Re: Questions after talks at DebConf (idea)
Hello,
Steve McIntyre, le sam. 08 sept. 2018 15:37:19 +0100, a ecrit:
> On Sat, Sep 08, 2018 at 11:11:39AM +0100, Chris Lamb wrote:
> >I noticed yesterday [0] that the PyCascades conference [1] explicitly
> >does not permit any questions and answers after a presentation.
>
> Ewww...
>
> I *really* don't like this - for me, the main point of a DebConf talk
> is to promote interaction. It's a way to present what you've done or
> are doing, and then immediately get involvement from the audience
> (both local and virtual). That might be to clarify something you've
> just said, or to talk about working together, or similar.
Sure, but that does not *have* to be done during the session, with
the whole audience listening to the discussion, which I guess is the
precise stressing point. Such a rule doesn't necessarily prevent from
discussions on the side, which AIUI don't bring such stress.
>From times to times, I have polemical questions to the speaker, which
I try to avoid asking during the session, and rather discuss on the
side. That's precisely the kind of questions that speakers can fear
from, and that can require a lengthy discussion, which thus shouldn't
take place during the session, but speakers can't be sure it doesn't
happen. I however agree that time on the side should really come along
such kind of request, i.e. speakers could request "if you have any
question, please come to me any time during DebConf".
Samuel
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