2011/2/12 <a href="mailto:jon@rejon.org">jon@rejon.org</a> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jon@rejon.org">jon@rejon.org</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div class="im">On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 6:32 PM, Gregory Pittman <<a href="mailto:gpittman@iglou.com">gpittman@iglou.com</a>> wrote:<br> > On 02/12/2011 06:45 AM, Femke Snelting wrote:<br> >><br> >> Not sure about needing less talks, but in favour of having a few<br> >> well-prepared, moderated panels :-)<br> ><br> > +1<br> > I would emphasize _well-prepared_. Better to have only one or just a few as<br> > long as they can be "guaranteed" (disclaimer: nothing can be guaranteed) to<br> > be top-notch. Keep the audience in mind.<br> <br> </div>Totally agree! Less is More. I would even trim a day off and fight the<br> growth pattern of conferences. Better to get in and out, then drive a<br> truck through peoples schedules and they feel like it went too long.<br></blockquote><div><br>So how does it feel ?<br><br>(it's a quote)<br><br>I support structured panels. The drawback is a few less Ť talks ť. Which leaves room for more talks.<br> <br>Louis <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div class="im"><br> Jon<br> <br> <br> --<br> Jon Phillips<br> <a href="http://rejon.org/" target="_blank">http://rejon.org/</a> | <a href="http://fabricatorz.com/" target="_blank">http://fabricatorz.com/</a><br> chat/skype: kidproto | irc: rejon<br> +1.415.830.3884 (global) | +1-510-499-0894 (sf)</div></blockquote></div><br>