Re: [APACHECON] Question about Lightning Talks

2016-06-12 Thread Rich Bowen
eason to forbid slides is that one point of lightning > > talks is to offer the stage to people that would not otherwise give a > talk. > > Thus, keeping the bar as low as possible encourages people to step up who > > haven't necessarily prepared anything ahead of time. >

Re: [APACHECON] Question about Lightning Talks

2016-06-12 Thread Roman Shaposhnik
On Sun, Jun 12, 2016 at 11:07 PM, Rich Bowen wrote: > Another important reason to forbid slides is that one point of lightning > talks is to offer the stage to people that would not otherwise give a talk. > Thus, keeping the bar as low as possible encourages people to step up who

Re: [APACHECON] Question about Lightning Talks

2016-06-12 Thread Rich Bowen
Another important reason to forbid slides is that one point of lightning talks is to offer the stage to people that would not otherwise give a talk. Thus, keeping the bar as low as possible encourages people to step up who haven't necessarily prepared anything ahead of time. On Jun 12, 2016

Re: [APACHECON] Question about Lightning Talks

2016-06-12 Thread Marvin Humphrey
On Sun, Jun 12, 2016 at 6:37 AM, Jim Jagielski wrote: > So why No Slides? > > Mostly it's to prevent the switch-out of laptops which > causes delays. This was back when the timer-app was run on > my laptop on the podium. Since we do this differently now, > we may consider a change ;) How about on

Re: [APACHECON] Question about Lightning Talks

2016-06-12 Thread Jim Jagielski
s. Exactly what you are thinking of, but tuned to the >> incubating, not top-level projects. >> On Jun 6, 2016 2:03 PM, "Benedikt Ritter" wrote: >> >>> William A Rowe Jr schrieb am Mo., 6. Juni 2016 um >>> 20:09 Uhr: >>> >>>> Our li

Re: [APACHECON] Question about Lightning Talks

2016-06-12 Thread Rich Bowen
> > Talks are 5 minutes, with a timer. Slides are not allowed unless you're > Rich Bowen (or, can promise to be as informative *and* amusing as Rich is!). This began as something of an inside joke, back in Stuttgart in 2006, and the slides thing is now entirely at the discretion of the MC. I have

Re: [APACHECON] Question about Lightning Talks

2016-06-11 Thread Roman Shaposhnik
On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 11:06 PM, Shane Curcuru wrote: > As a regular LightningTalk MC at ApacheCon / Apache Big Data, we look > for a mix of talks, often focusing on the community and humor aspects. > > Talks are 5 minutes, with a timer. Slides are not allowed unless you're > Rich Bowen (or, can

Re: [APACHECON] Question about Lightning Talks

2016-06-06 Thread Shane Curcuru
gt;> William A Rowe Jr schrieb am Mo., 6. Juni 2016 um >> 20:09 Uhr: >> >>> Our lightning talks have ranged from the theatrical, to the silly, to the >>> deep >>> tech dive into the edges of the ASF. >>> >>> The programming is 5 minutes. No s

Re: [APACHECON] Question about Lightning Talks

2016-06-06 Thread William A Rowe Jr
tuned to the incubating, not top-level projects. On Jun 6, 2016 2:03 PM, "Benedikt Ritter" wrote: > William A Rowe Jr schrieb am Mo., 6. Juni 2016 um > 20:09 Uhr: > > > Our lightning talks have ranged from the theatrical, to the silly, to the > > deep > >

Re: [APACHECON] Question about Lightning Talks

2016-06-06 Thread Benedikt Ritter
William A Rowe Jr schrieb am Mo., 6. Juni 2016 um 20:09 Uhr: > Our lightning talks have ranged from the theatrical, to the silly, to the > deep > tech dive into the edges of the ASF. > > The programming is 5 minutes. No slides are allowed (but some get away > with them on the

Re: [APACHECON] Question about Lightning Talks

2016-06-06 Thread William A Rowe Jr
Our lightning talks have ranged from the theatrical, to the silly, to the deep tech dive into the edges of the ASF. The programming is 5 minutes. No slides are allowed (but some get away with them on the discretion of the MCs.) Some who use them choose the auto-advance program (n seconds per

[APACHECON] Question about Lightning Talks

2016-06-06 Thread Benedikt Ritter
Hi, how are lightning talks organized at ApacheCon? I've seen very strict sessions where you were not allowed to bring anything but yourself (so no slides) and less restricted ones where the only restriction was that it had to be done in 10 Minutes. Thank you, Benedikt

Re: Lightning talks

2015-03-17 Thread jay vyas
> > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 6:19 AM, Jim Jagielski wrote: > >> Sure... I'll need a co-host :) > >> > >>> On Mar 11, 2015, at 9:00 AM, Rich Bowen wrote: > >>> > >>> Hey, Jim, since you're going to be at ApacheCon this year,

Re: Lightning talks

2015-03-13 Thread Jim Jagielski
2015, at 9:00 AM, Rich Bowen wrote: >>> >>> Hey, Jim, since you're going to be at ApacheCon this year, are you willing >>> to be the Lightning Talks MC? (Wednesday evening, after Andy Terrel's >>> keynote.) >>> >>> -- >>> Rich Bowen - rbo...@rcbowen.com - @rbowen >>> http://apachecon.com/ - @apachecon >>

Re: Lightning talks

2015-03-12 Thread Roman Shaposhnik
is year, are you willing >> to be the Lightning Talks MC? (Wednesday evening, after Andy Terrel's >> keynote.) >> >> -- >> Rich Bowen - rbo...@rcbowen.com - @rbowen >> http://apachecon.com/ - @apachecon >

Re: Lightning talks

2015-03-12 Thread Jim Jagielski
Sure... I'll need a co-host :) > On Mar 11, 2015, at 9:00 AM, Rich Bowen wrote: > > Hey, Jim, since you're going to be at ApacheCon this year, are you willing to > be the Lightning Talks MC? (Wednesday evening, after Andy Terrel's keynote.) > > -- > Rich

Lightning talks

2015-03-12 Thread Rich Bowen
Hey, Jim, since you're going to be at ApacheCon this year, are you willing to be the Lightning Talks MC? (Wednesday evening, after Andy Terrel's keynote.) -- Rich Bowen - rbo...@rcbowen.com - @rbowen http://apachecon.com/ - @apachecon

Re: Wanted: Lightning Talks MC

2014-01-27 Thread Rich Bowen
, you wanna MC the lightning talks? I'd be glad to do it with you, or perhaps we can find someone else to help out, with you at the helm? I'm happy to help here, I just thought it was already sewn up. If you need an additional MC, lemme know. --Rich On 01/20/2014 12:46 PM, Jim Jagiels

Re: Wanted: Lightning Talks MC

2014-01-27 Thread Jim Jagielski
I'll need a partner, but yeah, sure ;) On Jan 27, 2014, at 11:54 AM, Rich Bowen wrote: > So, given the outpouring of volunteers ... Jim, you wanna MC the lightning > talks? I'd be glad to do it with you, or perhaps we can find someone else to > help out, with you at th

Re: Wanted: Lightning Talks MC

2014-01-27 Thread Joe Brockmeier
On 01/27/2014 10:54 AM, Rich Bowen wrote: > So, given the outpouring of volunteers ... Jim, you wanna MC the > lightning talks? I'd be glad to do it with you, or perhaps we can find > someone else to help out, with you at the helm? I'm happy to help here, I just thought it was

Re: Wanted: Lightning Talks MC

2014-01-27 Thread Rich Bowen
So, given the outpouring of volunteers ... Jim, you wanna MC the lightning talks? I'd be glad to do it with you, or perhaps we can find someone else to help out, with you at the helm? --Rich On 01/20/2014 12:46 PM, Jim Jagielski wrote: FWIW, I think Lars and I used to do a good job..

Re: Wanted: Lightning Talks MC

2014-01-20 Thread Rich Bowen
for the ApacheCon Lightning talks. You should be loud, funny, > and confident, and love working the crowd. > > > > If you've attended the lightning talks in the past, you know how they > go. You probably also notice the difference between when Fitz and Fred did > it, and wh

Re: Wanted: Lightning Talks MC

2014-01-20 Thread Melissa Warnkin
Sent: Monday, January 20, 2014 1:45 PM Subject: Re: Wanted: Lightning Talks MC I agree with Jim :-) Sent from my mobile.  Please excuse any typos, spelling or other weirdness. Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On January 20, 2014 7:47:14 PM Jim Jagielski wrote

Re: Wanted: Lightning Talks MC

2014-01-20 Thread Issac Goldstand
Bowen wrote: > Wanted: MC for the ApacheCon Lightning talks. You should be loud, funny, and confident, and love working the crowd. > If you've attended the lightning talks in the past, you know how they go. You probably also notice the difference between when Fitz and Fred did it,

Re: Wanted: Lightning Talks MC

2014-01-20 Thread Jim Jagielski
FWIW, I think Lars and I used to do a good job... On Jan 17, 2014, at 1:55 PM, Rich Bowen wrote: > Wanted: MC for the ApacheCon Lightning talks. You should be loud, funny, and > confident, and love working the crowd. > > If you've attended the lightning talks in the past,

Wanted: Lightning Talks MC

2014-01-17 Thread Rich Bowen
Wanted: MC for the ApacheCon Lightning talks. You should be loud, funny, and confident, and love working the crowd. If you've attended the lightning talks in the past, you know how they go. You probably also notice the difference between when Fitz and Fred did it, and when I did it.