[Mono-list] Mono Summit 2007 Schedule

[Jackson Harper]

On Mon, 2007-11-19 at 21:51 +0100, Mads Bondo Dydensborg wrote:
> mandag 19 November 2007 skrev Jackson Harper:
> > 
> > Hello Mads,
> > 
> > The BoFs are meant to be informal and grow organically by attendee
> > submission. If you have an idea for a BoF or would like to host a BoF
> > you can add it to the wiki.  
> > 
> 
> OK. I guess I was just hoping for "more" than currently is listed.

Understandable, compared to other conferences we do seem thin on the
standard activities.  However, the biggest benefit of attending the Mono
Summit is that you are going to have direct access to the Mono Team, a
portion of the Mono community and some vendors using Mono.  


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> > Meet the Experts will be attended by everyone.  Just about the entire
> > Mono team will be attending the conference, and all of them will be at
> > Meet the Experts.  I'll try to update the wiki with an accurate list of
> > all the expert teams today.
> 
> That would be nice, thanks.
> > 
> > Sorry this information seems sketchy to you, what else do you think I
> > could provide to make it seem more formal?
> 
> I am perhaps maybe just used to some more information about the talks and the 
> presenter. Case in point: Compare the text about the NUnit session with the 
> one about Developing Desktop Applications with Moonlight.
> 
> Re the presenters: a bit of background on these guys would be great, so I can 
> answer the question: Why should my coworkers spend their time listening to 
> this and that speaker. So, even for the NUnit session: Why not write that 
> Charlie Poole is the main developer for NUnit? Why not state that NUnit is 
> one of the most widely used unit test frameworks for .net?


Our descriptions and backgrounds could certainly be more informative and
we've made the mistake of expecting people to know who we are.   

What I can say is, that every presenter is highly qualified for their
presentation.  With the exception of Wade's talk on the Build Service,
every presenter for every session is one of the core developers of the
technology they are presenting on.  In Wade's case he uses the Build
Service on a daily basis.


> Sorry if I sound a bit harsh, or something. I am perfectly aware that you may 
> be under a great time pressure, etc, but I have to discuss what sessions to 
> prioritize and why with a couple of Windows developers this Friday, and 
> having some more "official" information would make this somewhat easier. And 
> more like they are used to... 

Probably the best thing you can do to prepare for the Mono Summit is
brainstorm a list of questions about Mono that you would like answered
or stories about Mono that you would like to tell.  If you are wondering
how you can add unit testing to your existing app, ask Charlie.  If you
are interested in increasing community adoption of your application, you
could talk to Miguel or Joseph.  If you are having an issue configuring
ASP.NET, Marek will be there and can probably help you out.  

The people who will get the most out of this conference are the ones
that interact the most with the other attendees.  

Look forward to seeing you there!
Jackson



> Regards,
> 
> Mads
> 
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Jackson
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Mon, 2007-11-19 at 12:14 +0100, Mads Bondo Dydensborg wrote:
> > > tirsdag 13 November 2007 skrev Jackson Harper:
> > > > 
> > > > Hello everyone!
> > > > 
> > > > I've published the current version of the Mono Summit Schedule here:
> > > > http://www.mono-project.com/Mono_Summit_2007_Schedule
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > Hi all
> > > 
> > > Will this be updated? E.g. the BOF's, who attends "Meet the experts", and 
> so 
> > > on?
> > > 
> > > We are sending 2-3 people there - would be fine to be able to plan ahead, 
> but 
> > > the information still seems kind of sketchy.
> > > 
> > > Regards
> > > 
> > > Mads
> > > 
> > > > As you can see, there are already a lot of interesting presentations and
> > > > we will be adding a couple more this week!
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > More information on the summit can be found here:
> > > > http://www.mono-project.com/MonoSummit2007
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > If you plan on attending, you should register here:
> > > > http://www.whyfloss.com/en/summit/mono07/
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > Jackson
> > > > 
> > > > 
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