[EuroPython] Re: Accepted talks on Europython ( Zope-track )

[Tom Deprez]

I agree with Martijn here.

60 Minute talks are indeed long. It asks a lot from the public to keep
focused for 60min on the same object.
With talks of 60min, there is a big chance some parts are completely
missed by the public, so it is better to have some change in subjects,
which keep the public more focused. That's why I prefer talks lesser
than 45min (my opinion)
You could reduce them to 30min or 45min. If you do the last, you already
have one extra slot of 30 min available.

Regards,
Tom

Martijn Faassen wrote:
> Heimo Laukkanen wrote:
>
>> Yes there are two 60 minute Archetypes talks since that project is
>> very popular, interesting and at the same time also filled with
>> questions. To  have the possibility to get the main architect and
>> person who has contributed a lot of new features to the HEAD to do
>> talks is about creating good conference program, not about being
>> unfair.
>
> Speaking as a fellow track chair:
>
> 60 minutes is a LONG time for a talk. Personally I already find 45
> minutes rather long to keep focused sometimes.
>
> I've kept all the talks on my track to 30 minutes for that reason (and
> before I needed the space). I've found speakers are quite amenable to
> this. You could ask one of your archetypes speakers to cut it down by
> 30 minutes, perhaps. Perhaps this, and/or a talk swap for another CPS
> related talk you could make people happier.
>
> I'm interested in hearing about stuff I haven't heard about before,
> personally. :)
>
> Regards,
>
> Martijn
>
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