2008/11/10 Dave Neary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi, > > Mostly good stuff - I just wanted to bounce back on one point: > > Louis Desjardins wrote: > > I slightly disagree with no call for presentations because then how do > > we get fresh blood in? But I do agree that we can all activate our > > networks and find some good projects and invite those people. But we > > have to have a mean of letting fresh blood in the LGM. I think it's one > > of the goals too, right? > > In my experience, those with really compelling content will ask to > present. The way to arrange this is to leave about half your talk slots > empty (don't even fill them with "to be announced" and make sure that > everyone coming to the conference is aware that you are interested in > really compelling presentation proposals. No call for proposals with a > deadline - great talks get added as they arrive, until the schedule is > almost full. And you should feel no qualms about saying no if people > propose something you don't think will be interesting (although this is > the hardest thing to do).
Right. And when this happens, I like to make a round of consultation! Great! Louis > > > Cheers, > Dave. > > -- > Dave Neary > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel: +33 9 51 13 46 45 > Cell: +33 6 77 01 92 13 >
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