone. This would almost certainly create some idle time for almost every attendee - but obviously that can be filled by a hack fest or something.
I don't think this could be organized for September (actually, I don't know how firm the contracts with the facilities are at this point), but certainly something we could plan for next year. One nice side-effect would be to allow for an overall larger group - you could have 30-40 people per "track" and maybe 100-120 total. Yes, this makes the conversation on the last day harder, but it would still stay productive and interactive for the most part.
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