Seminar suggestions for the JA-SIG Spring 2008 Conference

[Paul Zablosky]

Hi Barbara,
    I think running the UCamp as a scheduled seminar or seminar pair is 
a good idea (it occurred to me too).  The only question is whether the 
extra fee would be seen as a barrier to some.    Would you be running 
it?  Would you have co-presenters/leaders?

Can you supply me with the description information so I can put it in as 
a candidate?

   1. Title - a phrase or one sentence summary
   2. Description - approximately 4 - 5 sentences describing what a
      participant can expect would expect to hear about
   3. Length - whether you expect the session to be a half-day or
      full-day seminar
   4. Pre or Post - whether you would rather see the seminar on Sunday
      (pre-conference) or on Wednesday (post-conference)
   5. Proposed presenter

Thanks,
Paul

Barbara Glover wrote:
> Hi Paul
> Thanks for sending this reminder out.
>
> Is there a time slot already for the UCamp?  I think we typically have 
> a 1/2 day UCamp but might want to look at making it a full day with 
> some collaboration with developers.  
>
> thanks
> Barbara
>
> On 10-Jan-08, at 5:56 PM, Paul Zablosky wrote:
>
>> Following up on my posting about the upcoming JA-SIG Spring 2008 
>> Conference, I'm soliciting suggestions for half-day seminars and 
>> tutorials to take place at the beginning and end of the event.. 
>>
>> The conference will take place April 27-30 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 
>> St. Paul, MN. There will be participation from several higher 
>> education community source projects, including uPortal, Fedora, 
>> Internet2, Kuali, Sakai, and -- of course -- Fluid.
>>
>> We're hoping to have at least one Fluid-specific seminar, or one that 
>> relates closely to Fluid goals, principles, technologies, or techniques.
>>
>> If you'd like to see the sorts of topics that have been addressed in 
>> the past, take a look at the 2007 Sunday and Wednesday 
>> <http://www.ja-sig.org/conferences/07summer/index.html> seminars at 
>> the JA-SIG 2007 Conference in Denver -- or any of the previous JA-SIG 
>> conferences <http://www.ja-sig.org/conferences/index.html>.  Topics 
>> can be deeply technical or of broad general interest, but the 
>> approach is usually tutorial.  They can be aimed at any group within 
>> the participating communities, but there's a huge benefit when they 
>> cross community boundaries.  Topics that require a full day for 
>> presentation can be spread across two half-day sessions (morning and 
>> afternoon on Sunday, usually).
>>
>> There is an extra fee charged to seminar attendees, but the presenter 
>> is rewarded with _free registration_ to the conference.
>>
>> If you have an idea for a topic or a presenter you'd like to see, 
>> please let me know right away.  (The planning committee is in the 
>> process of finalizing the schedule.  I apologize for the short 
>> notice.)  If possible, please include the following information:
>>
>>    1. Title - a phrase or one sentence summary
>>    2. Description - approximately 4 - 5 sentences describing what an
>>       attendee would expect to hear about; (graphics can also be
>>       included)
>>    3. Length - whether you expect the session to be a half-day or
>>       full-day seminar
>>    4. Pre or Post - whether you would rather see the seminar on
>>       Sunday (pre-conference) or on Wednesday (post-conference)
>>    5. Proposed presenter
>>
>> There are so many interesting threads of interest, ideas, techniques, 
>> and disciplines in the Fluid project, that I'm confident there are 
>> some really great seminars just waiting to be given.   Please post 
>> your suggestions to this list, or send them to me directly.
>>
>> Paul
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