Re: DebConf 13: Call for Papers
Hi,
On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 08:36:52AM +0200, Andreas Tille wrote:
> On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 01:30:41AM +0200, Michael Banck wrote:
> > On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 07:42:54AM -0500, Gunnar Wolf wrote:
> > > This year, we will continue to organize some talks into thematic
> > > tracks. If you have a proposal for a DebConf track, such as "Debian
> > > Science", "Debian Infrastructure", and "Community Outreach", please
> > > contact debconf-team@lists.debconf.org. If you would like to be a
> > > track coordinator, please volunteer on that list. Talks will be added
> > > to tracks at a later date.
> >
> > Has somebody volunteered to organize a science track yet?
>
> Not really a track because a track needs events that might fit into the
> track first. Regarding the Science events I did register:
>
> https://penta.debconf.org/penta/submission/dc13/event/989
>
> Because I do not have any idea whether everybody can read this:
>
>
> Debian Science meeting
> DebConf meeting of the Debian Med team
I think it makes sense to call it "Debian Science Round-Table" again,
and drop the Debian Med meeting from this (unless I misinterpret the
above, I cannot see the Pentabarf submission). Specific team meetings
should be seperate BoFs I think, and I will propose one for Debichem
(though not sure enough people show up to make it happen).
> Items to discuss in this meeting
> - Debian Science team policy
> - Using citations
> - Maintaining other scientific metainformation
> - Maintaining Blends tasks
> - More specific Blends (dedicated to Mathematics, Physics, Electronics, etc.)
> - DebTags
> - Screenshots
> - Snapshots of specific versions
> This is just a continuation from previous DebConfs considering recent development
>
> For everybody who wants to throw in ideas please do it here:
>
> https://wiki.debian.org/DebianScience/ProblemsToWorkOn
Sounds good.
> Partly fitting to the science track I did register as well:
>
> Debian GIS meeting
> DebConf meeting of the Debian GIS team
> https://penta.debconf.org/penta/submission/dc13/event/990
I'm not convinced GIS really fits with Debian Science - if we don't get
enough talks for a half day track, we should just drop it I guess. But
I don't really feel strongly either way.
> There are also two Debian Med related events I did registered. One of
> this is a talk that is actually not about medical / biological stuff but
> rather how you can create a successful Blend (IMHO a perfectly nice fit
> if we really might need to fill up the science track)
Sounds more like general track material to me.
> and the other one is just a meeting of Debian Science people - no need
> to put this in any track.
Is this the same event as 989 above? Why wouldn't a meeting of Debian
Science fit into the Science Track? Unless I am misinterpreting the
type "meeting", is this some hallway track thing, rather?
> I never ever have heard a DebiChem talk but I would like to.
> Considering the video recording you could gain a larger audience
> for DebiChem - a chance I personally would not miss.
I will submit a DebiChem talk, yeah.
> I could imagine a lot of other interesting talks from the science
> people - specifically after the nice meeting in Grenoble last year.
In my experience it takes prodding of particular people and/or reachout
to get science talks. On the one hand, there are quite a few
high-profile research centers in Switzerland (especially around Zurich)
compared to the last two Debconf locations, on the other hand, Le Camp
is rather remote, so I am not very sure about asking some people without
very strong ties to Debian to submit an event.
Michael
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