[Scipy-organizers] Reviewer Stickers on Badges / Honors In Program?

Fri Nov 8 10:39:47 EST 2013

Hi all,

I am not sure how large/high quality that link is so I added a couple of
image files we used last year in:
https://github.com/scipy-conference/scipy-conference/tree/master/images

Hope this helps.
Jonathan

On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 1:57 AM, Anthony Scopatz <scopatz at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 4:28 PM, Matthew McCormick (thewtex) <
> matt at mmmccormick.com> wrote:
>
> > /spidrin
> >
> > Yes, I personally love stickers :-).
> >
> > Is there an appropriate SciPy US Conference logo that we could use? We
> > could stamp "Reviewer", etc on the logo for the design.  That would be
> > sufficient for the logo design, unless there is someone with a design to
> > create a per-role design.  What was used on the spectacular moderator lab
> > coats last year?
> >
>
> So the design we used was just the one on the website:
> http://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/_static/scipyshiny_small.png  However, it
> was cropped and reshaded at the printer.  This doesn't help us a lot
> here...
>
>
> > I can setup the virtual badges.
> >
>
> Awesome!
>
>
> >
> > /spidrout
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 7:15 PM, Anthony Scopatz <scopatz at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> spidr,
> >>
> >> I like the idea of virtual badges in support of physical ones.  I am
> >> anti-stuff, personally, but I think it would be awesome to see people
> >> walking around the conference with collections of the various ways that
> >> they participated.  It would be a conversation starter.  Hopefully in
> the
> >> same way that the laptop stickers that James mentioned would be
> throughout
> >> the year.
> >>
> >> /scopzout
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 4:12 PM, Matthew McCormick (thewtex) <
> >> matt at mmmccormick.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> +1
> >>>
> >>> Another badge to consider delivering: the Mozilla Open Badge,
> >>>
> >>>   http://openbadges.org/
> >>>
> >>> This is a formal, permanent way to recognize volunteer's contributions.
> >>> They provide encouragement, something to display on a LinkedIn profile,
> >>> etc.
> >>>
> >>> Matt
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 6:38 PM, James Bergstra <
> james.bergstra at gmail.com
> >>> >wrote:
> >>>
> >>> > Great ideas guys, I would work for an "I reviewed for SciPy 2013"
> >>> laptop
> >>> > sticker.
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 6:34 PM, Jonathan Rocher <
> jrocher at enthought.com
> >>> > >wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> > > Katy,
> >>> > >
> >>> > > I love your mathematical computation of how much is a bajillion at
> >>> the
> >>> > end
> >>> > > :D.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > I love these ideas. Last year, we had lots of things to raffle and
> >>> almost
> >>> > > not enough people/good opportunities/time to do these raffles. We
> >>> could
> >>> > > also imagine a $50 discount on their registration, or a special
> >>> tee-shirt
> >>> > > "SciPy Reviewer", or "Python Expert". But I like your ideas.
> >>> > >
> >>> > > Jonathan
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 4:54 PM, Katy Huff <katyhuff at gmail.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>> > >
> >>> > > > Hi Ya'll.
> >>> > > >
> >>> > > > We're going to need a bajillion* reviewers for the abstracts and
> >>> > papers.
> >>> > > >
> >>> > > > That worried me. BUT Anthony had a brilliant idea! He suggested
> we
> >>> > could
> >>> > > > get lots of extra reviews per reviewer if there was some
> incentive
> >>> to
> >>> > > > review more than 10 papers each. In particular he suggested we
> >>> could
> >>> > > offer
> >>> > > > stickers on badges and an honorary note in the program for
> >>> reviewers at
> >>> > > > various "levels."
> >>> > > >
> >>> > > > That way, when we invite people to become reviewers, they would
> be
> >>> told
> >>> > > > that they would be honored as "bronze level" for 10 reviews,
> >>> "silver
> >>> > > level"
> >>> > > > for 20 reviews, and "gold level" for 30 reviews. ( or something
> >>> like
> >>> > > that )
> >>> > > > Hopefully, this would encourage them to do more than 10 reviews.
> >>> > > >
> >>> > > > Serge also suggested that we could add incentive by raffling
> >>> something
> >>> > > > among the "gold" level folks as well. I think that would be
> great.
> >>> > > >
> >>> > > > So - Does anyone not love these ideas? Does anyone have a better
> >>> one?
> >>> > > >
> >>> > > > Can we get such stickers on the badges? (Probably this question
> is
> >>> > mostly
> >>> > > > directed at Andy & Kelsey & Leah). Are there things we could
> >>> raffle?
> >>> > > >
> >>> > > > Thanks!
> >>> > > > Katy
> >>> > > > (your friendly program co-chair)
> >>> > > >
> >>> > > > * If we just think about the abstracts and assume 70% conference
> >>> growth
> >>> > > > (i.e. 600 attendees), I think we need to be prepared for 200
> >>> abstracts
> >>> > to
> >>> > > > be submitted, which means we need about 75 reviewers. That's
> >>> > > approximately
> >>> > > > a bajillion.
> >>> > > >
> >>> > > >
> >>> > > > --
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> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> > > --
> >>> > > Jonathan Rocher, PhD
> >>> > > Scientific software developer
> >>> > > Enthought, Inc.
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