Re: Debian Women lunch @ DebConf 18
Hi!
Holger Levsen:
> To the topic (of "new to DebConf" sessions) what worked nicely during the
> "DebCamp" days of the miniDebconf in Hamburg were daily standup meetings
> where everyone (who wanted) very briefly stated what they were working
> on, which helped new and 'old' people alike to better connect to others.
> I'm not sure this concept can be used at a bigger debcamp, but it surely
> worked well with 30-40 people.
>
> Key points of this format are: everybody is standing (thus helping sure
> it stays short and everybody pays attention) and forming a circle, where
> everyone explains very briefly (1-2 sentences, sometimes just 2-3 words)
> what they are doing or would like to do.
>
> Then, after the circle people can approach each other and say things
> like: "you seem to work on foo, i'm also interested in foo..."
This feels like you already need to be very much self aware and have a
lot of self esteem, and hence I don't think this format is suitable - it
might be too exclusive.
But! I like what they do at those IETF meetings, where everybody can
write on their badge "Talk to me about…" And then all sorts of things,
technical or non-technical can be filled in. I believe this lowers the
barrier and I'd be very much in favor of such a thing.
Cheers!
ulrike
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