RE: NZNOG Conference 2002: Feedback So Far

-- Donald Neal Special Operations Network Delivery Telecom New Zealand Ltd

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"Andy Linton" 01/14/02 10:01 >>> On Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Donald Neal wrote:

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If not stopped, I'll proceed on the assumption that we can plan to do something without seeking a unifying reason for it. However, if people who would attend in the right circumstances do have goals they think we should be aiming to achieve, now's the time to speak up.

Perhaps it would be useful to revisit out terms of reference - see below. I'm sure Donald will be keeping these points in mind but I'd like others to consider them too. I'd suggest that some form of program committee need to be consituted - this event need to be content driven not event driven. Let's think about organising the event when we have something that looks like a program that people want to see/hear.

The program committee could be the list if we want to keep the process

informal for now. If someone thinks they have something that people might want to hear about post a short description and see who shows some interest.

I want to keep open - _if people are interested_ - the option of doing things which would not be appropriate for the mailing list. Most obviously, tutorials at a level too introductory for the content to belong here. Whether that's "What is BGP and why is it not used in Chinese cooking?" or whatever. I'm not sure that the format follows the programme. For one thing, we do have the option of bringing in an international speaker of some stature, but doing that would have an effect on the cost. We have had nine offers so far to be or provide speakers. I believe that what we do about that number depends on the format chosen - one day one stream will not allow that many. (That's one reason I haven't yet got back to those people.) Choosing a more ambitious style of event allows (requires?) us more actively to solicit contributions. So decisions about the format may well drive decisions about the content. More complex still, the decision about whether to run a demo network or how large it should be is both a format and a content decision. It has a lot to do with venue, too. So far, what feedback to the list there has been on format suggests that we're looking for a two-day residential event. If that is some sort of consensus, then I agree that it's time to think about content, but I'd like a more general organising group rather than merely a program committee, since decisions do need to be made about things like the venue and the price. Right now, I'd like more feedback to allow us to judge whether that is indeed a consensus view. See also http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/images/dilbert20020111044613.g... . - Donald Neal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "This communication, including any attachments, is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not read it - please contact me immediately, destroy it, and do not copy or use any part of this communication or disclose anything about it. Thank you." ============================================================================== - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog